Book events
Book Passage: 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera; 415-927-0960; bookpassage.com. Jan. 12: Mill Valley resident David Vogelstein discusses “Heroes of Manhattan.” 1 p.m. in person; Jan. 12: Cary Groner discusses “The Way.” 4 p.m. in person; Jan. 15: Pico Iyer discusses “Aflame” with Don George. 6 p.m. in person; Jan. 16: Kate Hamilton discusses “Mad Wife” with Amanda Montei and Donna Freitas. Noon online. Register online; Jan. 18: San Anselmo resident Carol Emery discusses “Son on the Run.” 11 a.m. in person; Jan. 18: Carole Bumpus discusses “Adventures on Land and Sea.” 1 p.m. in person; Jan. 18: Schuyler Bailar discusses “He/She/They.” 4 p.m. in person.
The Image Flow: 328 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo; 415-388-3569; theimageflow.com. Jan. 29: Mill Valley photographer Arthur Drooker discusses “Thirty-Six Views of the Golden Gate Bridge” with Susan Schneider Williams. 6:30 p.m. in person; reception from 6 to 8 p.m.
Mill Valley Public Library: 375 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley; 415-389-4292; millvalleylibrary.org. Jan. 15: TJ Klune discusses “Somewhere Beyond the Sea.” 4 p.m. online. Register online.
Sausalito Books by the Bay: 100 Bay St., Sausalito; 415-887-9967; sausalitobooksbythebay.com. Jan. 21: JB Jackson discusses “Ursula of Ulm” with Peter Robinson. 6 p.m. in person; Jan. 23: Rebecca Solnit, who grew up in Novato, discusses “Savage Dreams” with Oscar Villalon. 6 p.m. in person.
Sausalito Public Library: 420 Litho St., Sausalito; 415-289-4121; sausalitolibrary.org. Jan. 24: Sausalito resident Derek Dwight Anderson discusses “Forgotten Capitals and the Historical Lessons They Teach.” 6:30 p.m. in person. Register online.
Other talks
Belvedere Tiburon Library: 1501 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon; 415-789-2665; beltiblibrary.org. Jan. 21: Marie Narlock discusses gardening with California native plants. 1 p.m. in person. Register online.
Dominican University of California: Creekside Room, 100 Magnolia Ave., San Rafael; commonwealthclub.org/events. Jan. 16: War scholar and U.S. negotiator James Armstead discusses Russian aggression in Eastern Europe. 7:15 p.m. in person. $10 to $15 ticket; free for students. Register online.
HopMonk Tavern: 224 Vintage Way, Novato; 415-892-6200; hopmonk.com/novato. Jan. 14: Wonderfest presents a talk by Terrence Deacon on life’s Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA). 7 p.m. in person.
San Rafael Community Center: 618 B St., San Rafael; nwprrhs.org. Jan. 13: The Northwestern Pacific Railroad Society presents a talk by Phil Cassou and Phil Maslin on Tiburon’s railroad history. 7 p.m. in person.
— Compiled by Daniel Bromfield
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