Dave Eggers, the award-winning and bestselling author of The Circle, Hologram for the King, and The Eyes & the Impossible, returns to Kepler’s with Contrapposto, his sweeping new novel about friendship, love, and the lifelong pursuit of art.
New York Times bestselling author John Kenney joins us with his darkly funny and yet heartfelt novel I See You’ve Called In Dead, now available in paperback.
Enshittification author Cory Doctorow joins us with his short, provocative guide to AI: the good, bad, and stupid.
To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, New York Times journalist Jesse Wegman joins us to tell the story of James Wilson, a Founding Father whose bold vision shaped American democracy but whose legacy was lost to scandal.
Calling all teens! Have you always wanted to write a novel but can’t think of a good idea for a plot? Is starting the easy part, but you get stuck a few pages in? Join our Teen Novel Writing Camp this summer for a four-day fiction fitness boost!
The indefatigable and incomparable Rebecca Solnit returns to Kepler’s with The Beginning Comes After the End, described as an “urgent manifesto for our tumultuous time.”
Native journalist and world traveler Terria Smith (Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla) joins us with her memoir of adventure, love, and self-discovery.
This summer we are thrilled that bestselling author Daniel Mason is returning to Kepler’s to discuss Country People, his rollicking new novel.
Publishing a book can expand your influence and help more people benefit from your ideas. Book coach Elizabeth Dougherty talks through every stage of writing a non-fiction manuscript for professional experts who want to become authors.
Vinita Gupta joins us to share her memoir, Woman In Deed, which traces her extraordinary life story from India to America, her startup’s inception to IPO, and her rebirth as a bridge champion.
We are excited to offer a four-part intensive course in personal essay writing with author Jane Ganahl. Please note the sessions will take place from 4:00 to 6:00 on four consecutive Wednesdays: July 29, August 5, August 12, and August 19.
In the award-winning book The Mind Electric, Pria Anand, a neurologist described by the Times Literary Supplement as “Oliver Sacks’ most obvious heir,” reckons with the stories we tell about our brains–and the stories our brains tell us.
Why do accents develop, and how do they shape our professional and social lives? Valerie Fridland explores the history, science, and power of accents.
Free! Meet and hear from local authors Grant Faulkner, Vanessa Hua, Lindsay Kent and J.P. Lacrampe.
Join us at Kepler’s to celebrate the love of cake! We could not be more delighted that Elisa Sunga will be joining us to talk all about the CAKE PICNIC™phenomenon and her brand new part how-to guide, part recipe collection.
Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Less, joins us to discuss Villa Coco, a novel that showcases his wit, sophistication, and deep knowledge of focaccia.
Chang-rae Lee, the acclaimed author of Native Speaker, returns to Kepler’s to talk about his coming-of-age novel, A Tender Age.
Greg Sarris returns to Kepler’s with The Last Human Bear, an epic story of curses, love, hard-won independence, and healing—and the first novel in 28 years by a widely acclaimed Native writer.
Michael Moritz joins us with his deeply moving family story of displacement and otherness in the wake of the Holocaust—a legacy that must be heeded today.
Tech leader Kamini Ramani joins us with her modern playbook for success, culled from the inspiring stories of a largely unrecognized cadre of luminary women of Indian heritage.
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