Bestselling author John Green invites us to join the conversation about the world's deadliest infectious disease.

Environmentalist Paul Hawken takes on a journey into the world of carbon, the most versatile element on the planet.

Bestselling authors and journalistic titans Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson join us to rethink some of society's most deep-rooted problems.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Join Carole Bumpus, Sara Calvosa Olson (Karuk), Jennifer Newens, and Vina Patel for drinks, treats, and four beautiful new books about food.

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?

Bestselling author Rachel Kushner joins us with Creation Lake, her new novel that was recently longlisted for the Booker Prize.

Comedian Randy Rainbow’s Low-Hanging Fruit is a bold manifesto for a nation desperately in need of a makeover.

Join celebrated author Jason Reynolds to celebrate his first-ever YA romance, Twenty-Four Seconds from Now…: A Love Story.

Publisher and social critic Steve Wasserman takes us on an exhilarating journey through his world of books and extraordinary people.

Berkeley professor emerita Arlie Russell Hochschild takes us to the heart of Appalachia to uncover the reasons for our deepening political divide.

The history of Kepler’s is intertwined with that of the Grateful Dead, and we can't wait to celebrate both at this event! You can attend this event in person or via Zoom.

Oliver Radcylffe's remarkable memoir, Frighten the Horses, is the story of a flawed, fascinating, and gorgeously queer man. The book introduces Radclyffe as part of a new wave of transgender writers unafraid to address the complex nuances of transition.

Masterful storyteller Rumaan Alam takes to the Kepler’s stage to discuss his latest eagerly awaited novel, Entitlement.

Trailblazing journalist Connie Chung shares her experience as the first Asian American woman to break into the television news industry.