• Barry Eisler

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    Barry Eisler served three years with the CIA’s Directorate of Operations. He worked as a technology lawyer. He has been at various times a startup executive...

    Free
  • ‘Elastic: Unlocking Your Brain’s Ability to Embrace Change’

    Oshman Family JCC, Freidenrich Conference Center, Room F-401 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto

    The best-selling author of "Subliminal" and "The Drunkard's Walk" teaches you how to tap into the hidden power of your brain. In this startling and...

    $12 – $18
  • Alexandra Bracken and Tamara Ireland Stone

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    Alexandra Bracken is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Darkest Minds series, (the movie was released in August of this...

    Free
  • Roger McNamee: This Is Now with Angie Coiro

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    The warnings are coming from inside the house. Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, and Roger McNamee are denizens of the same enchanted world: Silicon Valley's inner...

    $15 – $45
  • Sisters in Crime

    Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church 728 Fremont Avenue, Sunnyvale

    You are invited to join Sunnyvale-Cupertino Branch for an interesting panel discussion by "Sisters in Crime." Refreshments will be served. Books will be available to...

    $15
  • Tara Conklin, The Last Romantics

    Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United States

    The New York Times bestselling author of The House Girl explores the lives of four siblings in this ambitious and absorbing novel in the vein of Commonwealth and The Interestings. “Tara Conklin...

    Free
  • Robin LaFevers with Sabaa Tahir

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    Robin LaFevers’ wonderful His Fair Assassins series tells the story of assassin nuns in Medieval France and is a store favorite. We are thrilled to...

    Free
  • Dani Shapiro in conversation with Elizabeth Rosner

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    It was a simple test. Yet, the course of her life changed forever. Dani Shapiro, the award-winning author of bestselling novels like Hourglass, Devotion, and...

    $10 – $40
  • Story is the Thing

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    "The universe is made of stories, not of atoms." -Muriel Rukeyser Reading starts at 7:30 pm. Light refreshments and conversation at 7:00 pm. Join us...

    $12
  • Charlie Jane Anders

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    The Hugo, Nebula and Locus awards all agree on Charlie Jane Anders, as do the devotees of her stunning 2016 achievement in literary science fiction,...

    Free
  • Jill Abramson: This Is Now with Angie Coiro

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    One of the news media's most qualified voices examines critical information battlegrounds: old media vs. new, documented veracity vs. clickbait. Jill Abramson follows four companies—...

    $15 – $45
  • Nayomi Munaweera

    SJSU MLK Library 150 E San Fernando St, San Jose, CA, United States

    THURSDAY February 28, 2019 7PM MLK Library, Room 225/229 San José State University Reading followed by an on-stage interview – conducted by SJSU Professor of...

  • Story Time with Peter H. Reynolds

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    From the creator of the New York Times bestsellers The Word Collector and I Am Human comes an empowering story about finding your voice and...

  • Guy Kawasaki

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    A veritable icon of Silicon Valley, Kawasaki is the author of 14 books, including staples in the entrepreneur's library like The Art of the Start....

  • Guy Kawasaki, Wise Guy: Lessons from a Life

    Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United States

    Silicon Valley icon and bestselling author Guy Kawasaki shares the unlikely stories of his life, and the lessons we can draw from them, in his...

  • An Evening with Author Nathan Szajnberg

    Oshman Family JCC, Freidenrich Conference Center, Room F-401 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto

    Author Nathan Szajnberg will discuss his work on three father-son relationships as told by classic texts. He examines their dynamics and underpinnings, as well as...

    $5 – $18
  • Steinbeck Fellows Alumni Night

    THURSDAY March 7, 2019 7PM MLK Library Steinbeck Center, Room 590                             ...

  • Dana Frank, The Long Honduran Night

    Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United States

    Professor Dana Frank will join us to discuss and sign copies of her new book, The Long Honduran Night—a story of resistance, repression, and U.S. policy in...

  • Big Ideas Reading Group

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe?...

  • Poetry Santa Cruz

    Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United States

    Poetry Santa Cruz is dedicated to nurturing the poetry community and bringing poetry to the larger community in Santa Cruz County. They present poetry readings at...

  • Carolyn Burke, Foursome

    Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United States

    Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes author Carolyn Burke for a discussion and signing of her new book, Foursome, a captivating, spirited account of the intense relationship among four artists...

  • Lisa Moore Ramee with Sabaa Tahir

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    Join us to celebrate the launch of Lisa Moore Ramee’s highly anticipated, funny and big-hearted debut middle grade novel A Good Kind of Trouble,  about...

  • Spanish Book Discussion Group

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    Patria - Fernando Aramburu Please note: the Spanish Book Group will not be meeting in February. El dia en que ETA anuncia el abandono de...

  • Lloyd Khan, Driftwood Shacks

    Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United States

    TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2019 - 7:00PM This is an advanced event listing. Please check back for updated information, or sign up for our events emails....

  • Paul Beatty

    Hammer Theater Center 101 Paseo De San Antonio Walk, San Jose, CA, United States

    TUESDAY March 19, 2019 7PM Hammer Theatre 101 Paseo de San Antonio San José, CA Reading followed by an on-stage interview – conducted by Associate...

  • National Geographic Explorer Academy

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    For science-loving, world-exploring young adventurers... National Geographic presents Explorer Academy with the help of actual National Geographic Explorer Erika Bergman — scientist, submersible pilot, and...

  • Katy Butler, The Art of Dying Well

    Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United States

    WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2019 - 7:00PM This is an advanced event listing. Please check back for updates, or sign up for our events emails. This...

  • Laurie Halse Anderson

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    We are thrilled to welcome New York Times bestselling, award-winning author Laurie Halse Anderson for her new book, SHOUT, a memoir and call to action...

    $5 – $22
  • Clive Thompson on the Future of Coding

    HanaHaus 456 University Ave, PAlo Alto, CA

    A comprehensive cultural portrait that Kirkus recommends for fans of John Markoff and Ari Levy, Clive Thompson offers smart, funny, necessary reporting with Coders: The...

    $10 – $40
  • Laurie Halse Anderson, SHOUT

    Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United States

    Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes New York Times bestselling, award-winning author Laurie Halse Anderson for a discussion and signing of her new book, SHOUT – a searing poetic memoir for the #MeToo...