Compiled by Nick Bensen Marin Independent Journal

Chris Columbus discusses 'House of Secrets: Battle of the Beasts' at 10 a.m. March 21 at Book Passage in Corte Madera. Courtesy of Book Passage

BOOK EVENTS

ART BY THE BAY WEEKEND GALLERY 18856 Highway 1, Marshall; 663-1006; artbythebay weekendgallery.com. 3 p.m. March 23: "Painting, Poetry and Stories" with Jon Langdon and Rebecca Foust.

BOOK PASSAGE 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera; 927-0960; http://www.bookpassage.com. 4 p.m. March 16: Chris Pavone discusses "The Accident." 7 p.m. March 16: Lisa Osina discusses "A Wolf Song." 6 p.m. March 17: Sarah Mlynowski discusses "Don't Even Think About It." 7 p.m. March 17: Phil Klay discusses "Redeployment." 7 p.m. March 18: Simon Schama discusses "The Story of the Jews." 7 p.m. March 19: Cara Black discusses "Murder in Pigalle" and Libby Fischer Hellmann discusses "Havana Lost." 7 p.m. March 20: Susan Katz Miller discusses "Being Both." 10 a.m. March 21: Chris Columbus discusses "House of Secrets: Battle of the Beasts." 6 p.m. March 21: Phil Bildner, LeYuen Pham and Kevin Lewis discuss "The Soccer Fence." 7 p.m. March 21: Peter Stark discusses "Astoria." 1 p.m. March 22: David Richo discusses "How to Be an Adult in Love." 4 p.m. March 22: Ted Chu discusses "Human Purpose and Transhuman Potential." 7 p.m. March 22: Jenny Bowen discusses "Wish You Happy Forever." 1 p.m. March 23: Charles Durrett discusses "The Senior Cohousing Handbook." 4 p.m. March 23: Bill Amatneek discusses "Acoustic Stories." 7 p.m. March 23: Rivvy Neshama discusses "Recipes for a Sacred Life."

CAFE ARRIVEDERCI 11 G St., San Rafael; 492-8870. 5:30 p.m. March 17: salon with storyteller Angar Mora and artist Jennifer Bundey. $10.

DANCE PALACE 503 B St., Point Reyes Station; 663-1075; 663-1542; http://www.dancepalace.org; http://www.ptreyesbooks.com. 2 p.m. March 16: "Mother Ireland: An Afternoon of Irish Poetry, Storytelling and Song." $10.

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE CENTER 3270 Kerner Blvd., San Rafael; 457-4554; 460-1912; http://www.writeonworkshops.org. 2:30 to 5 p.m. Fridays: Write On! creative writing workshop with Robert-Harry Rovin.

FALKIRK CULTURAL CENTER 1408 Mission Ave., San Rafael; 485-3328; http://www.falkirkcultural center.org; http://www.marinpoetrycenter .org. 7:30 p.m. March 20: Marin Poetry Center reading with Ellen Bass and Andrea Hollander. $3 to $5.

PERI'S SILVER DOLLAR BAR 29 Broadway Blvd., Fairfax; 459-9910; http://www.perisbar.com; http://www.facebook.com/tuesdaynightwriters. 6 p.m. March 18: Tuesday Night Writers' Pints & Prose reading with Clive Matson and Sarah Griff.

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Lectures and the literary scene in Marin County, March 16 through 23, 2014