Book events

Belvedere Tiburon Library: 1501 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon; 415-789-2665; beltiblibrary.org. Feb. 6: Tiburon resident Sheri T. Joseph discusses “Edge of the Known World” with Jessica Joseph. 6 p.m. in person. Register online.

Book Passage: 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera; 415-927-0960; bookpassage.com. Feb. 6: Alison Wood Brooks discusses “Talk” with Michael Lewis. 6 p.m. in person; Feb. 8: Leah Fisher discusses “My Marriage Sabbatical” with Lynne Twist. 11 a.m. in person; Feb. 8: Mill Valley resident Corinne Farago discusses “The Turned-On Couple.” 1 p.m. in person; Feb. 8: Perry Garfinkel discusses “Becoming Gandhi.” 2 p.m. in person; Feb. 8: Ethan Kross discusses “Shift.” 4 p.m. in person.

Dance Palace: 503 B St., Point Reyes Station; 415-663-1075; dancepalace.org. Feb. 8: Point Reyes Books and Mesa Refuge present Lauren Markham discussing “Immemorial” with Rebecca Solnit, who grew up in Novato. 3 p.m. in person.

Dominican University of California: Angelico Hall, 20 Olive Ave., San Rafael; dominican.edu. Feb. 4: Geraldine Brooks discusses “Memorial Days” with Michael Lewis. 7 p.m. in person. $40 ticket includes book. Register online.

Mill Valley Public Library: 375 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley; 415-389-4292; millvalleylibrary.org. Feb. 5: Tara Dorabji discusses “Call Her Freedom” with Susan Rahman. 6:30 p.m. in person. Register online.

Sausalito Books by the Bay: 100 Bay St., Sausalito; 415-887-9967; sausalitobooksbythebay.com. Feb. 2: Poetry reading. 3 p.m. in person; Feb. 3: Mick Dawson signs “Battling the Oceans in a Rowboat.” 2 p.m. in person; Feb. 4: Kiyash Monsef discusses “Bird of a Thousand Stories.” 6 p.m. in person.

Other talks

Book Passage: 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera; 415-927-0960; bookpassage.com. Feb. 2: Lance Gardner, Marin Theatre’s artistic director, and Carey Perloff discuss their upcoming adaptation of Harley Granville Barker’s “Waste.” 1 p.m. in person.

Osher Marin JCC: 200 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael; 415-444-8002; marinjcc.org. Feb. 9: “Mystical Madness,” an open Talmud session. 10 a.m. in person and online. Register online; Feb. 9: “Move and Write with the Trees” Tu B’Shevat writing workshop. $21.59 ticket. Register online.

San Rafael City Hall: 1400 Fifth Ave., San Rafael; 415-485-3323; srpubliclibrary.org/events. Feb. 5: First Wednesday art talk with Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco docent Mike Madrid on “Global Connections: Art, Culture and Stories” in honor of the Legion of Honor’s 100th anniversary. 1 p.m. in person.

Sausalito Public Library: 420 Litho St., Sausalito; 415-289-4121; sausalitolibrary.org. Feb. 8: Oscar predictions with film historian Jan Wahl. 6:30 p.m. in person. Register online.

St. Andrew Presbyterian Church: 101 Donahue St., Marin City; ctttmarin.org. Feb. 8: “Come to the Table” free dinner and community forum on “Living Well with Technology.” Dinner at 5:15 p.m.; forum at 7 p.m. in person. Register online.

— Compiled by Daniel Bromfield

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