Author Events, April 9-14

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MONDAY (APR 9)

Carolina de Robertis, “Perla,” 7 p.m.
Perla Correa grew up a privileged only-child in Buenos Aires, with a cold, polished mother and a straitlaced naval officer father. Her parents supported the dictatorship. When Perla is confronted by an uninvited visitor, she is forced to confront the unease she has suppressed all her life.
Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960, bookpassage.com

TUESDAY(APR 10)

Center Literary Café, Pat Nolan, “On the Road to Las Cruces” and Doris Eraldi, “Settler’s Law” and “Settler’s Chase,” 6:30 p.m.
Healdsburg Senior Center, 133 Matheson Street, Healdsburg. Contact: Cynthia Helen Beecher (707) 696-1111 or centerliterarycafe@gmail.com.

WEDNESDAY (APR 11)

Sere Prince Halverson, “The Underside of Joy,” 7 p.m.
Set against the backdrop of Redwood forests and shimmering vineyards, Seré Prince Halverson’s compelling debut tells the story of two women, bound by an unspeakable loss, who each claims to be the mother of the same two children.
River Reader Bookstore, 16355 Main Street, Guerneville, 869-2240, www.russianriverreader.com.

Monte Schulz, “The Big Town,” 7 p.m.
A captivating novel of Jazz Age New York! Failed businessman Harry Hennesey’s dreams of prosperity hinge on the secret proposition of a millionaire industrialist and a dangerous relationship he finds with a poor orphan girl chasing love in the great American metropolis.
Copperfield’s Books, 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa, 578-8938, copperfieldsbooks.com

THURSDAY (APR 12)

Melanie Thorne, “Hand Me Down,” 7 p.m.
A tough, tender debut novel in the tradition of Dorothy Allison and Janet Fitch, Hand Me Down is the unforgettable story of a girl who travels between California and Utah in search of her true family, having never been loved best of all. Thorne writes with a command of language that is at once affecting and enticing. Her debut is the kind of voice-driven reading experience fiction lovers crave.
Copperfield’s Books, 140 Kentucky St., Petaluma. 762-0563, copperfieldsbooks.com

Editors and writers from “The Redwood Coast Review” read, including editor Stephen Kessler, writers Zara Raab, Roberta Werdinger and Jonah Raskin, 7:30 p.m.
Readers’ Books, 130 E. Napa St., Sonoma, 939-1779.

FRIDAY (APR 13)

Sondra Barrett, “Wine’s Hidden Beauty,” 6 p.m.
With the microscope as the starting point, scientist-photographer Sondra Barrett conducts an illuminating journey into wine and life. A visually compelling book, Wine’s Hidden Beauty provides accessible information on grape-growing and wine tasting, plus the role of wine in health and cultivating community.
Copperfield’s Books, 3900 Bel Aire Plaza, Napa, 252-8002, copperfieldsbooks.com

SATURDAY (APR 14)

Chana Wilson, “Riding Fury Home: A Memoir,” 7 p.m.
Story that spans 40 years of the intense, complex relationship between Chana and her mother—the trauma of their early years together, the transformation and joy they found when they both came out in the 1970s, and the deep bond that grew between them.
Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960, bookpassage.com

To submit book events for consideration in this column, contact Sara Peyton at sara.peyton@gmail.com at least three weeks in advance of the event.