Past Events
National Book Award–winning author George Packer discusses his gripping new fable of imperial collapse with Dave Eggers.
This month the Kepler’s Non-Fiction Book Club will discuss The Daughters of Yalta: The Churchills, Roosevelts and Harrimans: A Story of Love and War by Catherine Grace Katz.
Atlantic CEO Nicholas Thompson takes to the stage with his profound meditation on what running can teach us about our limits and our lives.
Bestselling, beloved author Ann Packer returns to Kepler’s with her new novel Some Bright Nowhere.
Calling all aspiring writers for a creative writing workshop with novelist and experienced writing teacher, Matthew Clark Davison.
Free! Meet and hear from local authors Richard Osborn, Lori Ostlund, Raj Oza, and Shobha Rao.
Bruce Henderson returns to Kepler’s with his untold history of a top-secret operation in the run-up to D-Day, in which American flyers and Allied spies carried out some of the most daring cloak-and-dagger operations of World War II.
Deep Cuts Book Club is back with another round of female writing that changed literature.
Multi-award winning author Adam Johnson joins us with The Wayfinder, his historical epic about a girl from a remote Tongan island who becomes her people's queen.
This month the Kepler’s Non-Fiction Book Club will discuss Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Suzanne Simard.
Celebrated author Gary Shteyngart joins us with his poignant and bitterly funny new novel, Vera, or Faith.
The author of The Day the Crayons Quit takes to the stage with his hilarious new chapter book, No Sam! and the Meow of Deception.
We’re thrilled to announce that tickets are now on sale for our first fundraising event celebrating 70 years of storytelling. Please join us to be in the presence of friends who delight in books and share our belief in the power and joy of reading in this community.
This 90-minute seminar combines the deep pleasure of reading an exceptional novel with the depth of a college-level lecture.
Writers! Join us for a panel about the craft of writing from three of the Bay Area’s top writing instructors. Authors Nina Schuyler, Jordan Rosenfeld, and Christine Walker will discuss craft and how to plan your next move as a writer.
Join us to hear from Jane Chen, whose revelatory memoir, Like A Wave We Break, is brimming with candor, humor and hard-won wisdom.
Join us to dive into the revelatory worlds of California’s most exciting writers, and discover how their books uncover our history and can help us imagine our shared future with one of the sharpest editors working today, John Freeman.
Join us for a conversation with the authors of The Life Machines, a groundbreaking new book that explores how harnessing our mitochondria can enhance our everyday lives.
In these anxiety-inducing times, Meditations for Mortals offers a source of solace and inspiration, and an aid to a saner, freer, and more enchantment-filled life.
The inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, joins us to explore his vision’s promise—and how it can be redeemed for the future.
New York Times bestselling author of Stiff and Fuzz, Mary Roach, joins us for a rollicking exploration of human anatomy with her new book: Replaceable You.
This month the Kepler’s Non-Fiction Book Club will discuss Road to Surrender: Three Men and The Countdown to the End of World War II.
Alexandra Brown Chang and Raegan Revord join us to talk about their swoony YA rom-com debuts.
Randi Weingarten, attacked by the far right as "the most dangerous person in the world," joins us for a rousing defense of public education.
Kepler’s is overjoyed to host Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro for The Court of the Dead, the hugely anticipated sequel to The Sun and the Star.
With humor and tenderness, Amanda Uhle has crafted a heartfelt and utterly unique memoir, capturing the raucousness, pain, joy, and ultimately, the boundless love that exists between all parents and children.
Political economist, cabinet member, beloved professor, and media presence, Robert B. Reich, joins us to share his compelling new memoir, Coming Up Short.
The bestselling author of Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard and The Inheritance of Loss joins us with her new highly anticipated novel, The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny.
Join us for a free, family friendly anniversary block party with live music, local food vendors and children's activities.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Katherine Applegate returns to Kepler's with her stunning tale of kindness and second chances, Pocket Bear.
