Book events

B Lounge: 256 Almonte Blvd., Mill Valley; 415-300-5680; bloungemillvalley.com. July 30: San Rafael resident Julie Fingersh discusses “Stay.” 7 p.m. in person. $10 ticket. Register online.

Book Passage: 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera; 415-927-0960; bookpassage.com. July 30: Penn Jillette discusses “Felony Juggler,” followed by a live juggling performance. 6 p.m. in person and online; Aug. 2: Sisters in Crime NorCal hosts a panel on audiobooks with Jennifer March, Marin resident Terry McGovern and Ralph Scott. 11 a.m. in person; Aug. 2: Meg Josephson discusses “Are You Mad At Me?” with Ana Homayoun. 1 p.m. in person; Aug. 3: Vina Thakkar Patel discusses “The Spice Collector’s Cookbook.” 1 p.m. in person; Aug. 9: Serena Burdick discusses “A Promise to Arlette” with Marin resident Jasmin Darznik. 1 p.m. in person.

Dance Palace: 503 B St., Point Reyes Station; ptreyesbooks.com. Aug. 9: Ben Weissenbach discusses “North to the Future” with Point Reyes Books co-owner Stephen Sparks, presented by Point Reyes Books. 3 p.m. in person.

Fairfax Library: 2097 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Fairfax; 415-453-8092; marinlibrary.org. Aug. 2: Marin Poetry Center’s “Traveling Show” with local poets. 2 p.m. in person.

Fairfax Pavilion: 142 Bolinas Road, Fairfax; ptreyesbooks.com. Aug. 8: Fairfax resident Len Dell’Amico discusses “Friend of the Devil: My Wild Ride with Jerry Garcia,” presented by Point Reyes Books. 6 p.m. in person.

Mill Valley Public Library: 375 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley; 415-389-4292; millvalleylibrary.org. July 31: Pria Anand discusses “The Mind Electric: A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of our Brains.” 11 a.m. online. Register online; Aug. 2: “Mill Valley Community Cookbook Project” launch and potluck. 3 to 5 p.m. in person. Register online; Aug. 5: Jay Falk discusses “The Science of Birds.” 11 a.m. online. Register online.

San Geronimo Valley Community Center: 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Geronimo; 415-488-8888; ptreyesbooks.com. July 30: Dennis McNally discusses “The Last Great Dream” with Albert Flynn DeSilver, presented by Point Reyes Books. 6:30 p.m. in person. Register online.

Other talks

HopMonk Tavern: 224 Vintage Way, Novato; hopmonk.com/novato. July 29: Wonderfest presents a talk by Raphael Bousso on quantum gravity. 7 p.m. in person.

San Rafael City Council Chambers: 1400 Fifth Ave., San Rafael; 415-485-3323; srpubliclibrary.org/events. July 31: Evri Kwong presents and discusses his new Angel Island-themed artwork. 6:30 p.m. in person.

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Originally Published: July 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM PDT