

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Dave Eggers
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 17 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed, 17 Jun, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: Award-winning, bestselling author Dave Eggers returns to Kepler’s with his sweeping new novel, Contrapposto.About this EventDave Eggers, the award-winning and bestselling author of The Circle, Hologram for the King, and The Eyes &amp; the Impossible, returns to Kepler’s with Contrapposto, his sweeping new novel about friendship, love, and the lifelong pursuit of art. About the Book Cricket Dib, born on the American prairie, has no particular prospects or ambitions until, in grade school, he realizes he can draw. He soon meets a girl, Olympia Argyros, one year older, who is captivating and brilliant and far more worldly. Recognizing his talent, she convinces him to deface, with profound vulgarity, a popular playground. Under her direction, he does it willingly, already in love, and thus begins a sixty-five-year entwining between Cricket and Olympia, encompassing friendship, working partnership, and love affair. Together they go to art school—an experience of dubious value—and then navigate the art world for the next five decades, together and apart.Contrapposto is a moving and very funny novel about allies and art, and what it means to be an artist. All through their lives, Cricket sees Olympia as his soulmate and destiny, and while she is always his champion, romantically her eyes are always seeking something—and someone—else. Their love changes over the decades, but their commitment to each other, and their search for meaning in the making of art, never wanes. The novel spans the globe, from New York to Cambodia, Indiana to Paris, and follows Cricket and Olympia through sickness and health, war and death.The novel is a wild and beautiful examination of the rules and market forces of the art world, but chiefly it’s about two friends who believe they can change that world and bring new meaning to it, if only they can start their own movement, dodge charlatans, remain open-eyed and open-hearted, avoid going mad, avoid dying young of rare cancers, stay true to their ideals, and never tire of beauty. Not easy, but not impossible, either.About the Speaker Dave Eggers is the author of The Circle, The Monk of Mokha, A Hologram for the King, What Is the What, and The Museum of Rain, among other books. He is the co-founder of 826 National, a network of youth writing centers, and Art + Water, a nonprofit visual art hub on San Francisco’s waterfront. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Eggers has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and is the recipient of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and the American Book Award. In 2024, The Eyes and the Impossible was awarded the Newbery Medal.COVID SAFETY PROTOCOLS: We strongly encourage attendees to wear masks at our events, although they will NOT be required. We will have masks available for attendees who want them. Do NOT attend the event if you, or any member of your family, have any respiratory symptoms (e.g. cough, runny nose, and/or sore throat), or have had a significant exposure to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.ACCESSIBILITY: We never want cost to be a barrier to admission for our community. Please email events [at] keplers [dot] org if you would like to attend this event but cannot afford a ticket. 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.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/menlo-park/dave-eggers/100001980221460695
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, sports, health-wellness
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fdave-eggers-tickets-1980221460695
- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 45.09, max: 45.09, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Menlo Park
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Kepler's Books
- **lat**: 37.453569
- **long**: -122.182167
- **full address**: Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Kepler's Literary Foundation (https://allevents.in/org/keplers-literary-foundation/22639584)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 17 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, United States
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 45.09 up to 45.09 USD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Kepler's Literary Foundation
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, sports, health-wellness
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Dave Eggers ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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