Kepler's Literary Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization dedicated to enriching and inspiring the community through literary and cultural programs. We provide a forum for celebrated writers, artists, and original thinkers to discuss their ideas, insights, perspectives and stories with audiences of all ages and backgrounds.
Our Upcoming Events
Join us for Independent Bookstore Day, our favorite day for all things bookish! We will celebrate the release of Don't Cause Trouble with Arree Chung, and there’ll be trivia, treats, and more!
Dorsey Nunn joins us to talk about his decade behind bars which spurred fifty powerful years of political and legal battles for freedom and human rights.
This month the Kepler’s Non-Fiction Book Club will discuss Washington: A Life by celebrated biographer Ron Chernow.
Psychotherapist Benjamin Yalom joins us to discuss Hour of the Heart, the memoir written in collaboration with his father and one of the most prominent psychotherapists of our time, Irvin Yalom.
Deep Cuts Book Club is back with another round of female writing that changed literature.
America’s most beloved wiseass, Dave Barry, joins us to tell his life story with all the humor you’d expect from a man who made a career out of making fun of pretty much everything.
Nura Maznavi joins us to discuss her mesmerizing debut novel set in a tightly knit Pakistani American community.
Stegner Fellow Jemimah Wei joins us with her dazzling debut novel which explores the formation and dissolution of family bonds in a story of ambition and sisterhood in turn-of-the-millennium Singapore.
Remarkably Bright Creatures author, Shelby Van Pelt, joins us to talk about casting a giant octopus at the center of her novel and more!
Free! Hear from and meet Katie Hafner, Jon Hickey, Susanna Kwan and Danielle Teller.
New York Times bestselling author, Chasten Buttigieg, joins us with his debut picture book, "Papa's Coming Home"
Join us to hear from internationally renowned pediatric neurosurgeon, Dr David Sandberg.
Beloved author and illustrator, Jon Agee, joins us on the publication of his hilarious new picture book, “George & Lenny Are Always Together”.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer returns to Kepler’s with illustrator Joelle Murray for their young adult graphic novel, We Could Be Magic.
This month the Kepler’s Non-Fiction Book Club will discuss Washington: A Life by celebrated biographer Ron Chernow.
Join us to hear from four artisans who are redefining modern living.
Can music help us solve our planetary problem? Climate advocate, educator, and the "A" of the multiplatinum band AJR, Adam Met, will join us this summer to share his innovative playbook to how we can inspire people to carry our message to the world and spur others to act.
Join us to celebrate the release of Typewriter Beach by international bestselling author, Meg Waite Clayton.
Deep Cuts Book Club is back with another round of female writing that changed literature.
Deep Cuts Book Club is back with another round of female writing that changed literature.

Premier Events
Kepler's Literary Foundation offers a nationally recognized program of live cultural and literary events for the general public that covers a range of global and local topics.
These events feature a wide variety of public figures, including historians, social commentators, scientists and science writers, physicians, scholars, journalists, educators, novelists, chefs, business and technology leaders, and many other subject matter experts from around the world.
Residents of our community interact with recognized experts face to face and learn from their ideas, insights, and experiences.

Youth Events
Kepler's Literary Foundation produces literary events at Kepler's and in local schools, including the public schools serving East Palo Alto and the Belle Haven neighborhood in Menlo Park.
The goal of the youth program is to ignite a passion in students for reading and writing. Outstanding writers, artists, and original thinkers meet face-to-face with students to discuss the importance and power of storytelling.
These programs encourage students to tackle the challenges intrinsic to their own lives and communities and to find their voice through their own writing.

This Is Now with Angie Coiro
Veteran journalist Angie Coiro hosts a series of smart, funny and insightful on-stage interviews with notable newsmakers, writers, and artists.
Angie's interviews with Roxane Gay, Jane Mayer, Susan Faludi and more have drawn standing room only crowds at Kepler's and displayed the brilliance behind some of today's top thinkers and new insights into some of today's most complex issues.

Literary Seminars
Kepler's Literary Foundation hosts literary seminars and classes for those who are interested in a deeper involvement with reading and writing literature.
Each Literary Seminar combines the profound pleasure of reading an exceptional novel with the depth of a college-level lecture providing insightful interpretation and greater understanding.