Monday, May 26 – 7:00 PM. The Road by Cormac McCarthy at Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park.

Wednesday, May 28 – 6:00 PM. Potential: The High School Comic Chronicles of Ariel Schrag by Ariel Schrag at Books Inc. in Opera Plaza, 601 Van Ness, San Francisco.

Wednesday, May 28, 7:00 PM. Chuck Palahniuk talks and signs for Snuff at The Sundance Kabuki Theater, 1881 Post Street, San Francisco. Price: $35 – includes book. Tickets on sale at Booksmith.

Saturday, May 24, 1:00 PM. Christina Meldrum reads from Madapple at Book Smart, 80 E. 2nd St, Morgan Hill.

Friday, May 23, 7:00 PM. Ariel Schrag presents Awkward and Definition: The High School Comic Chronicles of Ariel Schrag at Books Inc. / Opera Plaza, 601 Van Ness, San Francisco.

On Thursday, May 22, 7:00 PM Dr. Michael Ward will read from Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis at Calvary Presbyterian Church, 2515 Fillmore Street (at Jackson), San Francisco.

On Thursday May 22, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, the Edinburgh Castle pub presents Impresarios, readings from the hosts of other reading series, featuring Stephen Elliott (Progressive Reading Series), Charlie Anders (Writers With Drinks), Cindy Emch (Queer Open Mic), John Yi (Dublit), and Whitney Phaneuf (Rebel Reading Series). $3 – $10 sliding scale – “this month’s proceeds go to saving rent control”.

The Edinburgh Castle, 950 Geary Street, San Francisco
OPEN 5 PM – 2 AM daily – fish and chips served til 11 PM

Michael Chabon will be in the Bay Area in May promoting the paperback release of his Nebula Award winning and Hugo nominated novel, The Yiddish Policmen’s Union. He will be making the following appearances:

• Tuesday, May 20 7:00 PM – BookShop West Portal, 80 W. Portal Avenue, San Francisco
• Wednesday, May 21 12:30 PM – Stacey’s Books, 581 Market Street at Second, San Francisco
• Thursday, May 22 7:30 PM – Barnes & Noble, 1149 S. Main Street, Walnut Creek

Cory Doctorow will be in the Bay Area in May promoting his new YA novel, Little Brother. He will be making the following appearances:

• Wednesday, May 21 5:30 PM – Dark Carnival, 3086 Claremont Avenue, Berkeley
• Wednesday, May 21 7:00 PM – Cody’s Books, 2201 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley
• Thursday, May 22 4:00 PM – The Los Altos Library, 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos
• Thursday, May 22 7:00 PM – Borderlands Books, 866 Valencia Street, San Francisco