San Francisco author Valerie Miner reads from her new collection of stories, "Bread and Salt." The stories are set in India, France, Tunisia, Indonesia, Turkey, Italy.

San Francisco author James Nestor reads from his book, "Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art." It’s about how humans, as a species, have lost the ability to breathe properly.

Oakland author Brad Balukjian reads from his new book "The Wax Pack : On the Open Road in Search of Baseball’s Afterlife." It’s about a 11,341-mile road trip to find every player in a pack of 1986 baseball cards.

Oakland author Brad Balukjian reads from his new book "The Wax Pack : On the Open Road in Search of Baseball’s Afterlife." It’s about a 11,341-mile road trip to find every player in a pack of 1986 baseball cards.

San Francisco author Katherine Seligman reads from her new novel "At The Edge of the Haight." It’s about a girl who lives in Golden Gate Park.

Alameda author Jerry Thompson reads from the introduction of "Berkeley Noir," a collection of stories he co-edited with crime novelist Owen Hill.

Alameda author Jerry Thompson reads from the introduction of "Berkeley Noir," a collection of stories he co-edited with crime novelist Owen Hill.

San Francisco author Roberto Lovato reads from his memoir "Unforgetting: A Memoir of Family, Migration, Gangs, and Revolution in the Americas." It's about his journey to understand the tenderness that survived the terror of Salvadoran and U.S. history.

Fremont author Dallas Woodburn reads from her young adult novel "The Best Week That Never Happened." It’s a love story set in Hawaii.

Fremont author Dallas Woodburn reads from her young adult novel "The Best Week That Never Happened." It’s a love story set in Hawaii.