"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 2026 centers on the theme Bridges to Belonging and aims to spark connection, empathy and understanding across Santa Clara County. The program features selected books and more than 100 free events, including talks, classes, workshops, community discussions and kids crafts. The official kickoff is Jan. 15, 2026, with a free in-person and live-streamed event at De Anza College in Cupertino that highlights the three featured adult books. The featured books include The Power of Bridging by John A. Powell, Keeonna Harris' memoir Mainline Mama, and Annie Hartnett's novel Unlikely Animals. The complete schedule will be available at siliconvalleyreads.org.
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