Book Passage: 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera; 415-927-0960; bookpassage.com. Jan. 8: Mark Nepo discusses “You Don’t Have to Do It Alone” with Brooke Warner. 1 p.m. online. $24 ticket includes book. Register online; Jan. 9: Rachel Howzell Hall discusses “The Last One” with Marin native Samantha Downing. 6 p.m. in person; Jan. 11: Rhys Bowen discusses “We Three Queens.” 11 a.m. in person; Jan. 11: Sash Bischoff discusses “Sweet Fury.” 4 p.m. in person; Jan. 12: 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. 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; Jan. 19: James L’Etoile discusses “River of Lies” with Marin native Samantha Downing. 1 p.m. in person; Jan. 21: Sen. Ron Wyden discusses “It Takes Chutzpah.” 6 p.m. in person. RSVP recommended. Register online; Jan. 25: Lisa Cheek discusses “Sit, Cinderella, Sit” with Brooke Warner. 11 a.m. in person; Jan. 25: Brian Thomas Swimme and Monica DeRaspe-Bolles discuss “The Story of the Noosphere;” Phil Cousineau discusses “Who Stole the Arms of the Venus de Milo?” 1 p.m. in person.
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.
Belvedere Tiburon Library: 1501 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon; 415-789-2665; beltiblibrary.org. Jan. 7: Explore Medicare options with HICAP (Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program) counselors. 11:30 a.m. in person. Register online; Jan. 8: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco docent Carol Porter discusses Impressionist painter Mary Cassatt. 6 p.m. in person. Register online; Jan. 21: Marie Narlock discusses gardening with California native plants. 1 p.m. in person. Register online.
Book Passage: 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera; 415-927-0960; bookpassage.com. Jan. 12: Melissa Cistaro leads a memoir-writing workshop. 4 p.m. online. $80. Register online.
Marin County Law Library: 20 North San Pedro Road, suite 2007, San Rafael; 415-472-3733; marincountylawlibrary.org. Jan. 9: “Lawyers in the Library.” 4:30 p.m. online. Register online.
Music and Minds: Inverness location given with RSVP; musicandminds.org. Jan. 5: Andrew Standley discusses the implications of the 2024 presidential election on the U.S. alliance with the European Union for the first “fireside chat.” 4 p.m. in person. $39.19 ticket. Register online.
The literary calendar appears Sundays. Email listings to calendar@marinij.com. Photos should be 300 dpi JPGs with a minimum file size of 2 megabytes and should include caption information.
