saturday/13
“A Vision of Angels.” Timothy Jay Smith reads from his novel about a terrorist threat set in Israel. At Modern Times Bookstore, 2919 24th St., S.F. 7 p.m. Free. Also July 16. At San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin St., S.F. 6 p.m. Free. www.sfpl.org.
monday/15
“Foxes in the Vineyard.” Michael Cooper reads from his novel set in 1948 Jerusalem. At A Great Good Place for Books, 6120 LaSalle Ave., Oakland. 7 p.m. Free. www.ggpbooks.com.