Story Is the Thing

Thu May 28 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm UTC-07:00

Kepler's Books | Menlo Park

Kepler's Literary Foundation
Publisher/HostKepler's Literary Foundation
Story Is the Thing Free! Meet and hear from local authors Ellen Barker, Portia Elan, Andrew Lam, and Victoria Tatum.
About this Event

Looking to discover your new favorite author? Join us for our signature reading series, Story Is the Thing, to hear four stellar Northern California fiction authors read from their debut and latest titles.

The Program
6:00 - Reception with the authors
6:30 - Readings, discussion, and Q&A
7:30 - Book signing


Our guests are Ellen Barker for Nothing North of Delmar, a novel of one woman’s post-college foray into the adult realities of landlords, economics, and urban politics; Portia Elan for her dazzling adventure across centuries and continents in search of the things that hold us together, Homebound; Andrew Lam for his literary exploration of love, lust, and loss among Vietnamese immigrants in America, Stories from the Edge of the Sea; and finally Victoria Tatum for her Chinatown-meets-Grapes-of-Wrath novel More Than Any River.


ACCESSIBILITY: To request an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for this event, please email events [at] keplers [dot] org at least one week prior to the event.
We want Kepler’s to be a welcoming and comfortable space for everyone. If you are feeling unwell, especially with respiratory symptoms, please stay home. Thank you for helping us create a safe and considerate environment for our community.

Event Venue

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

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