13 minutes A powerful lesson about the March on Washington and other best books for kids this month You’ve read ‘Woman in the Window,’ and you’re ready to see the movie. So where is it? Were Zsa Zsa and Eva Gabor the proto-Kardashians? In Nell Zink’s ‘Doxology,’ D.C. punk and modern politics collide ‘Gods With a Little G’ offers a fresh take on coming of age The social scientists who transformed how we think about race and gender A ‘grand bargain’ that secured the South for the GOP Scientists know gravity exists. They just don’t know how it works. Horrors of World War II, through children’s eyes Beethoven: The genius who broke all the rules Don’t let the Trump administration vandalize Lady Liberty’s inspiring message In praise of pretty books Téa Obreht’s ‘Inland’ is a magical Western you’ll want to savor with a tall glass of water What is it about France? A book lover revisits the past and celebrates the present Toni Morrison not only remade American literature, she challenged us to resist the tenacity of racism

8 hours Danville: Exhibit on kids' books to feature area authors Alamo: Yamaguchi Lafayette Library's guest at speaker series Review: Emma Donoghue's 'Frog Music' buoyed by intricate plot and evocative writing Minimalists discover more in living with less Reviews: Randi Zuckerberg and other Northern California authors Siminovich, Barnett and Moss offer up new works for younger rea Author alert: In the pipeline: David Mitchell's 'The Bone Clocks' to be published by Random House in September Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez dies at 87 Books by the Bay: Berkeley author Ayelet Waldman's 'Love and Treasure' is exquisitely crafted and filled with secrets Sue Townsend dies; writer created angst-ridden teen Adrian Mole Times reporter Gary Peterson to sign copies of new baseball-themed book Poetry as expression, and as therapy: Martinez's Peter Karplus to discuss his first children's book in Orinda Rabih Alameddine's 'An Unnecessary Woman' is a smart, funny -- and isolated protagonist Review: Alamedinne wrings a triumphant allegory from one woman's dogged solitude What We're Reading: