sunday/11
“And God Said … A Brief History of Creation.” Author Barbara Leff discusses her poetry collection. At Temple Beth Hillel, 801 Park Central, Richmond. Includes bagel brunch. 10 a.m. $5 suggested donation. www.tbhrichmond.org.
“The Finkler Question.” Drop-in book club discussion of Howard Jacobson’s identity novel. At Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 2 p.m. Free. www.jewishlearningworks.org/library.
sunday/18
Litquake Palo Alto. The San Francisco literary festival returns to Palo Alto for a second year with more than
40 authors on hand doing readings. At Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. 2 to 8 p.m. Free.
www.paloaltojcc.org. (See story, 22)