Author Events, July 15-21

Jean Saylor Doppenberg shares her book Food Lovers' Guide to Sonoma at Copperfields on Saturday, July 21.

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SUNDAY (July 15)

Third Sunday Poetry Open Mic, 12:30 p.m
Coffee Catz, 6761 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol. Hosted by Sher Christian, lusciouspoetry.typepad.com/sherlianne.

TUESDAY (July 17)

Karen Thompson Walker, “The Age of Miracles,” 7 p.m.
A luminous, haunting, and unforgettable coming of age novel set against the backdrop of an utterly altered world…. On a seemingly ordinary Saturday in a California suburb, Julia and her family awake to discover, along with the rest of the world, that the rotation of the earth has suddenly begun to slow.
Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960, bookpassage.com

WEDNESDAY (July 18)

Abrahm Lustgarten, “Run to Failure: BP and the Making of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster,” 7 p.m.
It was Big Oil’s nightmare moment, one for which the dominoes began falling years before the well was drilled. Problems, unfixed, were spinning out of control, and another disaster—bigger, deadlier—was inevitable.
Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960, bookpassage.com

THURSDAY (July 19)

Dave Eggers, “A Hologram for the King,” 12 p.m.
Book signing: One Saudi Arabian man’s fight to hold his family together during economically hard times while also pursuing greatness, giving glimpses into our own financially difficult times on the other side of the world.
Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960, bookpassage.com

Robin Grossinger, “Napa Valley Historical Ecology Atlas,” 6 p.m.
How has the Napa Valley changed over the past 200 years? What did now-familiar places look like during prior centuries? What can the past teach us about designing future landscapes? The Napa Valley Historical Ecology Atlas explores these questions by taking readers on a dazzling visual tour of Napa Valley from the early 1800s onward – a forgotten landscape of brilliant wildflower fields, lush wetlands, and grand oak savannas.
Copperfield’s Books, 3900 Bel Aire Plaza, Napa, 252-8002, copperfieldsbooks.com

Evelyn McClure, “Beneath The Mountain of The Burning Bird, Bennett Valley History & Memories,” 7 p.m.
The detailed history of Santa Rosa’s Bennett Valley.
Bennett Valley Grange Hall, Grange Road, Bennett Valley, 829-1757.

FRIDAY (July 20)

Carrie and Alton Barron, “The Creativity Cure,” 7 p.m.
In their insightful book, wife-and-husband physicians Carrie and Alton Barron present an innovative, achievable five-part plan to unleash happiness and alleviate depression and anxiety by tapping into creative potential. The perfect self-help book for handmade, homemade, crafting culture, The Creativity Cure has a simple yet profoundly inspirational message: that you can find the authentic, contented life you crave by taking happiness into your own two hands.
Copperfield’s Books, 138 North Main St., Sebastopol, 823-2618, copperfieldsbooks.com

Diane Knopf, “The Artist Who Painted Her Life,” 7 p.m.
An art book detailing the author’s battle with cancer and Crohn’s Disease, shown through the autobiographical paintings she created throughout her journey, meant as much as an inspiration as an outlet for her pain.
The dyhana Center, 186 North Main St., Sebastopol, 874-9500.  dhyanacenter.com

SATURDAY (July 21)

Jean Saylor Doppenberg, “Food Lovers’ Guide to Sonoma,” 6 p.m.
The ultimate guide to Sonoma Valley’s food scene provides the inside scoop on the best places to find, enjoy, and celebrate local culinary offerings for tourists and locals alike! Jean Saylor Doppenberg is a seasoned food writer and has been eating her way through Sonoma and Napa Counties for more than two decades.
Copperfield’s Books, 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa, 578-8938, copperfieldsbooks.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.