Thursday, May 7, 6 p.m.
The Commonwealth Club (555 Post St.)
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Smiley talks about her latest book, Early Warning, which continues the story of the Langdon family, taking them through the social and sexual revolutions of the 1960s and 1970s — and even to S.F.’s notorious Peoples Temple. $7–$30, 415-597-6700, commonwealthclub.org