Kepler’s Books remains hub for literature and activism in the Bay 

Between the bookshelves of Menlo Park’s Kepler’s Books, handwritten writing prompts invite Post-it Note responses from readers. Each sign has over 25 Post-its underneath it, the words all scribbled in the distinct handwriting of the bookstore’s many visitors.

One sign reads, “OUR KEPLER’S MEMORIES: favorite memory at Kepler.” The responses: “My love surprising me and bringing me here.” Another: “Seeing [author] Richard Ford! Thank you Kepler’s. Resist!” 

That word (“Resist!”)...