Author Events, June 17-23

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SUNDAY (June 17)

Third Sunday Poetry Open Mic, 12:30 p.m.,
Coffee Catz, 6761 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol, 829-5643

Mariam Stephens, “Safe Passage Notebooks: Chronicles of Love and War,” 2 p.m.
War and violence: the twins who bring a brutal intimacy to everyone involved. Victims caught between the poles of love and war, wherever it may be, and whatever name or cause it claims. The ongoing struggle of living life and working for peace – while the polar opposites rage all around. The Safe Passage Notebooks tells two stories of life in Ireland: the early days during and post-World War II, and the inside story of the Troubles and what it means to live the reality of civil war.
Bean Affair, 1270 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg. More info at healdsburgliteraryguild@gmail.com.

TUESDAY (June 19)

Robert Dugoni, “The Conviction,” 7 p.m.
Lawyer David Sloane is desperate to get through to his troubled teenaged son. He steps outside the law and does whatever it takes to save his son, who is trapped in a juvenile detention center from hell.
Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960, bookpassage.com

WEDNESDAY (June 20)

Francine Du Plessix Gray, “The Queen’s Lover,” 7 p.m.
 A work of historical fiction which tells the story of a love affair between Marie Antoinette and a Swedish aristocrat. Expertly researched and deeply imagined, this new novel offers a fresh view of the French Revolution and French royal family, as told through the love story that was at its center.
Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960, bookpassage.com

THURSDAY (June 21)

“Poems & Stories: The Solstice Within,” 7 p.m.
Hosted by Sonoma County Poet Laureate Bill Vartnaw and featuring Guy Biederman, Fran Claggett, Ed Coletti, Armando Garcia-Davila, and Elizabeth Herron.
Quicksilver Mine Co., 6671 Front St/Hwy 116, Forestville, 887-0799, www.quicksilvermineco.com

Anita Amirrezvani, “Equal of the Sun,” 7 p.m.
Based on the life of Iranian princess Pari Khan Khanoom, Equal of the Sun is a riveting story of political intrigue sure to captivate fans of Philippa Gregory and George R.R. Martin. Amirrezvani’s lustrous prose brings to life a stunning cast of characters who defy or embrace their destiny in a Machiavellian game played by those who lust for power and will do anything to attain it.
Copperfield’s Books, 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa, 578-8938, copperfieldsbooks.com

FRIDAY (June 22)

“The Greenhorns,”  6:30 p.m..
Three young farmers will read their essays from the book followed by a locally sourced dinner.
Caspar Community Center, 15051 Caspar Rd., Caspar, (just north of Mendocino)
Tickets, $25 for adults, $5-$10 for kids. Seating is limited. RSVP to regenerativedesigncenter@gmail.com.

SATURDAY (June 23)

Ernest Cline, “Ready Player One,” 12 p.m.
Ready Player One is wildly original and stuffed with irresistible nostalgia, a spectacularly genre-busting, ambitious, and charming debut novel that is part quest, part love story, and part virtual space opera set in a universe where spell-slinging mages battle giant Japanese robots and flying DeLoreans.
Copperfield’s Books, 140 Kentucky St., Petaluma. 762-0563, copperfieldsbooks.com

Kenneth Brower, “The Wilderness Within,” 12 p.m.
A Literary Lunch in Armstrong Redwoods Natural Preserve and Fundraiser for Stewards of the Coast & Redwoods in celebration of hundredth anniversary of David Brower’s birth.
Ticket $50 per person, $80 per couple includes a signed copy of the The Wilderness Within and gourmet lunch.
Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve, Guerneville. Tickets available at River Reader, Guerneville or www.stewardsofthecoastandredwoods.org.

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.