​Silicon Valley Reads Videos

2010-2020

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2020 Videos

SVReads events at India Community Center on the theme of "Women: Making It Happen." Conversation between Vinita Gupta and Raji Pillai. Synopsis 1.

SVReads events at India Community Center on the theme of "Women: Making It Happen." Conversation between Anu Shukla and Shyla Sohoni. Synopsis 2.

Author Julian Guthrie discusses her book "Alpha Girls" at Palo Alto City Library Rinconada Branch as part of "Silicon Valley Reads."

The Better Part - Silicon Valley Reads
More than just a reading program, Silicon Valley Reads (SVR) is a community engagement program which offers free events and activities for all ages throughout Santa Clara County. They actively promote an appreciation of good literature and supports education and lifelong learning.

2020 Silicon Valley Reads Kick-Off event...
Author Julian Guthrie will be joined for a panel discussion with the four extraordinary women who are the “Alpha Girls” – Mary Jane Elmore, Theresia Gouw, Sonja Hoel Perkins, Magdalena Yesil -- moderated by Mercury News columnist Sal Pizarro. Presented with Commonwealth Club Silicon Valley and De Anza College.

2019 Videos

Essay Contest Winners
Silicon Valley Reads essay contest student winners share their journey in writing their essays.

1st place: Youthika Anbu - Essay | Video

2nd place: Indraja Babu - Essay | Video

3rd place: Ryland Adzich - Essay | Video

2019 Silicon Valley Reads Kick-Off event...
New York Times four-time best-selling author, A.J. Jacobs, participates in a presentation and Q&A session regarding his book It's All Relative to kick-off the 2019 Silicon Valley Reads event.

Authors interviewed by Sal Pizarro
Authors Paula Williams Madison (Finding Samuel Lowe) and Bill Griffeth (The Stranger in My Genes: A Memoir) are interviewed live on stage by Mercury News columnist Sal Pizarro, for the 2019 Silicon Valley Reads event hosted at the Visual and Performing Arts Center at De Anza.

Asian Pacific America with Robert Handa: Silicon Valley Reads 2019 (Published Thursday, Feb 21, 2019)

2018 Videos

2018 Silicon Valley Reads Kick-off event...

Authors Mark Lukach (My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward) and Rachel Khong (Goodbye, Vitamin) are interviewed live on stage by Mercury News columnist Sal Pizarro, to kick-off the 2018 Silicon Valley Reads event.

2017 Videos

2017 Silicon Valley Reads Kick-off event...

Adam Benforado, author of Unfair: The New Science of Criminal Injustice, is interviewed live on stage by Mercury News columnist Sal Pizarro, to kick-off the 2017 Silicon Valley Reads event.

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2016 Videos

2016 Silicon Valley Reads Kick-off event...

Authors Benjamin Parzybok (Sherwood Nation) and Emmi Itaranta (Memory of Water) sit down with Mercury News columnist, Sal Pizarro, to discuss their novels. This served as the kick-off event for Silicon Valley Reads at Campbell Heritage Theater on February 26th, 2016.

2015 Videos

2015 Silicon Valley Reads Kick-off event...

Authors No Violet Bulawayo (We Need New Names), Christina Henriquez (The Book of Unknown Americans), and Bich Minh Nguyen (Stealing Buddah's Dinner) sit down with Mercury News Columnist, Sal Pizarro, to discuss their books. This served as the Silicon Valley Reads Kick-Off event at Campbell Heritage Theater on February 4th, 2015.

Asian Pacific America welcomes Silicon Valley Reads (March 9, 2015) NBC Bay Area Proud

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2014 Videos

2014 Silicon Valley Reads Kick-off event...

Authors Nicholas G. Carr and Robin Sloan talk about their novels with Mercury News Columnist, Mike Cassidy. This served as the kick-off event for Silicon Valley Reads at Campbell Heritage Theater on January 22, 201

Nicholas Carr appearing at Santa Clara University on Feb. 27, 2014 (Santa Clara University website)

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Santa Clara County Family Album (March 1, 2014) - This is the video version of A Family Album, based on a poem by Nils Peterson. This version was edited and compiled by Erica Goss, Los Gatos Poet Laureate.

2013 Videos

2013 Silicon Valley Reads Kick-off event...

Authors Brian Castner and Sue Diaz talk about their novels with Mercury News columnist, Mike Cassidy. This served as the kick-off event for Silicon Valley Reads at Campbell Heritage Theater on January 30, 2013.

2012 Videos

2012 Silicon Valley Reads Kick-off event...

Authors G. Willow Wilson (The Butterfly Mosque) and Sumbul Ali-Karamali (The Muslim Next Door) discuss their books with Mike Cassidy. This served as the kick-off event for Silicon Valley Reads at Campbell Heritage Theater on January 25th, 2012.

2010 Videos

2010 Silicon Valley Reads Kick-off event...

A conversation with author Michael Pollan (In Defense of Food). Interviewed by Mercury News columnist, Mike Cassidy.

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