Tuesday, October 5 – 7:00PM
Award-winning cartoonist and illustrator Dave Cooper celebrates the release of Bent, published by Fantagraphics Books. Please join Cooper at 7:00pm for a brief discussion of his career in the Cartoon Art Museum’s galleries, followed by a signing in the museum’s bookstore. Copies of Bent will be available for purchase onsite. Please call 415.227.8666, ext. 310 to reserve a copy.
Cartoon Art Museum – San Francisco

Tuesday, October 5 – 8:00PM
Jack Boulware, Exene Cervenka, Joyce Maynard, Martin Cruz Smith, Jill Soloway, Michael Tolkin, and Kristen Tracy
Litquake and Porchlight: Tales of Hollywood Hell
Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco.
Admission: $12 in advance, $15 at the door; tickets available here

Wednesday October 6 – 6:00PM – 7:30PM
Allison Hoover Bartlett – The Man Who Loved Books Too Much
This tale of the “dark side of literary obsession was rated by Library Journal as one of the best books of 2009. For more info, contact: Ronnie Davis(510) 526-3720 x16
The Albany Public Library, Albany

Thursday, October 7 – 3:00PM – 4:30PM
David Wiesner – Art and Max
Hicklebee’s Books – San Jose

Thursday, October 7 – 7:00PM
San Mateo Reads MICHAEL CHABON
ONE BOOK, ONE COUNTY – KICKOFF EVENT
Sponsored by Kepler’s Books – this event takes place at:
San Mateo Performing Arts Center, 600 N. Delaware St., San Mateo

Friday, October 8 – 10:00AM
David Wiesner – Art and Max
Book Passage – Corte Madera

Friday, October 8 – 11:00AM
Jonathan Lethem – Chronic City
$20 general public, $17 JCC members, $10 students, available only through subscription at www.jccsf.org
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
3200 California Street, San Francisco

Friday, October 8 – 5:00PM – 7:00PM
Not Your Mother’s Book Club
Authors Kristen Tracy, Cameron Tuttle, Katie Williams
Books Inc. Opera Plaza

Saturday, October 9 – 1:00PM – 3:00PM
Beverly Gherman – Sparky:  The Life and Art of Charles Schulz
Cartoon Art Museum – San Francisco