Who's talking in Marin
Book events
Book Passage: 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera; 415-9270960; bookpassage.com. April 14: Cindy Rasicot discusses “This Fresh Existence” with Sylvia Boorstein. 1p.m. in person; April 14: Sixteen Rivers Press' poetry reading with poets Alice Templeton, Christina Lloyd and Murray Silverstein. 4 p.m. in person; April 16: Bridget Quinn discusses “Portrait of a Woman.” 6 p.m. in person; April 20: Simone Gorrindo discusses “The Wives” with Julia Scheeres. 11 a.m. in person; April 20: Myra Sack discusses “Fifty-Seven Fridays” with Cheryl EspinosaJones. 1 p.m. in person; April 20: Leigh Bardugo discusses “The Familiar.” 4 p.m. in person. $33 admission includes book. Register online.
The Dance Palace: 503 B St., Point Reyes Station; 415-6631075; dancepalace.org. April 28: Patty Crane reads from “The Blue House,” her book of translations of Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer, presented by Point Reyes Books. 3 p.m. in person.
Dominican University of California: Angelico Hall, 20 Olive Ave., San Rafael; bookpassage.com. April 17: Michael Ondaatje discusses “A Year of Last Things” with Michael David Lukas. 7 p.m. in person. $40 admission includes book. Register online; April 23: Marin resident Amy Tan discusses “The Backyard Bird Chronicles” with West Marin birder and author Keith Hansen. 7 p.m. in person and online. $45 ticket includes book. Register online.
Fairfax Women's Club: 46 Park Road, Fairfax; 415-453-1584; townoffairfax.org/womens-club. April 25: Fairfax author Lisa M. Hamilton discusses “The Hungry Season” with Anna Lappé. 7 p.m. in person.
Mill Valley Public Library: 375 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley; 415-389-4292; millvalleylibrary. org. April 26: Jeff Goodell discusses “The Heat Will Kill You First.” 7p.m. in person. Register online.
Point Reyes Books: 11315 Highway 1, Point Reyes Station; 415-663-1542; ptreyesbooks. com. May 16: Reading and conversation with poets Sahar Muradi and Aria Aber. 6 p.m. on Zoom. Register online; May 24: Lucy Jones discusses “Matrescence.” Noon on Zoom. Register online.
Red Barn: 75 Bear Valley Road, Point Reyes Station; 415663-1542; ptreyesbooks.com. April 24: Marin resident Amy
Tan discusses “The Backyard Bird Chronicles,” presented by Point Reyes Books and the Point Reyes National Seashore Association. 7p.m. in person. $40admission includes book. Register online.
Other talks
Bill and Adele Jonas Center: 1800 Ignacio Blvd., building 19, Novato; novatospeakerseries. com. April 25: Lauren Vuong discusses her experience as one of the Vietnamese “boat people,” while Laurie Reemsnyder discusses her work with refugees. 7 p.m. in person. $10 to $25. Register online.
Mill Valley Public Library: 375 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley; 415-389-4292; millvalleylibrary. org. April 20: The launch party for the library's seed library with Jennifer Jewell, the author of “What We Sow,” and Kier Holmes, the author of “The Garden Refresh.” 3 p.m. in person.