Organization

The Orphan Master's Son - Adam Johnson, Author

Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books

February 7, 2012

An epic novel and a thrilling literary discovery, The Orphan Master's Son follows a young man's journey through the icy waters, dark tunnels, and eerie spy chambers of the world's most mysterious dictatorship, North Korea.

Pak Jun Do is the haunted son of a lost mother--a singer "stolen" to Pyongyang--and an influential father who runs Long Tomorrows, a work camp for orphans. There the boy is given his first taste of power, picking which orphans eat first and

How to Speak Up Without Freaking Out - Workshop with Author Matthew Abrahams

Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books

February 8, 2012

Concerned about an upcoming interview? Anxious about being asked to provide your thoughts during a meeting? Fearful of being required to give a presentation? Many people are uneasy about speaking in public. In fact, The Book of Lists identifies speaking in front of others as Americans' number one fear.

Hear Matt Abrahams, author of Speaking Up Without Freaking Out: 35 Techniques for Confident, Calm, and Competent Presenting, deliver a workshop designed to provide you

DJ Rising - Love Maia, Author (Youth Event)

Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books

February 9, 2012

Meet Marley, an unassuming high school junior who breathes in music like oxygen. In between caring for his heroin-addicted mother, and keeping his scholarship at a fancy prep school, he dreams of becoming a professional DJ.

When chance lands Marley his first real DJ job, his career as "DJ Ice" suddenly skyrockets, but when heart-rending disaster at home brings Marley crashing back down to earth, he is torn between obligation and following his dreams.

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Connectome... How the Brain's Wiring Makes Us Who We Are - Sebastian Seung, Author

Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books

February 14, 2012

Sebastian Seung, a dynamic young professor at MIT, is at the forefront of a revolution in neuroscience. He believes that our identity lies not in our genes, but in the connections between our brain cells--our own particular wiring.

Seung and a dedicated group of researchers are leading the effort to map these connections, neuron by neuron, synapse by synapse. It is a monumental effort--the scientific equivalent of climbing Mount Everest--but if they succeed, they will uncover

Story Time with Jennifer Fosberry, Author

Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books

February 19, 2012

Jennifer Fosberry takes us on a new imaginative journey featuring everyone's favorite purple-haired, little girl. Previously, Isabella discovered her favorite heroes in My Name Is Not Isabella. Now she travels around the world experiencing its greatest wonders without ever leaving her own backyard.

Why We Broke Up - Daniel Handler, Author and Maira Kalman, Illustrator (Teen Event)

Presented by Kepler's Bookstore and at Menlo Park City Council Chambers

February 2, 2012

Author Daniel Handler--or Lemony Snicket, as he is otherwise known--and illustrator Maira Kalman will share their new book Why We Broke Up.

Min Green and Ed Slaterton are breaking up, so Min is writing Ed a letter and giving him a box. Inside the box is why they broke up. Two bottle caps, a movie ticket, a folded note, a box of matches, a protractor, books, a toy truck, a pair of ugly earrings, a comb from a motel room, and every other item collected over the course of a

The Fault in Our Stars - John Green, Author (Special Teen Event) - SOLD OUT

Presented by Kepler's Bookstore and Fox Theatre at Fox Theatre

January 27, 2012

Attention all nerdfighters: John Green is coming to the Fox Theatre to celebrate his new book with his brother, Hank. Be prepared for a night of music, readings, comedy, free posters, fancy programs, and vlogbrother mayhem! This will be unlike any other reading or booksigning. Come and be entertained.

John Green's latest book is The Fault in Our Stars. Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal,

This Date in San Francisco - John C. Ralston, Author

Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books

January 26, 2012

This Date in San Francisco: 366 Days in the History of Our Fascinating Beloved City has twelve chapters, one for each month, and 366 entries, one for each calendar date of the year, plus nine more entries under "Some Other Dates." Many entries are memorable and highly significant--April 18, 1906, for example, the great Earthquake and Fire. Some are less significant, but all are diverting and/or amusing. A reader might flip through This Date daily just to see what

Shine - Lauren Myracle, Author (Teen Event)

Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books

January 23, 2012

When her best guy friend falls victim to a vicious hate crime in Lauren Myracle's novel Shine, sixteen-year-old Cat sets out to discover who in her small town did it. This daring mystery mines the secrets of a tightly knit Southern community and examines the strength of will it takes to go against everyone you know in the name of justice.

Against a backdrop of poverty, clannishness, drugs, and intolerance, New York Times bestselling author Lauren Myracle has

Man Seeks God... My Flirtations with the Divine - Eric Weiner, Author

Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books

January 19, 2012

When a health scare puts him in the hospital, Eric Weiner--an agnostic by default--finds himself tangling with an unexpected question posed to him by a well-meaning nurse. "Have you found your God yet?" The thought of it nags him, and prods him--and ultimately launches him on a far-flung journey to do just that.

Weiner, a longtime "spiritual voyeur" and inveterate traveler, realizes that while he has been privy to a wide range of religious practices, he's