Who's talking in Marin
Book events
Book Passage: 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera; 415-9270960; bookpassage.com. April 21: Judd Williams discusses “Thank You for Burning.” 2 p.m. in person; April 24: Holly Trantham discusses “Beyond Getting By.” 4p.m. online. $34 ticket includes book. Register online; April 25: Carissa Stanton discusses “Seriously, So Good” with Olivia Noceda. 6 p.m. in person and online. $40 ticket includes book. Register online; April 27: Susannah Breslin discusses “Data Baby.” 11a.m. in person; April 27: Cory Doctorow discusses “The Bezzle.” 1p.m. in person.
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; May 11: Zoë Schlanger discusses “The Light Eaters” with Ed
Yong. 5 p.m. in person; May 18: Paul Yamazaki discusses “Reading the Room” with Stephen Sparks. 4 p.m. in person.
Dominican University of California: Angelico Hall, 20 Olive Ave., San Rafael; bookpassage. com. 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.
Marin Art and Garden Center: Livermore Pavilion, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross; moya-rhs. org. May 2: Marin resident Bonnie Portnoy, granddaughter of California impressionist painter Tilden Daken, discusses “The Man Behind the Paint,” 11 a.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.
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.
Sausalito Books by the Bay: 100 Bay St., Sausalito; sausalitobooksbythebay.com. April 23: Matthew Naythons discusses Rod Nordland's “Waiting for the Monsoon.” 6 p.m. in person; April 25: Poetry event, in partnership with the Sausalito Library and Sausalito Woman's Club. 7 p.m. on Zoom. 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.
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