Book Passage: 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera; 415-927-0960; bookpassage.com. March 9: Jason Dearen discusses “Kill Shot” with James Nestor. 5 p.m. online. Register online; March 10: Elizabeth Wetmore discusses “Valentine” with Julie Carlucci. 6 p.m. online. Register online; March 13: Joanell Serra discusses “(Her)oics: Women’s Lived Experiences During the Coronavirus Pandemic.” 4 p.m. online. Register online; March 14: Kazuo Ishiguro discusses “Klara and the Sun” with Pico Iyer. 1 p.m. online. $35. Register online; March 14: Julia Turshen discusses “Simply Julia” with Pati Jinich. 4 p.m. online. Register online.
Mill Valley Public Library: 375 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley; 415-389-4292; millvalleylibrary.org. March 11: The Mill Valley Public Library and the Marin Poetry Center present a book launch for “Why to These Rocks: 50 Years of Poetry from the Community of Writers.” 6:30 p.m. Zoom. Register online.
Point Reyes Books: 11315 Highway 1, Point Reyes Station; 415-663-1542; ptreyesbooks.com. March 8: James Canton discusses “The Oak Papers.” Noon online. Register online; March 11: Center for the Art of Translation presents Jessica Cohen, Allison Charette and Brian Bergstrom in conversation about “Elemental: Earth Stories.” 5:30 p.m. online. Register online.
Sausalito Books by the Bay: 100 Bay St., Sausalito; 415-887-9967; sausalitobooksbythebay.com/2021-events. March 10: Anne Evers Hitz discusses “Lost Department Stores of San Francisco” with Sausalito Woman’s Club member Denise Gustafson. 5 p.m. online. Register online.
Other talks
Community Media Center of Marin: cmcm.tv. March 10: Dain Bedford-Pugh discusses “The Prestige” for the Marin Movie Club. 7 p.m. Zoom. Register by emailing [email protected].
Corte Madera Library: 707 Meadowsweet Drive, Corte Madera; 415-924-3515; marinlibrary.org/events. March 9: Legal Aid of Marin staff attorney Tahirah Dean discusses “Housing Protections During the Pandemic.” 6 p.m. Zoom. Register online; March 11: The Corte Madera Library and the Alzheimer’s Association, Northern California and Northern Nevada Chapter, present “10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s.” 10 a.m. Zoom. Register online.
Marin Coalition: marincoalition.org/events/next-event-webinar. March 11: David Vautin, assistant director of major plans at the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Association of Bay Area Governments, discusses “Plan Bay Area 2050: The Impact On Marin.” Noon on Zoom. Register online.
Marin County Genealogical Society: maringensoc.org. March 10: Author and journalist Laurel Hilton leads Marin County Genealogical Society’s writing group. 4 p.m. online. Email [email protected] to get access.
Wonderfest: wonderfest.org/lifes-edge. March 10: Wonderfest and the Commonwealth Club present science writer Carl Zimmer in conversation with CalMatter’s Rachel Becker. Noon online. Register online.
— Compiled by Colleen Bidwill
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