2024 Author Event Highlights
Kepler’s welcomed over 50 incredible authors this year! They inspired our audiences who came from all over the Bay Area and beyond to celebrate their brand new titles.
A lively audience celebrated the publication of Connie Chung’s memoir.
After a sensational conversation our audience couldn’t wait to get home and start reading Liane Moriarty’s new book “Here One Moment”.
Randy Rainbow entertained a packed house at Haymarket Theatre in Palo Alto.
Every seat was filled for Joy-Ann Reid and her new book about civil rights activists, Medgar and Myrlie Evers.
It was an honor to welcome the Irish author, Colm Tóibín, for Long Island, the sequel to his 2009 novel Brooklyn.
Jesmyn Harris used to shop at Kepler’s when she was at Stanford, and took to the stage to talk about “Let Us Descend”.
We welcomed back Joan Baez at the Hillsdale Theatre in San Mateo.
The Kepler’s team with Rainn Wilson at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center.
Guy Kawasaki joined us for the launch of “Think Remarkable”.
Kate Quinn and Janie Chang were part of our historical fiction panel with Meg Waite Clayton and Alka Joshi.
Khan Academy founder, Salman Khan, joined us to talk about his “Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education”.
Journalist Shefali Luthra focuses her research on healthcare policy and she came to talk about her book “Undue Burden: Life and Death in Post Roe American”.
Amy Low joined us to talk about “The Brave In-Between” about her battle with cancer.
New York Times bestselling author, Carvell Wallace, joined us to discuss his memoir “Another Word for Love”.
Ruth Whippman drew out a large crowd for “Boyhood: Reimagining Boyhood in an Age of Impossible Masculinity”.
Alka Joshi moderated a wonderful conversation with Rumaan Alam for his new novel about money and power, “Entitlement”.
We celebrated Radclyffe’s memoir “Frighten the Horses”, a trans man’s coming of age story.
Students from Eastside College Preparatory School were delighted to meet Jason Reynolds!
We celebrated “Creation Lake” by Rachel Kushner which is shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize.
Nancy Pelosi and Laurene Powell Jobs took to the stage of the California Theatre in San Jose on the release of “The Art of Power”.
Kevin Kwan took to the stage for the publication of “Lies and Weddings”.
We celebrated the publication of “Hope for Cynics'“ with Jamil Zaki and Charles Duhigg.
Kelly Yang packed Kepler’s for her new book “Finally Heard”.
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