Eric Holder discusses ‘Our Unfinished March’ among this week’s author talks
Book talks
Book Passage: 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera; 415-927-0960; bookpassage.com. May 22: A poetry reading by Marin County students. 2 p.m. in person; May 22: Adrian McKinty discusses “The Island.” 4 p.m. in person; May 24: Catherine Newman discusses “What Can I Say?” with Julie Lythcott Haims. 6 p.m. online; May 28: Barbara Quick discusses “What Disappears.” 4 p.m. in person; May 30: Diana Goetsch discusses “This Body I Wore” with Thomas Peele. 6 p.m. online; June 1: Eric Holder discusses “Our Unfinished March” with Jelani Cobb, in partnership with the Dominican University of California. 6 p.m. online. $35, includes book. Register online; June 2: Emily May and Jorge Artega discuss “I’ve Got Your Back.” 5:30 p.m. online; June 4: Judy Gumbo discusses “Yippie Girl” with Steve Wasserman and Kris Welch. 1 p.m. in person; June 4: Lynne Kaufmann discusses “Divine Madness” with Phil Cousineau. 4 p.m. in person.
Clem Miller Environmental Education Center: Laguna Trailhead, Point Reyes Station; ptreyesbooks.com/event/coast-obi-kaufmann. May 28: Point Reyes Books and the Point Reyes National Seashore Association present a gathering and walk with Obi Kaufmann to celebrate the release of his new book, “The Coasts of California.” 11 a.m. in person. $100, includes book. Register online. Limited spots.
Mill Valley Public Library: 375 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley; 415-389-4292; millvalleylibrary.org. May 23: The Civic Minded Book Club discusses “San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities” by Michael Shellenberger. 7 p.m. online. Register online; May 24: The World Literature Book Club discusses “The Passenger” by Ulrich A. Boschwitz. 7 p.m. online. Register online; June 7: The Classics Book Club discusses “The Girls of Slender Means” by Muriel Spark. 6:30 p.m. online. Register online.
Other talks
Corte Madera Library: 707 Meadowsweet Drive, Corte Madera; 415-924-3515; marinlibrary.org. May 23: The Alzheimer’s Association presents “Effective Communications Strategies.” 10 a.m. online. Register online.
Marin County Genealogical Society: maringensoc.org. May 26: Madeline Yanov discusses “Ancestral Road Trips, Part II: West of the Mississippi.” 7 p.m. online. For access, email info@maringensoc.org.
Sausalito City Hall Council Chambers: 420 Litho St., Sausalito; sausalitolibrary.org. June 2: Peter Robinson of KALW radio discusses “The Poets of Tin Pan Alley.” 7 p.m. in person.
Tomales Regional History Center: 26701 Highway 1, Tomales; tomaleshistory.com. May 22: Parks educator Ellie Meulrath shares stories behind many of the historic school houses that dot our landscapes. 2 p.m. in person.
— Compiled by Colleen Bidwill
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