Book events

Book Passage: 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera; 415-927-0960; bookpassage.com. Nov. 24: Matthew Zapruder discusses “I Love Hearing Your Dreams;” Mill Valley resident Jane Hirshfield discusses “The Asking.” 1 p.m. in person; Nov. 30: Brian Thomas Swimme and Monica DeRaspe-Bolles discuss “The Story of the Noosphere” with Phil Cousineau. 4 p.m. in person; Dec. 1: Novato resident and IJ columnist Jack Gedney discusses “The Birds in the Oaks.” 1 p.m. in person; Dec. 3: Elaine Petrocelli and Book Passage staff discuss their holiday book picks. 11 a.m. in person and online; Dec. 6: Nayantara Roy discusses “The Magnificent Ruins” with May Cobb. 6:30 p.m. in person; Dec. 7: Former Marin resident Jacqueline Winspear discusses “Maisie Dobbs” with Andrew Smith in celebration of the release of its new collector’s edition. 11 a.m. in person; Dec. 7: Karla McLaren discusses “The Language of Emotions Workbook.” 1 p.m. in person; Dec. 7: Michele DeMarco discusses “Writing the Wrongs” with Tiburon resident Kimberley Cameron. 1 p.m. in person; Dec. 7: Robert Holmes discusses “Passages.” 4 p.m. in person; Dec. 8: Marin native Candice Jalili discusses “Finding Famous.” 1 p.m. in person.

Marin City Library: 164 Donahue St., Marin City; 415-332-6158; marinlibrary.org. Dec. 3: Jennifer Sheetz discusses incarcerated author Chuck Murdoch’s “Badfish.” 6 p.m. in person.

Mill Valley Public Library: 375 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley; 415-389-4292; millvalleylibrary.org. Dec. 16: Dominic Lim discusses “Karaoke Queen” with Taleen Voskuni. 6:30 p.m. in person. Register online.

Sausalito Books By the Bay: 100 Bay St., Sausalito; 415-887-9967; sausalitobooksbythebay.com. Dec. 7: “Dreamhaven III” book release and holiday party for kids with author Tracy Tandy. 11 a.m. in person.

Point Reyes Books: 11315 Highway 1, Point Reyes Station; 415-663-1542; ptreyesbooks.com. Dec. 3: Paul Eprile discusses his translation of Jean Giono’s “Fragments of a Paradise” with Jody Gladding and Stephen Sparks. 5 p.m. online. Register online; Dec. 6: Emily Herring discusses “Herald of a Restless World.” Noon online. Register online.

Other talks

Belvedere Tiburon Library: 1501 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon; 415-789-2665; beltiblibrary.org. Dec. 4: West Marin electronic music pioneer Suzanne Ciani discusses her life and work. 6 p.m. in person. Register online; Dec. 5: Kevin Muller discusses the history of portraiture. 6 p.m. in person. Register online; Dec. 6: Ruth Stotter discusses representations of Santa Claus in postcards from around the world. 11 a.m. in person. Register online; Dec. 17: Markos Kounalakis discusses California’s global influence. 6 p.m. in person. Register online; Dec. 19: Corinne Jonas discusses Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s iconic “Nutcracker.” 11 a.m. in person. Register online.

HopMonk Tavern: 224 Vintage Way, Novato; wonderfest.org. Nov. 26: Wonderfest presents a talk by Ellen Veomett on “Hacking Gerrymandering.” 7 p.m. in person.

— Compiled by Daniel Bromfield

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