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Mini organ performance will precede our Malcolm Gladwell event on Oct 7

We’re excited about our upcoming event with Malcolm Gladwell on October 7th. It’s the first in a series of events we are presenting with Wilshire Boulevard Temple at both their locations — the renovated sanctuary in Korea Town as well as their Westside campus. Over 1400 tickets have been sold for this event, and we…

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Live Talks LA Special discount for folks impacted by the Government shut down

We are very excited about our upcoming event with Malcolm Gladwell that we present in association with Wilshire Boulevard Temple.  Gladwell will be in conversation with Tim Long, a writer/producer on The Simpsons.  Malcolm Gladwell’s new book is David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants. The event is a GO LA pick…

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Susan Orlean to interview Erica Jong at Live Talks LA, Oct 30

We are excited to share that  Susan Orlean will interview Erica Jong at our Live Talks Los Angeles event on October 30th (Moss Theatre, Santa Monica). The occasion is the 4oth anniversary of Erica Jong’s novel, Fear of Flying.  Ticket info here. Susan Orlean is author of Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend  and The Orchid Thief: A True…

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Malcolm Gladwell in the news, reviews, the buzz…

  We look forward to our event with Malcolm Gladwell on Monday, October 7th in the newly renovated Wilshire Boulevard Temple. Click here for tickets. His upcoming book, David and Goliath is out on October 1.  Here’s some of the buzz… — Read an excerpt of David and Goliath  here — The Atlantic, September 18,…

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Jonathan Gold to interview Chef Daniel Boulud at Live Talks LA, October 24

We are excited to share that Los Angeles Times Food Critic Jonathan Gold will interview Chef Daniel Boulud at our Live Talks Los Angeles event on October 24th (William Turner Gallery, Bergamot Arts Center, Santa Monica). Boulud’s upcoming book is, Daniel: My French Cuisine. Ticket info here. Boulud is a world-renowned French chef based in New York, who owns…

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Brian Dennehy to interview Scott Turow at Live Talks LA, Nov 5, Aero Theatre

We are excited to welcome Brian Dennehy to Live Talks Los Angeles on November 5th (The Aero Theatre in Santa Monica), where he will interview Scott Turow.  They will discuss the writing life and Turow’s upcoming new novel, Identical. Ticket info here. Veteran actor Brian Dennehy has received countless honors over his storied career on stage and screen:…

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October 22 — An Evening with Will Self

Will Self, whose novel Umbrella was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, is an English author, journalist and television personality. He is the author of nine novels; five collections of shorter fiction, three novellas and five collections of non-fiction writing (Umbrella; Walking to Hollywood; The Quantity Theory of Insanity; My Idea of Fun; Cock & Bull; Great Apes and others).

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November 17 — Mitch Albom in conversation with Bradley Whitford

Mitch Albom is a best-selling author, screenwriter, playwright and nationally-syndicated columnist. The author of five consecutive No.1 New York Times bestsellers, his books have collectively sold more than 33 million copies in forty-two languages worldwide. Tuesdays with Morrie, spent four straight years atop the New York Times list.

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November 6 — An Evening with Doris Kearns Goodwin

Doris Kearns Goodwin is the author of the runaway bestseller Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. She won the Pulitzer Prize in history for No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II and is also the author of the bestsellers Wait Till Next Year, The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys, and Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream

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November 5 — Scott Turow in conversation with Brian Dennehy

Turow returns to Live Talks LA with his new novel, Identical. Over twenty years ago, Turow wrote Presumed Innocent – the #1 bestseller that invented the legal thriller. The novel remained on The New York Times bestseller list for 45 weeks and not only launched his career, it also marked the beginning of one of the most successful categories in the suspense genre.

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