Susan Muaddi Darraj discusses ‘Farah Rocks Fifth Grade’ among this week’s author talks
Book events
Book Passage: 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera; 415-927-0960; bookpassage.com. Feb. 8: Mimi Winsberg discusses “Speaking in Thumbs” with Eve Rodsky. 5:30 p.m. online; Feb. 10: Solace Wales discusses “Braided in Fire” with Book Passage’s Paula Farmer. 5:30 p.m. online.
Copperfield’s Books: copperfieldsbooks.com. Feb. 8: Mac Barnett and Carson Ellis discuss “What Is Love?” 3 p.m. online. Register online; Feb. 9: Martin Puchner discusses “Literature for a Changing Planet.” 6 p.m. online. Register online; Feb. 10: Jillian Cantor discusses “Beautiful Little Fools” with Tammy Greenwood. 5 p.m. online. Register online.
Fairfax Library: 2097 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Fairfax; 415-453-8092; marinlibrary.org. Feb. 10: The Fairfax Library Book Discussion Group discusses “The King at the Edge of the World” by Arthur Phillips. 7 p.m. online. Email Beth Bailey-Gates for the Zoom link at bethmbg@gmail.com.
Marin City Library: 164 Donahue St., Marin City; 415-312-6158; marinlibrary.org. Feb. 11: Marin City Live! presents “Farah Rocks Fifth Grade” author Susan Muaddi Darraj. 2 p.m. online. Register online.
Mill Valley Public Library: 375 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley; 415-389-4292; millvalleylibrary.org. Feb. 10: The Award-Winning American Novelists discusses “1876” by Gore Vidal. 7 p.m. online. Register online.
Point Reyes Books: 11315 Highway 1, Point Reyes Station; 415-663-1542; ptreyesbooks.com. Feb. 9: The Center for Humans and Nature and Point Reyes Books’ Kinship Book Club discusses the third volume, “Partners.” Nickole Brown, Manon Voice, Brenda Cardenas, Martin Lee Mueller, Eleanor Sterling, Anne Galloway and others will participate. 6 p.m. online. Register online.
Other talks
Environmental Forum of Marin: marinefm.org. Feb. 9: Sarah Bryner, Alison Kirsch and Kellen Dammann discuss “Align Your Money with Your Values,” the first session of the two-part webinar series. 5:30 p.m. online. $25 to $40. Register online.
Hearing Loss Association of America, North Bay of California chapter: hearinglossnorthbay.org. Feb. 10: Captioning Advocacy and Community’s Michele Linder and Julia Stepp discuss “How to Advocate for Captioning in Your Community.” 4 p.m. online and captioned. Register online.
Marin County Free Library: marinlibrary.org. Feb. 12: “Food for the Soul: Louis Armstrong House Museum Virtual Experience.” 3 p.m. online. Register online.
MC Arts & Culture: 100 Donahue St., suite 190B, Sausalito; marinlibrary.org. Feb. 11: “Food for the Soul: Black History Healthy Moments – Memories, Music, and Magazines.” Food served by local chefs. 5 p.m. in person.
— Compiled by Colleen Bidwill
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