Who's talking in Marin
Book events
Book Passage: 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera; 415-9270960; bookpassage.com. May 10: Marcia DeSanctis discusses “A Hard Place to Leave” with Marin author Jasmin Darznik. 4 p.m. in person; May 13: Norman Reedus discusses “The Ravaged.” 4 p.m. online; May 15: Vanessa Hua discusses “Forbidden City” and Reyna Grande discusses “A Ballad of Love and Glory.” 1p.m. in person; May 15: Nicolò Mazza discusses “The Forgotten Sword.” 2p.m. in person; May 15: Michelle Huneven discusses “Search” with Stephanie Rosenbaum Klassen. 4 p.m. in person.
Copperfield's Books: copperfieldsbooks.com. May 12: Brian Morton discusses “Tasha: A Son's Memoir.” 6 p.m. online. Register online.
James Dunn Theatre: 835 College Ave., Kentfield; bookpassage.com. May 12: Marin author Isabel Allende reads from “A Long Petal of the Sea” and “The Stories of Eva Luna,” presented by College of Marin. 6:30 in person.
Jewish American Fiction Book Club: marinlibrary.org. May 11: The Jewish American Fiction Book Club discusses Alina Adams' “The Nesting Dolls.” 7 p.m. online. Adams will also attend. Email Davo Knepler at nuevodavos@yahoo.com for the Zoom link.
Marin County Genealogical Society: maringensoc.org. May 9: Marin County Genealogical Society's book club discusses “Killers of the Flower Moon” by David Grann. 6:30 p.m. online. For access, email info@maringensoc.org.
Mill Valley Public Library: 375 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley; 415-389-4292; millvalleylibrary. org. May 12: The Award-Winning American Novelists Book Club discusses “Run” by Ann Patchett. 7p.m. online. Register online.
Point Reyes Books: 11315 Highway 1, Point Reyes Station; 415-663-1542; ptreyesbooks. com. May 20: Richard Nevle and Steven Nightingale discuss “The Paradise Notebooks.” 7 p.m. online. Register online.
Other talks
Corte Madera Library: 707 Meadowsweet Drive, Corte Madera; 415-924-3515; marinlibrary.org. May 9: Shannon Burke, Marin County Parks interpretive naturalist, discusses “Backyard Birds.” 10a.m. online. Register online.
San Anselmo: townofsananselmo.org. May 10: Mary Mead discusses “Adornment: Displays of Wealth and Status” as part of Art Talk Tuesday. Noon online. Register online.
Sausalito: 750 Bridgeway; 415-887-9967; sausalitobooksbythebay.com/2022events. May 12: Shore Up Marin's Terrie Harris Green, Sausalito Mayor Janelle Kellman, author and environmental journalist John Hart and Dalila Adofo, policy program manager for Bayview Hunters Point Community Advocates, speak on the panel discussion on “The Environment & Our Community: Understand the Issues. Be the Difference,” presented by Sausalito Books by the Bay. 6 p.m. in person. Register online.
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