"Through selected books and more than 100 free events, Silicon Valley Reads hopes to spark connection, empathy and understanding across Santa Clara County for its 2026 event under the theme Bridges to Belonging. Silicon Valley Reads will officially kick off on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, with a free in-person and live-streamed event at De Anza College in Cupertino with the authors of the three featured adult books."
"The Power of Bridging, a nonfiction work by John A. Powell, offers practical strategies to build an inclusive society where everyone feels they belong. Mainline Mama is Keeonna Harris' memoir about navigating motherhood with an incarcerated partner. Annie Hartnett's Unlikely Animals is a novel about connection and community as seen through the eyes of a woman caring for her dying father, who sees the ghost of natural historian Ernest Harold Baynes, among others."
Silicon Valley Reads centers its 2026 program on the theme Bridges to Belonging, featuring selected books and more than 100 free events designed to spark connection, empathy and understanding across Santa Clara County. The program kicks off Jan. 15, 2026, with a free in-person and live-streamed event at De Anza College in Cupertino featuring the authors of three adult books. Featured titles include The Power of Bridging by John A. Powell, Mainline Mama by Keeonna Harris, and Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett. Events will include author talks, classes, workshops, community discussions, kids crafts and other programs; the full schedule will appear at siliconvalleyreads.org.
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