History of Past Author Events


 

Teen Event: Daniel Handler (Lemony Snicket) and Maira Kalman

Thursday, February 2, 7:00 p.m.

Why We Broke Up  


 
 

John Green 

Friday, January 27, 7:00 p.m.

The Fault in Our Stars    

Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway St., Redwood City

 

 

John C. Ralston 

Thursday, January 26, 7:00 p.m.

This Date in San Francisco: 366 Days in the History of Our Fascinating Beloved City   


 

Teen Event: Lauren Myracle 

Monday, January 23, 7:00 p.m.

Shine 


 

Eric Weiner 

Thursday, January 19, 7:00 p.m.

Man Seeks God: My Flirtations with the Divine  

 

 

 

 

Dave Barry & Alan Zweibel 

Wednesday, January 18, 7:00 p.m.

Lunatics  

 

 

Michael Gazzaniga 

Tuesday, January 3, 7:00 p.m.

Who's In Charge?: Free Will and the Science of the Brain  

 

 

 

Story Time with Jim LaMarche

Sunday, December 11, 11:30 a.m.

The Carpenter's Gift: A Christmas Tale about the Rockefeller Center Tree  


 

 

Rebecca Fannin in conversation with Eric Savitz, Forbes San Francisco Bureau Chief

Friday, December 9, 6:00 p.m.

Startup Asia: Top Strategies for Cashing in on Asia's Innovation Boom   

  

 

 

 

 

Richard Heinberg 

Thursday, December 8, 7:00 p.m.

The End of Growth: Adapting to Our New Economic Reality  


 

  Youth Event: Jenni Holm 

Wednesday, December 7, 6:00 p.m.

A Very Babymouse Christmas (Babymouse #15)  


 

 

Frank Close 

Tuesday, December 6, 7:00 p.m.

The Infinity Puzzle: Quantum Field Theory and the Hunt for an Orderly Universe  


 

 

Story Time with David Carter

Sunday, December 4, 11:30 a.m.

Lots of Bots!  


 

 

 

Meet & Greet Book Signing: Sue Grafton

Monday, November 28, 7:00 p.m.

V is for Vengeance 


 

Story Time with Elisa Kleven

Sunday, November 20, 11:30 a.m.

The Friendship Wish


 

 

Story Time with Jon Muth

Saturday, November 19, 11:00 a.m.

Blowin' in the Wind 


 

 

Anthony Horowitz 

Friday, November 18, 7:00 p.m.

The House of Silk: Sherlock Holmes 

 

 

 

Story Time with Oliver Jeffers

Thursday, November 17, 6:00 p.m.

Stuck 


 

Robert Trivers 

Wednesday, November 16, 7:00 p.m.

The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life 


 

 

Teen Event: Ransom Riggs

Tuesday, November 15, 7:00 p.m.

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children  

 

 

 

Story Time with Frans Vischer

Sunday November 13, 11:30 a.m.

Fuddles  


 

 

Kepler's Local Author Series 

Rochael Soper 

Saturday, November 12, 2:00 p.m.

Out of Hell and Into Healing 

 

 

Tony Horwitz 

Friday, November 11, 7:00 p.m.

Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid that Sparked the Civil War 

 


 

 

Scott Wallace 

Thursday, November 10, 7:00 p.m.

The Unconquered: In Search of the Amazon's Last Uncontacted Tribe 

 


 

 

Dr. Dinesh Sharma

In conversation with Dr. Lewis Aptekar, Professor of Counselor Education at San Jose State University, about the global Obama and his agenda for the 21st century. 

Wednesday, November 9, 7:00 p.m.

Barack Obama in Hawai'i and Indonesia: The Making of a Global President

 

 

 

Youth Event: Prudence Breitrose

Tuesday, November 8, 7:00 p.m.

Mousenet  

 

 

 

Teen Event: Stacey Jay

Friday, November 4, 7:00 p.m.

Juliet Immortal     

 

 

 

Youth Event: Cynthia Chin-Lee

Wednesday, November 2, 4:00 p.m.

Operation Marriage   

  

 

 

Wade Davis 

Tuesday, November 1, 7:00 p.m.

Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest 


 

 

 

Story Time with Marla Frazee 

Sunday, October 30, 11:30 a.m.

Stars     

 

 

 

Youth Event: Tamora Pierce 

Friday, October 28, 7:00 p.m.

Mastiff: The Legend of Beka Cooper, #3 


 

 

Jim Newton 

Thursday, October 27, 7:00 p.m.

Eisenhower: The White House Years 

 

 

 

Youth Event: Brian Selznick

Thursday, October 27, 7:00 p.m.

Wonderstruck  

Menlo Park Council Chambers, 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park

Co-sponsored by the    
 

 

Youth Event: Emily Jenkins and Paul O. Zelinsky

Tuesday, October 25, 7:00 p.m.

Toys Come Home: Being the Early Experiences of an Intelligent Stingray, a Brave Buffalo, and a Brand-New Someone Called Plastic    

 

 

 

 

Nina Sankovitch 

Monday, October 24, 7:00 p.m.

Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading     

 


 
 
 

Story Time with Susan Gal

Sunday, October 23, 11:30 a.m.

Into the Outdoors   


 

Amitav Ghosh 

Thursday, October 20, 7:00 p.m.

River of Smoke     

 


 

  Stephen Mitchell 

Wednesday, October 19, 7:00 p.m.

The Iliad by Homer  


 

   

Buff Whitman-Bradley, Cynthia Whitman-Bradley, and Michael Thurman 

Tuesday, October 18, 7:00 p.m.

About Face: Military Resisters Turn Against War


 

Youth Event: James Dashner

Friday, October 14, 7:00 p.m.

The Death Cure    

 

 

  

 

Daniel Woodrell 

Thursday, October 13, 7:00 p.m.

The Outlaw Album     


 

 

Justin Torres 

Wednesday, October 12, 7:00 p.m.

We the Animals     

  

Justin Torres' dark "We the Animals" wows book world

NEW YORK | Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:21pm EDT

 

 

 

Donia Bijan 

Tuesday, October 11, 7:00 p.m.

Maman's Homesick Pie: A Persian Heart in an American Kitchen     

 

Donia Bijan: Chef turns writer with publication of Maman’s Homesick Pie

by Linda Hubbard Gulker on October 4, 2011

 

 

 

Marika Blossfeldt

Monday, October 10, 7:00 p.m.

Essential Nourishment: Recipes from My Estonian Farm    

 

 

  Teen Event: Becca Fitzpatrick, Silence

and Michelle Hodkin, the Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

Sunday, October 9, 3:00 p.m.

Silence   

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer  

 

 

 

 

Youth Event: Peter Brown

Saturday, October 8, 3:00 p.m.

You Will Be My Friend   

 


 

 

Neal Stephenson

Friday, October 7, 7:00 p.m.

Reamde: A Novel    

 

 

 

Mom and Me: Doreen Cronin

Thursday, October 6, 6:00 p.m.  

M.O.M. (MOM OPERATING MANUAL) 

 

 

 

Youth Event: Heather Brewer

Wednesday, October 5, 7:00 p.m.

The Slayer Chronicles: First Kill 

 

 

 

Youth Event: Wendy Mass

Tuesday, October 4, 7:00 p.m.

13 Gifts 

 

 

 

 

Parenting Event: Marilyn Wedge

Monday, October 3, 7:00 p.m.

Suffer the Children: The Case Against Labeling and Medicating and an Effective Alternative    

 

 

 

Youth Event: Tom Angleberger 

Friday, September 30, 7:00 p.m.

Darth Paper Strikes Back: An Origami Yoda Book   

 

 

Laurence Bergreen

Thursday, September 29, 7:00 p.m.

Columbus: The Four Voyages 


 

 

  Youth Event: Scott Westerfeld

Wednesday, September 28, 7:00 p.m.

Goliath 


 

 

Caroline Kennedy

 

Tuesday, September 27, 7:00 p.m.

 

Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy    


 

  Sandra Aamodt, Ph.D.

Tuesday, September 27, 7:00 p.m.

Welcome to Your Child's Brain: How the Mind Grows from Conception to College 

 

Read the interview on NPR's Fresh Air: http://m.wfiu.npr.org/news/front/140340903 


 

Youth Event: Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson

Monday, September 26, 7:00 p.m.

The Bridge to Never Land 

 


 

Youth Event: Cinda Williams Chima

Thursday, September 22, 7:00 p.m.

The Gray Wolf Throne: A Seven Realms Novel  


   

Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Thursday, September 22, 7:00 p.m.

The Language of Flowers 


 

Diana Reiss

Wednesday, September 21, 7:00 p.m.

The Dolphin in the Mirror: Exploring Dolphin Minds and Saving Dolphin Lives 


  Kepler's Local Author Series 

Patricia J. Machmiller 

Tuesday, September 20, 7:00 p.m.

Autumn Loneliness: The Letters of Kiyoshi and Kiyoko Tokutomi, July-December, 1967 


 

   Youth Event: Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman and Robin Preiss Glasser 

Monday, September 19, 6:00 p.m.

Superhero Joe by Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman 

Fancy Nancy by Robin Preiss Glasser 


  Eric Schmitt 

Sunday, September 18, 2:00 p.m.

Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America's Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda  


    Blake Charlton

Friday, September 16, 7:00 p.m.

Spellbound 


  Josh Rolnick 

Thursday, September 15, 7:00 p.m.

Pulp and Paper  


  William Carter 

Wednesday, September 14, 7:00 p.m.

Causes and Spirits: Photographs from Five Decades   


  Tom Perrotta 

Tuesday, September 13, 7:00 p.m.

The Leftovers   

 


 

Jane Hirshfield

Monday, September 12, 7:00 p.m.

Come, Thief: Poems   


  Ying-Ying Chang

Thursday, September 8, 7:00 p.m.

The Woman Who Could Not Forget: Iris Chang Before and Beyond the Rape of Nanking   


 

Annamarie Pluhar

Wednesday, August 31, 7:00 p.m.

Sharing Housing: A Guidebook for Finding and Keeping Good Housemates 


 
  Kathleen Baty

Thursday, August 25, 7:00 p.m.

College Safety 101: Miss Independent's Guide to Empowerment, Confidence, and Staying Safe  


 

Lev Grossman 

Wednesday, August 24, 7:00 p.m.

The Magician King   


 

Jane Fonda

Thursday, August 18, 7:00 p.m.

Prime Time: Making the Most of Your Life 


   

Betsy and Nick Clinch

Tuesday, August 16, 7:00 p.m.

Through a Land of Extremes: The Littledales of Central Asia 


    Chris Haft

Thursday, August 11, 7:00 p.m.

This Is Our Time! The 2010 World Series Champions San Francisco Giants. The Inside Story: Improbable. Wild. Unforgettable.  


 

Kepler's Local Author Series

Catherine Athans, Ph.D. 

Thursday, July 28, 7:00 p.m.

Make Your Dreams Come True Now!: How to Manifest Your Wishes, Dreams and Desires   


 

George R.R. Martin

Wednesday, July 27, 7:00 p.m.

A Dance with Dragons: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 5  Add to Cart

Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway St., Redwood City

Introduction by Tad Williams, author of fantasy and science fiction books, including the Shadowmarch series.


 

 

Howard Markel, M.D., Ph.D. 

Wednesday, July 27, 7:00 p.m.

An Anatomy of Addiction: Sigmund Freud, William Halsted, and the Miracle Drug Cocaine  Add to Cart


 

Priscilla Gilman

Thursday, July 21, 7:00 p.m.

The Anti-Romantic Child: A Story of Unexpected Joy  

 


    

Doug Edwards

Monday, July 18, 7:00 p.m.

I'm Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59  

 


   

Simon Van Booy  

Friday, July 15, 7:00 p.m.

Everything Beautiful Began After  

  


   

Gail Carriger 

Thursday, July 14, 7:00 p.m.

Heartless  

 


 

Ellen Sussman 

Tuesday, July 12, 7:00 p.m.

French Lessons  


   

Storytime with Land Wilson

Sunday, July 10, 11:30 a.m.

Sofia's Dream  


 

Alice LaPlante 

Wednesday, July 6, 7:00 p.m.

Turn of Mind  Add to Cart 


 

Storytime with Mike Twohy

Sunday, July 3, 11:30 a.m.

Poindexter Makes a Friend  Add to Cart  


 

Kepler's Local Author Series:

James Fadiman, Ph.D. 

Thursday, June 30, 7:00 p.m.

The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide: Safe, Therapeutic, and Sacred Journeys  Add to Cart 


 

 

Kepler's Local Author Series:

Christopher Wachlin, Tia Creighton, and other contributors from the San Francisco and Peninsula Branch of the California Writers Club

Sunday, June 26, 2:00 p.m.

Fault Zone: Words from the Edge  Add to Cart 


  

 

Kepler's Local Author Series:

Aryae Coopersmith 

Thursday, June 23, 7:00 p.m.

Holy Beggars: A Journey from Haight Street to Jerusalem  Add to Cart


  

   Daniel Orozco 

Tuesday, June 21, 7:00 p.m.

Orientation and Other Stories  Add to Cart

 


 

 

Nafisa Haji

Monday, June 20, 7:00 p.m.

The Sweetness of Tears  Add to Cart


 

  Teen Event: Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan

Friday, June 17, 7:00 p.m.

Spoiled  Add to Cart                                               

 


  

 

Ann Patchett 

Wednesday, June 15, 7:00 p.m.

State of Wonder  Add to Cart  


  Youth Event: Lauren Kate

Tuesday, June 14, 7:00 p.m. 

Passion  Add to Cart


  Ron Hansen

Monday, June 13, 7:00 p.m.

A Wild Surge of Guilty Passion  Add to Cart

 


 

 

Patricia Albers

Thursday, June 9, 7:00 p.m.

Joan Mitchell: Lady Painter, A Life  Add to Cart 

 


 

 

Melissa Marr

Friday, June 3, 7:00 p.m.                                                                                                                               

Graveminder  Add to Cart  


   

 

Emma Donoghue 

Thursday, June 2, 7:00 p.m.

Room  Add to Cart

 


 

  

 

Chris Adrian 

Wednesday, June 1, 7:00 p.m.

The Great Night  Add to Cart

 


 

 

Helen Wang

Thursday, May 26, 7:00 p.m.

The Chinese Dream: The Rise of the World's Largest Middle Class and What It Means to You  Add to Cart

     


 

 

Adam Hochschild

Wednesday, May 25, 7:00 p.m.

To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion  Add to Cart  

   


   

 

Julie Orringer                                                                                                                                           

Tuesday, May 24, 7:00 p.m.

The Invisible Bridge  Add to Cart

   


  

 

Steve Earle 

Friday, May 20, 7:00 p.m.

I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive  Add to Cart

  


 

 

Victoria Zackheim

Wednesday, May 18, 7:00 p.m.

He Said What?: Women Write About Moments When Everything Changed  Add to Cart


    

 

Youth Event: Jennifer Holm & Matthew Holm                                                                                                                                   

Saturday, May 14, 2:00 p.m.

Squish #1, Super Amoeba  Add to Cart  


   

 

David K. Shipler

Friday, May 13, 7:00 p.m.

The Rights of the People: How Our Search for Safety Invades Our Liberties  Add to Cart

 


 

  

 

Edward Humes

Thursday, May 12, 7:00 p.m.

Force of Nature: The Unlikely Story of Wal-Mart's Green Revolution  Add to Cart  


 

 

Youth Event: Jeanne Birdsall                                                                                                      

Wednesday, May 11, 7:00 p.m.

The Penderwicks at Point Mouette  Add to Cart                                                    


   

 

William Deresiewicz

Tuesday, May 10, 7:00 p.m.

A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter  Add to Cart

 

 

 


   

 

Hometown Peninsula presents Jeremy Cowan

Monday, May 9, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Craft Beer Bar Mitzfah: A Small Business Memoir: How It Took 13 Years, Extreme Jewish Brewing, and Circus Sideshow Freaks to Make Shmaltz Brewing an International Success  Add to Cart 


 

 

 

Joan Hill, Katie Mahon, & Mary Beth Phillips, Ph.D.

Thursday, May 5, 7:00 p.m.

The Miracle Chase: Three Women, Three Miracles, and a Ten Year Journey of Discovery and Friendship  BUY NOW  


 

  

 

Youth Event: J.L. Powers & Emily Wing-Smith

Wednesday, May 4, 7:00 p.m.

Back When You Were Easier to Love by Emily Wing-Smith  BUY NOW 

This Thing Called the Future by J.L. Powers  BUY NOW

 

 

 

 

Youth Event: Neal Shusterman

Tuesday, May 3, 7:00 p.m.

Everfound  BUY NOW 


 

 

 

Meghan O'Rourke

Monday, May 2, 7:00 p.m.

The Long Goodbye: A Memoir  BUY NOW

 


 

 

Youth Event: Andrea Alban

Sunday, May 1, 4:00 p.m.

Anya’s War  BUY NOW

 


 

 

Youth Event: John Flanagan

Saturday, April 30, 2:00 p.m.

Ranger's Apprentice - Book 10: The Emperor of Nihon-Ja  BUY NOW   


 

 

Mary Gordon

Friday, April 29, 7:00 p.m.

The Love of My Youth  BUY NOW 

 


 

 

 

Lisa Harper

Thursday, April 28, 7:00 p.m.

A Double Life: Discovering Motherhood  BUY NOW

 


 

 

Fiction Writing Workshop with Amanda Quick (a.k.a. Jayne Ann Krentz)

Tuesday, April 26, 7:00 p.m.

Quicksilver: Book Two of the Looking Glass Trilogy  BUY NOW


 

  

 

Kepler's and the Computer History Museum present PAUL ALLEN in conversation with Jose Antonio Vargas 

Monday, April 25, 7:00 p.m.

Idea Man: A Memoir by the Co-founder of Microsoft   BUY NOW  

Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View


 

 

 

Joel Brinkley 

Wednesday, April 20, 7:00 p.m.

Cambodia's Curse: The Modern History of a Troubled Land  BUY NOW   


 

 

 

Wayne Pacelle, President & CEO of the Humane Society of the United States 

Friday, April 15, 7:00 p.m.

The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them  BUY NOW 

 


 

 

Ann Packer 

Thursday, April 14, 7:00 p.m.

Swim Back to Me: Stories  BUY NOW 

  


 

 

Youth Event: Maryrose Wood 

Thursday, April 14, 7:00 p.m.

The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book 2 - The Hidden Gallery  BUY NOW  

 


 

 

 

Billy Collins

Thursday, April 7, 7:00 p.m.

Horoscopes for the Dead: Poems  BUY NOW