Book events

Belvedere Tiburon Library: 1501 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon; 415-789-2665; beltiblibrary.org. June 24: Katherine Applegate discusses “Odder.” 1 p.m. online. Register online; June 26: Obi Kaufmann discusses “The California Field Atlas.” 6 p.m. in person. Register online.

Book Passage: 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera; 415-927-0960; bookpassage.com. June 22: Brian Anderson discusses “Loud and Clear” with Blair Jackson. 1 p.m. in person; June 24: Jess Walter discusses “So Far Gone” with Mill Valley resident Tom Barbash. 6 p.m. in person; June 26: Patrick McGee discusses “Apple in China.” 6 p.m. in person; June 28: San Anselmo resident Nina Schuyler discusses “In This Ravishing World;” Beverly Burch discusses “What You Don’t Know.” 1 p.m. in person; June 29: Shulamit Sofia discusses “From Oy to Joy.” 1 p.m. in person.

Homestead Valley Community Center: 315 Montford Ave., Mill Valley; sausalitobooksbythebay.com. June 22: Jonathan Balcombe discusses “What a Fish Knows” at fundraiser for Arukah Animal International. 4 p.m. in person. $35 ticket. Register online.

Novato Library: 1720 Novato Blvd., Novato; 415-473-2050; marinlibrary.org. June 22: Cara Black discusses “Murder at La Villette” at Friends of the Novato Library member appreciation event. 2 p.m. in person. $25 membership.

San Geronimo Valley Community Center: 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Geronimo; 415-488-8888; sgvcc.org. June 22: Joanna Choi Kalbus discusses “The Boat Not Taken,” her memoir about fleeing North Korea with her family as a child. 2 p.m. in person.

Sausalito Books by the Bay: 100 Bay St., Sausalito; 415-887-9967; sausalitobooksbythebay.com. June 26: Wendy M. Thompson reads poetry from “Black California Gold” and Marin City resident Felecia Gaston discusses her archival projects. 6 p.m. in person.

Other talks

Belvedere Tiburon Library: 1501 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon; 415-789-2665; beltiblibrary.org. June 23: Craig Upson discusses “99 Pièces,” his piece in the library’s “Art Inspired by Literature” exhibit, and the Georges Perec novel that inspired it. 7 p.m. in person. Register online; June 24: Alex Ochoa teaches driver safety for older adults. 11:30 a.m. in person. Register online.

Elks Lodge: 1312 Mission Ave., San Rafael; marinhistory.org. June 24: Slide presentation by Marin History Museum’s Marcie Miller about the Marin County Poor Farm. 6:30 p.m. in person. $10 at the door.

Fairfax Library: 2097 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Fairfax; 415-453-8092; marinlibrary.org. June 26: Avril Angevine discusses the art of Ruth Asawa. 6:30 p.m. in person.

HopMonk Tavern: 224 Vintage Way, Novato; wonderfest.org. June 24: Wonderfest presents a talk by Thomas B. Lewis on “The Science of Love.” 7 p.m. in person.

Marin County Genealogical Society: maringensoc.org. June 26: Mary Kircher Roddy discusses finding ancestors who changed their names. 7 p.m. online. Register online.

— Compiled by Daniel Bromfield

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