Menlo Park Literary Arts Events

San Francisco's 2012 Summer Read

Sunday, June 3 12:00p
San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco
San Francisco Public Library is encouraging all readers in San Francisco to pick up, tune in, or log on to a new book this summer.

Teen Event: The Fierce Reads Tour

Friday, June 8 7:00p
Kepler's Books, Menlo Park
The Fierce Reads Tour: Anna Banks, Leigh Bardugo, Jennifer Bosworth, Emmy Laybourne, and Marissa Meyer Five amazing debut authors with five extraordinary tales.

David Brin discusses and signs his latest novel Existence

Saturday, June 23 7:00p
Kepler's Books, Menlo Park
Bestselling, award-winning futurist David Brin returns to globe-spanning, high concept SF with Existence.

Journalist Nancy Mullane discusses and signs: Life After Murder: Five Men in Search of Redemption

Tuesday, July 24 7:00p
Kepler's Books, Menlo Park
Once a murderer, always a murderer? Or can a murderer be redeemed? Award-winning journalist found herself facing these questions when she accepted an assignment to report on the exploding costs of incarceration

Story Time with John Rocco

Thursday, June 28 11:00a
Kepler's Books, Menlo Park
One hot summer night in the city, all the power goes out. The TV shuts off and a boy wails, "Mommm!" His sister can no longer use the phone, Mom can't work on her computer, and Dad can't finish cooking dinner.

Story Time with Linda Petrie Bunch

Sunday, June 10 11:00a
Kepler's Books, Menlo Park
Let Linda Petrie Bunch introduce you to Hannah, the Bernese Mountain Dog, as she frolics on the beaches of Carmel testing the ocean waters, crafting sand creations, and navigating the surf with board and sail.

Anita Hughes discusses and signs her debut novel, Monarch Beach

Thursday, June 28 7:00p
Kepler's Books, Menlo Park
Anita Hughes' Monarch Beach is an absorbing debut novel about one woman’s journey back to happiness after an affair splinters her perfect marriage and life—what it means to be loved, betrayed and to love again.