Celebrate the release of Linda Spalding’s latest novel, “A Reckoning,” during a book launch event at March 11 at Point Reyes Books in Point Reyes Station. (Herman Bustamante Jr./Contra Costa Times)
BOOK EVENTS
Book Passage: 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera; 415-927-0960; bookpassage.com. March 4: Leonard Leinow and Juliana Birnbaum discuss “CBD: A Patient’s Guide to Medicinal Cannabis.” 1 p.m.; March 6: Michio Kaku discusses “The Future of Humanity.” 1 p.m.; March 6: Amy Chua discusses “Political Tribes.” 7 p.m.; March 7: Elle Luna and Susie Herrick discuss “Your Story Is Your Power.” 7 p.m.; March 8: Kevin Griffin discusses “One Breath at a Time.” 7 p.m.; March 10: Lars Kepler discuss “The Sandman.” 2 p.m.; March 10: Bruce King discusses “The New Carbon Architecture.” 4 p.m.; March 10: Donna Fado Ivery discusses “Spirit Journey to Healing.” 7 p.m.; March 11: Peter Carey discusses “A Long Way From Home” with Jane Smiley. 4 p.m.
Book Passage By-the-Bay: 100 Bay St., Sausalito; 415-339-1300; bookpassage.com. March 6: Hannah Jewell discusses “She Caused a Riot.” 6 p.m.; March 8: Patrick O’Neill discusses “The Only Certain Freedom.” 6 p.m.; March 11: Maxine Rose Schur discusses “Marielle in Paris.” 11 a.m.
College of Marin Library: 835 College Ave., Kentfield; 415-485-9656. March 7: Anlor Davin discusses “Being Seen.” 1 p.m.
Point Reyes Books: 11315 Highway 1, Point Reyes Station; 415-663-1542; ptreyesbooks.com. March 11: Book launch for “A Reckoning” by Linda Spalding. 4 p.m.
OTHER TALKS
Corte Madera Library: 707 Meadowsweet Drive, Corte Madera; 415-924-3515; marinlibrary.org. March 6: Alison Howard discusses “Ideology vs. Partisanship in the United States” for One Book One Marin event. 7 p.m.
The Hivery: 38 Miller Ave., Suite 20, Mill Valley; 415-569-7760; thehivery.com. March 8: Panel discussion on “International Women’s Day: What it Means to Be a Courageous Woman.” 7 p.m. Free for members; $30 for nonmembers. Registration required.
Outdoor Art Club: 1 West Blithedale Ave., Mill Valley; 415-597-6705. March 7: The Commonwealth Club presents a panel discussion on “Climate Change in Marin: The Inevitable is Now.” 7:45 p.m. $35 to $70.
Point Reyes Books: 11315 Highway 1, Point Reyes Station; 415-663-1542; ptreyesbooks.com. March 8: Mimi Robinson and Christian McEwen discuss art, poetry and the role creativity can play in enhancing our experience of the world. 7 p.m.
San Rafael Council Chambers: San Rafael City Hall, 1400 Fifth Ave., San Rafael; 415-485-3321. March 7: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco docent Rita Dunlay discusses “Casanova: The Seduction of Europe.” 1 p.m.
Wu Wei Tea Temple: 1820 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Fairfax. March 6: Tales with Tea with indigenous storyteller Alicia Mary Retes. 7 p.m.
— Compiled by Colleen Bidwill
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