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Tuesday, June 30

Free Zen Caregiving Talk + Book Signing (Corte Madera)
Tuesday, June 30 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Book Passage (Corte Madera)
Free Zen Caregiving Talk + Book Signing (Corte Madera)
One in five American adults is now a caregiver. And many have found themselves unprepared for this difficult and emotionally taxing task. As a caregiver himself, and executive director of Zen Caregiving Project, Roy Remer was inspired to write Zen Caregiving to help support the emotional burden many caregivers ...

Wednesday, July 1

Free Author Talk: “Water in the Desert” (Corte Madera)
Wednesday, July 1 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Book Passage (Corte Madera)
Free Author Talk: “Water in the Desert” (Corte Madera)
At once a refreshing account of a pathbreaking scientist-activist’s kinship with other species and cultures and an inspiring guide to the deeply collaborative ethic and practice of care required to flourish on Earth, Water in the Desert is a book for our time. From acclaimed agrarian activist ...

Saturday, July 4

2026 Fourth of July Parade & Festival | Larkspur to Corte Madera
Saturday, July 4 – 10:30 am - Ends at 4:30 pm | | Corte Madera Town Park
2026 Fourth of July Parade & Festival | Larkspur to Corte Madera
Saturday, July 4, 2026 Start Time:  10:30am Street Closure: 10:00 am Begins: Redwood High School, Larkspur Ends:  Corte Madera Town Center Entertainment:  TBD Marketplace:  Fine artists, photography, crafters and other various artisans. Food Booths:  Pig in a Pickle, World Wrapps, Lion’s Club hot dogs, Stefano’s pizza and steak and chicken on a stick Children’s Activities:  ...

Tuesday, July 7

Free Author Talk: Laura Marie Meyers + Jessica Joyce (Corte Madera)
Tuesday, July 7 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Book Passage (Corte Madera)
Free Author Talk: Laura Marie Meyers + Jessica Joyce (Corte Madera)
Join us at Book Passage for an author event highlighting Laura Marie Meyers and her irresistible and charming debut novel, The MASH Up.  It’s all fun and games until someone falls in love. Laura will be joined in conversation by bestselling author Jessica Joyce.

Friday, July 10

Free String Ensemble Concert: Blues + Classical Mashup (Corte Madera)
Friday, July 10 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Book Passage (Corte Madera)
Free String Ensemble Concert: Blues + Classical Mashup (Corte Madera)
Join us at Book Passage for a special live music event! Poetic Ruckus, a string ensemble of original music, takes you into a kaleidoscope of musical enchantment. Weaving together the blends of genres from blues to classical, we create a magical road of music transformation. Come ...

Saturday, July 11

Meet the Author: Wayne Feinstein’s “Turning” Book Launch (Corte Madera)
Saturday, July 11 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Book Passage (Corte Madera)
Meet the Author: Wayne Feinstein’s “Turning” Book Launch (Corte Madera)
Join us at Book Passage for an author event highlighting Wayne Feinstein and his debut novel, Turning. “Can a man grow a soul? This question, so emphatic in our cultural moment, animates Wayne Feinstein’s insightful novel, Turning. The journey he maps so vividly is arduous and, in the end, brings ...
Free Book Talk: Secrets + Redemption in 1883 Texas (Corte Madera)
Saturday, July 11 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Book Passage (Corte Madera)
Free Book Talk: Secrets + Redemption in 1883 Texas (Corte Madera)
Please join us for readings by Roccie Hill from her book, The Wounds of My Father, with a Q&A hosted by Book Passage for this event organized by the Left Coast Writers. 1883, San Antonio—where the dying frontier collides with industrial ambition…  For fans of sweeping historical dramas and morally ...
Free Book Talk: The Wisdom of the Odyssey w/ Phil Cousineau (Corte Madera)
Saturday, July 11 – 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Book Passage (Corte Madera)
Free Book Talk: The Wisdom of the Odyssey w/ Phil Cousineau (Corte Madera)
Phil Cousineau’s compelling new work, The Wisdom of the Odyssey: Twenty-Four Life Lessons from Homer’s Epic, is an accessible companion to Homer’s Odyssey that illuminates its timeless lessons on change, resilience, and the search for home, written by acclaimed mythographer and cultural historian Phil Cousineau. By illuminating how Odysseus learns, adapts, ...

Sunday, July 12

Free Author Talk: Kate Washington’s “Midstream” Memoir (Corte Madera)
Sunday, July 12 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Book Passage (Corte Madera)
Free Author Talk: Kate Washington’s “Midstream” Memoir (Corte Madera)
A memoir of jumping feet first into a new life, reclaiming long-forgotten joys, and discovering a renewed sense of self after divorce. Midstream by Kate Washington makes the case for embracing joy and pleasure as a necessary act of resistance, both for individuals and for the culture at large.
Free Author Talk: John Adler’s “Second Chance” Book Launch (Corte Madera)
Sunday, July 12 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Book Passage (Corte Madera)
Free Author Talk: John Adler’s “Second Chance” Book Launch (Corte Madera)
Join us at Book Passage for an author event celebrating John Adler and his debut book, Second Chance: A Novel. Second Chance is a gripping, heartfelt journey of discovery, resilience, and redemption-a story that reminds us that even in the wake of tragedy, life offers the chance to rebuild, love, ...
Free Mac Barnett Talk: The Power of Storytelling for Kids (Corte Madera)
Sunday, July 12 – 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Book Passage (Corte Madera)
Free Mac Barnett Talk: The Power of Storytelling for Kids (Corte Madera)
Make Believe is bestselling children’s author Mac Barnett’s rallying cry for art and imagination, and a celebration of the power of storytelling in all our lives. It’s an incisive, intimate, and timely invitation to approach children’s literature not only as an art form worthy of deep study and ...

Thursday, July 16

Free Writing Workshop w/ Mystery Author Elizabeth George (Corte Madera)
Thursday, July 16 – 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Book Passage (Corte Madera)
Free Writing Workshop w/ Mystery Author Elizabeth George (Corte Madera)
Plotting a story is important, but there’s more to writing a mystery or crime novel than what is happening in the story. To whom things are happening is equally important, if not more so. Learn techniques for how to make all your characters complex and compelling in this special ...