Dave Gotz discusses ‘History and Maritime Heritage of Belvedere and Tiburon’ among the upcoming talks
Book events
Book Passage: 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera; 415-927-0960; bookpassage.com. Jan. 2: Karen Casey discusses the 40th anniversary edition of “Each Day a New Beginning: Daily Meditations for Women.” 5:30 p.m. online; Jan. 7: W. Bruce Cameron discusses “Love, Clancy.” 1 p.m. in person; Jan. 7: Susanne Pari discusses “In The Time of Our History” with Marin author Jasmin Darznik. 4 p.m. in person; Jan. 11: Elissa Epel discusses “The Stress Prescription” with Saul Rosenberg. 5:30 p.m. online; Jan. 12: Julia Cameron discusses “Write for Life” with Joel Fotinos. 5:30 p.m. online; Jan. 14: Dacher Keltner discusses “Awe” with Rebecca Solnit. 4 p.m. in person.
Copperfield’s Books: 2419 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur; copperfieldsbooks.com/event/cindy-derby-0. Jan. 21: Cindy Derby discusses “Blurp’s Book of Manners.” 10:30 a.m. outdoors. Register online.
Dance Palace: 503 B St., Point Reyes Station; ptreyesbooks.com/event/selby-wynn-schwartz. Jan. 28: Selby Wynn Schwartz discusses “After Sappho” with Point Reyes Books co-owner and Marin resident Molly Parent. 4 p.m. in person. Register online.
The Image Flow: 328 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo; theimageflow.com. Jan. 7: Photojournalist Ed Kashi discusses and signs “Abandoned Moments: A Love Letter to Photography.” 5 p.m. in person.
The Jewish American Fiction Book Club: nuevodavos@yahoo.com. Jan. 11: The Jewish American Fiction Book Club discusses One Bay One Book’s selection for 2023, Omer Friedlander’s “The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land.” 7 p.m. online. Email Davo Knepler at nuevodavos@yahoo.com for the Zoom link.
Marin County Genealogical Society: maringensoc.org. Jan. 9: Marin County Genealogical Society discusses “The Last Slave Ship: The True Story of How Clotilda Was Found, Her Descendants, and an Extraordinary Reckoning” by Ben Raines. 6:30 p.m. online. For access, email info@maringensoc.org.
Other talks
Buck Institute for Research on Aging: 8001 Redwood Blvd., Novato; 415-457-4633; marinvillages.org. Jan. 12: Mill Valley author and physician Dr. BJ Miller discusses “The Final Journey: Acceptance, Control, Loving Life,” presented by Novato Village. 10:30 a.m. in person. $10 to $20. Register online.
The Marin County Law Library: marincountylawlibrary.org. Jan. 5: The Marin County Law Library’s First Thursdays event features Pat Shepherd, of the Marin County Civil Grand Jury. 6 p.m. online. Register online.
Mill Valley Public Library: 375 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley; 415-389-4292; millvalleylibrary.org. Jan. 4: Dave Gotz, an archivist for the Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Society, discusses “History and Maritime Heritage of Belvedere and Tiburon.” 7 p.m. online. Register online.
Wonderfest: wonderfest.org. Jan. 10: Vernard Lewis, a global authority on termites, discusses “Never Home Alone.” 8 p.m. online. Zoom link found online.
— Compiled by Colleen Bidwill
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