The Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, Congregation Sherith Israel and A Clean Well Lighted Place for Books are sponsoring author appearances at several venues. Reservations and times: (415) 346-6040 or www.jccsf.org
Authors coming to San Francisco include Sheilah Kaufman, “Sephardic Israeli Cuisine: A Mediterranean Mosaic”; Michael Chabon, “Summerland”; Patricia Volk, “Stuffed: Adventures of a Restaurant Family”; Foer, “Everything Is Illuminated”; Rochelle Krich, “Blues in the Night: A Novel of Suspense”; Ayelet Waldman, “A Playdate with Death”; and Daniel Jonah Goldhagen, “A Moral Reckoning: The Role of the Catholic Church in the Holocaust and its Unfulfilled Duty of Repair.”