Author talk: Craig Stanford
Author Craig Stanford warns of a "Planet Without Apes" and theorizes on what can be done to prevent the extinction of man's closest biological relatives. He will speak today, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. at Books Inc., 855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Go to booksinc.net.

Author talk: Women's Voices
Authors Mara Purl, Pam Houston, Elizabeth Rosner, Zoe Fitzgerald Carter and Victoria Zackheim will read selections from their fiction and non-fiction works: novels, memoirs and essays. The event is today, Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m. at Kepler's, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Go to keplers.com.

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