Author Events, July 8-14

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SUNDAY (July 8)

Author Launch Celebration, 3 p.m.
The Redwood Writers honor the 12 writers who have successfully published their first novel.
Flamingo Hotel, 2777 Fourth St., Santa Rosa.  redwoodwriters.org

MONDAY (July 9)

William Gordon in conversation with his wife, Isabel Allende, “The King of the Bottom,” 7 p.m.
On a cold and gloomy morning the mutilated body of a prosperous businessman is found hanging from the gate of his toxic dump. The finger of the law points one way, but crime reporter Samuel Hamilton uncovers a sordid world of ancient revenge and violence.
Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960, bookpassage.com

TUESDAY (July 10)

Deborah Harkness, “Shadow of Night,” 7 p.m.
Deborah Harkness exploded onto the literary scene with her debut novel, A Discovery of Witches. In its sequel, she plunges reluctant witch Diana and vampire geneticist Matthew into Elizabethan London, a world of spies and subterfuge. Harkness has crafted a gripping journey through a world of alchemy, time travel, and magical discoveries, delivering one of the most hotly anticipated novels of the season.
Copperfield’s Books, 140 Kentucky St., Petaluma. 762-0563, copperfieldsbooks.com

WEDNESDAY (July 11)

Marsh Rose, “Lies and Love in Alaska,” 7 p.m.
To thwart her matchmakers, Annalee fakes an affair with a bush pilot whose photo appeared in a magazine about Alaskan bachelors. He stuns her by showing up in her California town and entices her to visit him. She falls for him and heeds the seductive call of Alaska but her romance is stymied when she learns a disturbing truth. She must find a whole new way of living in order to love again.
Center Literary Café, Healdsburg Senior Center, 133 Matheson Street, Healdsburg. Information, centerliterarycafe.wordpress.com

THURSDAY (JULY 12)

Poet Laureate Summer Poetry Series in honor of Lawrence Ferlinghetti, 6 p.m.,
Gwynn O’Gara, Patti Trimble, Mike Tuggle, and Bill Vartnaw.
551 Broadway, Sonoma, 939-7862

FRIDAY (July 13)

A Conversation with Carlos Ruiz Zafón, “Prisoner of Heaven,” 7 p.m.
In Prisoner of Heaven, once again, Zafón creates a rich, labyrinthine tale of love, literature, passion, and revenge, set in a dark, gothic Barcelona, in which the heroes of The Shadow the Wind and The Angel’s Game must contend with a nemesis that threatens to destroy them. This event is part of the Authors in the Village Court series.
Copperfield’s Books, 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa, 578-8938, copperfieldsbooks.com

Jennifer Woodlief, “A Bolt from the Blue: An Epic Story of Danger, Daring, and Heroism at 13,000 Feet,” 7 p.m.
 A riveting, page-turning true account of five injured climbers, ten seasoned rangers, and one impossible rescue. Journalist Woodlief tells the story of the climb, the arrival of a storm, a colossal lightning bolt strike, and an unprecedented rescue.
Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960, bookpassage.com

SATURDAY (July 14)

Alicia Suskin Ostriker, “The Book of Life: Selected Jewish Poems, 1979-2011,”  7 p.m.
The WordTemple Poetry Series.
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 6780 Depot Street, Sebastopol. For details, visit www.wordtemple.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.