Fairfax’s Edward Espe Brown discusses “The Most Important Point” on April 13 at the Copperfield’s Books in Larkspur.
Book events
Book Passage: 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera; 415-927-0960; bookpassage.com. April 7: Tosha Silver discusses “It’s Not Your Money.” 1 p.m.; April 9: Literary luncheon with Lisa See for “The Island of Sea Women.” Noon. $55, includes meal and signed book. Register online; April 9: Namwali Serpell discusses “The Old Drift.” 7 p.m.; April 10: Mirabai Starr discusses “Wild Mercy.” 7 p.m.; April 11: Susan Choi discusses “Trust Exercise.” 7 p.m.; April 12: Harlan Coben discusses “Run Away.” 6 p.m. $32, includes book. Register online; April 13: Alissa Hirshfeld-Flores discusses “Living Waters.” 4 p.m.; April 13: Niloufar Talebi discusses “Self-Portrait in Bloom.” 7 p.m.
Book Passage By-the-Bay: 100 Bay St., Sausalito; 415-339-1300; bookpassage.com. April 12: Kris Frieswick discusses “The Ghost Manuscript.” 5:30 p.m.
Copperfield’s Books: 2419 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur; 415-870-9843; copperfieldsbooks.com. April 13: Fairfax author Edward Espe Brown discusses “The Most Important Point.” 3 p.m.
Dance Palace: 503 B St., Point Reyes Station; ptreyesbooks.com. April 7: Sky Nelson-Isaacs discusses “Living in Flow.” 4 p.m.
Corte Madera Library: 707 Meadowsweet Drive, Corte Madera; marinlibrary.org. April 8: “Crime and Puzzlement” panel discussion featuring local mystery writers. 10:30 a.m.
Dominican University’s Angelico Concert Hall: off Acacia Avenue, San Rafael; 415-927-0960, extension 1; bookpassage.com/dominican. April 11: Valerie Jarrett discusses “Finding My Voice” with Book Passage’s Elaine Petrocelli. 7 p.m. $45, includes book. Register online.
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts: 616 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley; 415-388-4331; ohanloncenter.org. April 13: Poetry reading featuring Sixteen Rivers Press poets Camille Norton, Barbara Swift Brauer and Maya Khosla. 6:30 p.m. $10. Register online.
Osher Marin JCC: 200 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael; copperfieldsbooks.com. April 8: Ruth Reichl discusses “Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir” with the San Francisco Chronicle’s restaurant reviewer Soleil Ho. 7:30 p.m. $40 to $55.
Other talks
Novato City Hall: 901 Sherman Ave., Novato; 415-897-4320; novatohistory.org. April 10: Railroad historian Fred Runner is the featured speaker for the Novato Historical Guild’s monthly speaker series. 7 p.m.
Studio 333: 333 Caledonia St., Sausalito; wtawpress.org. April 11: Marin author Jasmin Darznik, Yalitza Ferreras, Christina Hoag, Miah Jeffra, Kimberly Kruge and Rolf Yngve read on the theme of “familiar” at Why There Are Words. 7:15 p.m. $10.
— Compiled by
Colleen Bidwill
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