Book events

Book Passage: 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera; 415-927-0960; bookpassage.com. Feb. 23: Maria van Lieshout discusses “Song of a Blackbird.” 1 p.m. in person; Feb. 23: Mill Valley resident Jenna Ann Miller discusses “The Phenom’s Wife.” 4 p.m. in person; Feb. 26: Eliot Stein discusses “Custodians of Wonder” with Don George. 6 p.m. in person; Feb. 27: Rachel M. Yoldi discusses “Lady Nightmare.” 4:30 p.m. in person; March 1: San Rafael resident Marianna Marlowe discusses “Portrait of a Feminist.” 11 a.m. in person; March 1: John Oakes discusses “The Fast” with Steve Wasserman. 4 p.m. in person.

Dominican University of California: Creekside Room, 100 Magnolia Ave., San Rafael; dominican.edu. Feb. 26: San Anselmo resident M.E.A. McNeil discusses “Bee Club” with Marla Spivak. 6 p.m. in person. $30 ticket includes book. Register online.

Red Barn: 75 Bear Valley Road, Point Reyes Station; ptreyesbooks.com. March 1: Syren Nagakyrie discusses “The Disabled Hiker’s Guide to Northern California” followed by a hike on the Bear Valley Trail. 10:30 a.m. in person. Register online.

Sausalito Books by the Bay: 100 Bay St., Sausalito; 415-887-9967; sausalitobooksbythebay.com. Feb. 27: Dave Albee discusses “The Last One Out of Town Turn Off the Lights.” 6 p.m. in person; March 1: Diana R. Chambers discusses “The Secret War of Julia Child” with Robin Somers and Sisters in Crime NorCal. 4 p.m. in person.

Other talks

Belvedere Tiburon Library: 1501 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon; 415-789-2665; beltiblibrary.org. Feb. 25: Bob Mauceli discusses backyard birding in Marin. 1 p.m. in person. Register online; Feb. 25: Wildfire safety discussion with Belvedere Mayor Jane Cooper and Tiburon Mayor Holli Thier. 5:30 p.m. in person. Register online.

Corinthian Yacht Club: 43 Main St., Tiburon; 415-435-4771; cyc.org. Feb. 27: Douglas Woodring, who grew up in Marin, discusses his work as the founder and managing director of the Ocean Recovery Alliance. 7 p.m. in person. Register online at speakers@cyc.org.

HopMonk Tavern: 224 Vintage Way, Novato; 415-892-6200; hopmonk.com/novato. Feb. 24: Wonderfest presents talks by two of its Science Envoys: University of California at Berkeley astrophysicist Natasha Abrams on black holes and Stanford marine biologist Will Johnson on kelp forests. 7 p.m. in person.

Marin City Library: 164 Donahue St., Marin City; 415-332-6158; marinlibrary.org. Feb. 26: Clinical herbalist Camille-Lillian discusses “Herbal Healing in the Black Community.” 6:30 p.m. in person. Register online.

Marin County Genealogical Society: maringensoc.org. Feb. 27: Thomas MacEntee discusses “After You’re Gone: Future-Proofing Your Genealogical Research.” 7 p.m. online. Register online.

— Compiled by Daniel Bromfield

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