Book events

Book Passage: 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera; 415-927-0960; bookpassage.com. July 9: Maris Kreizman discusses “I Want to Burn This Place Down” with Zack Ruskin. 6 p.m. in person; July 12: Miranda S. Spivack discusses “Backroom Deals in Our Backyards” with former Marin IJ writer Steve Cook. 11 a.m. in person; July 12: Marin resident Mary Brent Cantarutti discusses “Home for Good,” presented by the Left Coast Writers. 2 p.m. in person; July 13: Joanna Sokol discusses “A Real Emergency.” 1 p.m. in person; July 15: Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler discusses “Becoming Yourself,” a new collection of teachings from the late San Francisco Zen Center founder Shunryu Suzuki, with Ruth Ozeki and West Marin resident Zoketsu Norman Fischer. 1 p.m. online. Register online; July 15: Jaclyn Westlake discusses “Lucky Break.”

The Jewish American Fiction Book Club: nuevodavos@yahoo.com. July 9: The Jewish American Fiction Book Club discusses Marin author Isabel Allende’s “The Wind Knows My Name.” 7 p.m. online. Email Davo Knepler at nuevodavos@yahoo.com for more information and the Zoom link.

Mill Valley Public Library: 375 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley; 415-389-4292; millvalleylibrary.org. July 8: Raúl The Third discusses “¡Vamos! Let’s Go Read!” 11 a.m. in Spanish and 1 p.m. in English online. Register online.

The Point Reyes Library: 11431 State Route One, Point Reyes Station; 415-663-8375; marinlibrary.org. July 12: Jaz Brisack discusses “Get on the Job and Organize.” Noon in person.

Sausalito Books by the Bay: 100 Bay St., Sausalito; 415-887-9967; sausalitobooksbythebay.com. July 9: Glenda Carroll discusses “Better Off Dead” with Rich Burns. 6 p.m. in person.

Other talks

Fairfax Library: 2097 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Fairfax; 415-453-8092; marinlibrary.org. July 12: Kourtney Boone and Kaylie Williams discuss Marin County’s shared watershed. 2 p.m. in person.

First Presbyterian Church: 1510 Fifth Ave., San Rafael; 415-382-1182; marinhistory.org. July 15: Terra Linda resident Robert Falla discusses the history of Guide Dogs for the Blind. 7 p.m. in person. $20 ticket.

HopMonk Tavern: 224 Vintage Way, Novato; hopmonk.com/novato. July 8: Wonderfest presents a talk by Eugenie Scott on the Scopes trial. 7 p.m. in person.

Sausalito Center for the Arts: 750 Bridgeway, Sausalito; sausalitocenterforthearts.org. July 15: The Sausalito Historical Society presents a lecture on Sausalito’s rock ‘n’ roll history. 6:30 p.m. in person. $15 ticket. Register online.

St. Andrew Presbyterian Church: 101 Donahue St., Marin City; ctttmarin.org. July 12: “Come to the Table” dinner followed by a community forum on hunger. 5:15 p.m. in person. Register online.

— Compiled by Daniel Bromfield

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