Arts Listings

A GREAT GOOD PLACE FOR BOOKS  

Jessica Inclan, Sept. 15, 7 p.m. "Being With Him.''  

Ellen Hopkins, Sept. 16, 7 p.m. "Fall Out.''  

Yiyun Li, Sept. 17, 7 p.m. "Gold Boy, Emerald Girl.''  

6120 LaSalle Ave., Oakland. (510) 339-8210, www.ggpbooks.com.< 

BOOKS INC., BERKELEY  

Linda Watanabe McFerrin, Sept. 13, 7 p.m. "Dead Lover.''  

Yiyun Li, Sept. 15, 7 p.m. "Gold Boy Emerald Girl.''  

Steven Saylor, Sept. 16, 7 p.m. "Empire: The Novel of Imperial Rome.''  

1760 4th Street, Berkeley. (510) 525-7777, www.booksinc.net.< 

DIESEL, A BOOKSTORE  

David Herlihy, Sept. 12, 3 p.m. "The Lost Cyclist.''  

Gwynne Dyer, Sept. 14, 7 p.m. "Climate Wars.''  

Skip Horack, Sept. 16, 7 p.m. "The Eden Hunter.''  

5433 College Avenue, Oakland. (510) 653-9965.< 

EASTWIND BOOKS  

Juliet S. Kono, Sept. 10, 6:30 p.m. "Anshu: Dark Sorrow.''  

2066 University Ave., Berkeley. (510) 548-2350.< 

MRS. DALLOWAY'S  

Gary Noy and Rick Heide, Sept. 10, 7:30 p.m. "The Illuminated Landscape.''  

Jennie Schacht, Sept. 11, 4 p.m. "Farmers' Market Desserts.''  

Jane Vandenburgh, Sept. 12, 4 p.m. "Architecture of the Novel.''  

Julia Glass, Sept. 14, 7:30 p.m. "A Widower's Tale.''  

Claire Marcus, Sept. 19, 4 p.m. "Iona Dreaming.''  

2904 College Avenue, Berkeley. (510) 704-8222.< 

NEFELI CAFI  

Diane Frank, Andrena Zawinkski, Stewart Florsheim, Sept. 10, 7 p.m. The poets read as part of the "Last Word'' series.  

1854 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley. (510) 841-6374.< 

OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA  

ONGOING EVENTS --  

"Art a la Carte," Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. Art docents offer a variety of specialized tours focusing on one aspect of the museum's permanent collection. Free with museum admission.  

"Online Museum," Thursdays, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Explore the museum's collection on videodisks in the History Department Library.  

Docent Gallery Tours, Saturday and Sunday, 1:30 p.m. 

Laura McCreery, Sept. 10, 5-8 p.m. "Living Landscape.''  

$5-$8; free for children ages 5 and under; free to all on the second Sunday of the month. Special events are free with museum admission unless noted otherwise. Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m.; first Friday of the month, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. 1000 Oak St., Oakland. (510) 238-2200, www.museumca.org.< 

OAKLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY, MAIN BRANCH  

Michael Larsen and Elizabeth Pomada, Sept. 19, 2-4 p.m. "Three Ways To Make Yourself Irresistible to Agents and Editors.'' www.cwc-berkeley.com. 

Free. Monday, Tuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Wednesday-Thursday, noon-8 p.m.; Friday, noon-5:30 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. 125 14th St., Oakland. (510) 238-3134, www.oaklandlibrary.org.< 

UNIVERSITY PRESS BOOKS  

Colleen Cotter, Sept. 14, 6-7:30 p.m. "News Talk: Investigating The Language of Journalism.''  

Laura Nader, Sept. 15, 5:30-7 p.m. "The Energy Reader.''  

2430 Bancroft Way, Berkeley. (510) 548-0585, www.universitypressbooks.com.<