Who's talking in Marin
Nina Simon discusses “MotherDaughter Murder Night” on Sunday at Book Passage in Corte Madera.
Book events
Book Passage: 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera; 415-9270960; bookpassage.com. Oct. 1: Mark Nepo discusses “Falling Down and Getting Up” with Brooke Warner. 1 p.m. online;
Oct. 1: Nina Simon discusses “Mother-Daughter Murder Night.” 4 p.m. in person; Oct. 3: Michael Mann discusses
“Our Fragile Moment.” 6 p.m. in person; Oct. 7: David Kipen discusses “Dear California.” 11a.m. in person; Oct. 7: Jesse Nathan and Robert Hass discuss “Eggtooth.” 1 p.m. in person; Oct. 8: Kids' event featuring Marin author Michael Genhart, Aida Salazar and Robert Liu-Trujillo. 1 p.m. in person.
Dance Palace: 503 B St., Point Reyes Station; ptreyesbooks. com/event/leah-rothstein. Oct. 7: Leah Rothstein discusses “Just Action,” co-sponsored by Point Reyes Books, Mainstreet Moms and KWMR. 4 p.m. in person. Register online.
The Image Flow: 328 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo; 415-388-3569; theimageflow. com. Oct. 4: Book signing and conversation surrounding “Twilight” by Arthur Drooker. 6to 8 p.m.
Mill Valley Public Library: outdoor amphitheater, 375 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley; 415-389-4292; millvalleylibrary. org. Oct. 4: Marin City resident Felicia Gaston discusses “This is Home,” presented by the Mill Valley Historical Society. 4:30 p.m. in person. Register online. Bring a folding chair or blanket for more comfortable seating. Oct. 10: Rick Steves discusses “Europe Through the Back
Door.” 1p.m. online. Register online.
Point Reyes Books: 11315 Highway 1, Point Reyes Station; 415-663-1542; ptreyesbooks. com. Oct. 10: Terry Tempest Williams and Allen Crawford discuss “A Wild Promise.” 5p.m. online. Register online.
Sausalito Books by the Bay: 100 Bay St., Sausalito; 415887-9967; sausalitobooksbythebay.com/2023-events. Oct. 10: Book club discussion on “Afterlife” by Julia Alvarez. 5:30 p.m. in person.
Other talks
Marin Art and Garden Center: 30Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross; moya-rhs.org. Oct. 5: Dewey Livingston and Richard Torney discuss “Kentfield 150 Years Ago,” presented by the Moya Library-Ross Historical Society and Kentfield-Greenbrae Historical Society. 11a.m. in person. $10.
Novato Library: 1720 Novato Blvd., Novato; 415-473-2050; marinlibrary.org. Oct. 4: Claire Cohn discusses “Mindful Eating Every Day: Putting Your Health First.” 4p.m. in person.
San Rafael City Hall Council Chambers: 1500 Fifth Ave.,
San Rafael; 415-485-3323; srpubliclibrary.org. Oct. 4: Docent Avril Angevine discusses “The Wild, Wild World of Surrealism,” provided by Friends of the San Rafael Libraries. 1p.m. in person.
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