Arts Listings

A GREAT GOOD PLACE FOR BOOKS  

Michael David Lukas, Feb. 9, 7 p.m. "The Oracle of Stamboul.''  

6120 LaSalle Ave., Oakland. (510) 339-8210, www.ggpbooks.com.< 

BOOKS INC., BERKELEY  

David Vann, Feb. 8, 7 p.m. "Caribou Island.''  

Michael Koryta, Feb. 13, 3 p.m. "The Cypress House.''  

1760 4th Street, Berkeley. (510) 525-7777, www.booksinc.net.< 

DIESEL, A BOOKSTORE  

Alan Senauke, Feb. 13, 3 p.m. "The Bodhisattva's Embrace.''  

5433 College Avenue, Oakland. (510) 653-9965.< 

UNIVERSITY PRESS BOOKS  

Erich Gruen, Feb. 8, 5:30 p.m. "Rethinking the Other in Antiquity.''  

Steve Martinot, Feb. 9, 5:30 p.m. "The Machinery of Whiteness.''  

2430 Bancroft Way, Berkeley. (510) 548-0585, www.universitypressbooks.com.< 

YWCA  

"17th Annual Festival of Women Authors," Feb. 5, 8:45 a.m. A full day festival featuring authors Carolina De Robertis, Sara Houghteling, Jacqueline Winspear, and Vicki Ward. The event will be held at H's Lordships Restaurant on the Berkeley Marina. $70-$80.  

Free. 1515 Webster St., Oakland. (510) 839-0851.<