Bestselling authors and journalistic titans Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson join us to rethink some of society's most deep-rooted problems.
Environmentalist Paul Hawken takes on a journey into the world of carbon, the most versatile element on the planet.
Bestselling author John Green invites us to join the conversation about the world's deadliest infectious disease.
This month the Kepler’s Non-Fiction Book Club will discuss A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold.
Carolyn Huynh joins us on the Kepler’s stage with her new family dramedy, The Family Recipe.
Gary Rivlin has had a front-row seat to Silicon Valley’s AI gold rush, and he joins us to talk about his new book, AI Valley, which describes founders, venture capitalists, and tech titans locked a mad-dash race to cash in on the most transformative technology since the internet.
In her groundbreaking Eve, Cat Bohannon asks the questions that scientists should have been addressing for decades about female bodies.
Join us to celebrate the launch of "The Cleaving" with Viet Thanh Nguyen, Isabelle Thuy Pelaud, Lan Duong, Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai and Doan Bui.
Bestselling author Brian Selznick joins us to discuss Run Away With Me, his unforgettable coming-of-age love story for young adults.
Join us for a lively discussion about the 25 novels selected by Alta Journal that capture the spirit, complexity, diversity, and culture of California.
Bestselling author Alka Joshi returns to Kepler’s with her sweeping new novel, Six Days in Bombay.
Bestselling author Malcolm Harris joins us with his vital guide for collective political action against the climate apocalypse.
We are delighted Jane Ganahl is returning to Kepler’s for an introductory lecture and discussion about personal essay and memoir.
Veteran journalist Andrew North first set foot in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban in 2001. In War & Peace & War, he draws on two decades of covering the country to tell the story of the West’s defeat and the Taliban’s return to power.
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.
Join us to hear from internationally renowned pediatric neurosurgeon, Dr David Sandberg.
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.
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.
Two extraordinary voices in contemporary literature join us on the Kepler’s stage to explore one of the must-read books of the year, Tommy Orange’s Wandering Stars.
Please join us for an evening with Amy Griffin and Sheryl Sandberg as they discuss The Tell, Griffin’s newly released memoir. This event will be co-hosted by Juliet de Baubigny, Marne Levine, and Julia Hartz.
Award-winning author Laila Lalami joins us with her riveting new novel about one woman's fight for freedom.
Join DCBC for another round of female writing that changed literature.
One of the most exciting and dynamic writers on the literary landscape joins us with her searing new novel, Dream Count.
Joshua Miele’s work has had a profound impact on making the world more accessible, and he joins us to share his groundbreaking work creating equitable access to information and tools for blind and visually impaired individuals.
This month the Kepler’s Non-Fiction Book Club will discuss The Sewing Girl’s Tale: A Story of Crime and Consequences in Revolutionary America.
Caldecott Honoree Shawn Harris joins us for story time and an interactive drawing workshop inspired by his new picture book, Let’s Be Bees.
Microdosing is proving to be a safe and powerful approach to a wide range of health conditions and enhanced performance. James Fadiman, an early psychedelic researcher, and co-author Jordan Gruber join us to discuss the first comprehensive book on microdosing, Microdosing for Health, Healing and Enhanced Performance.
New York Times bestselling author, journalist, and technology activist Cory Doctorow returns to the world of Red Team Blues to bring us the origin story of Martin Hench and the most powerful new tool for crime ever invented: the personal computer.
Kevin Fagan’s The Lost and the Found, set in San Francisco, explores the human side of what’s behind the homelessness epidemic.
Free! Hear from and meet Rita Bullwinkel, Yangsze Choo, Anita Felicelli, and Cary Groner.
Bestselling author Allison Saft returns to Kepler’s for the the release of her new sweeping, star-crossed romance, Wings of Starlight.
In this two-hour fiction workshop, Simon will cover his six steps to maintaining a long-term writing process.
The bestselling author of Your Inner Fish takes readers on an epic adventure to the North and South Poles to reveal the secrets locked in the ice about life, the cosmos, and our planet’s future.
This month the Kepler’s Non-Fiction Book Club will discuss Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues by Jonathan Kennedy.
Local author Betty Shamieh launches her debut novel, Too Soon, an exploration of the lives of three generations of Palestinian American women.
Trans rights activist and athlete Schuylar Bailar presents his urgent guide to gender and why it matters.
Longtime Kepler’s favorite Pico Iyer joins Angie Coiro to discuss what silence can teach us about how to love, how to die, and how to live.
This month the Kepler’s Non-Fiction Book Club will discuss Knowing What We know: The Transmission of Knowledge from Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic by Simon Winchester.
Santa’s sleigh is returning to Kepler’s, and we have a whole morning of merriment planned! Join us for storytime and a signing with Santa!
Enjoy cookies and a cocktail at our annual holiday party! Literary Circle members receive 10% off all purchases.
This month the Kepler’s Non-Fiction Book Club will discuss The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi.
Stock up for the festive season and join us for a book signing with Dave Eggers for his latest series of novellas!
Join Carole Bumpus, Sara Calvosa Olson (Karuk), Jennifer Newens, and Vina Patel for drinks, treats, and four beautiful new books about food.
DCBC goes Victorian! In 2024 we will read the novels of the Brontës and Elizabeth Gaskell.
Kepler’s Books turns 70 next year! Kick off the festivities with a look at Roy Kepler’s life and legacy of pacifism and revolution.
Philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith proposes a new way of understanding how the actions of bacteria, animal, fungi, and all the rest have shaped our planet. What happens when we come to see living beings as active causes, not merely as results of evolution?
This month the Kepler’s Non-Fiction Book Club will discuss Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom.
It’s not a trick, it’s a treat - Kepler’s Halloween Party is BACK! Thursday, October 31st from 6:00-9:00pm.
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