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July 25 — Reza Aslan in conversation with Rainn Wilson

Reza Aslan, bestselling author of No god but God and How to Win a Cosmic War comes to Live Talks Los Angeles for a conversation with Rainn Wilson to share a fascinating, provocative, and meticulously researched biography of Jesus.

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Colum McCann in @LosAngelesTimes. We host him 6-18 at Live Talks LA

We host Colum McCann on June 18th at the William Turner Gallery at Bergamot Station. He’ll be discussing his new novel, Transatlantic.  Ticket info here. McCann was featured as the Sunday Interview in the Los Angeles Times on May 26th.  Here’s an excerpt… National Book Award winner Colum McCann’s ninth book, “TransAtlantic,” is a fictionalized…

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June 18 — Colum McCann in conversation with Carolyn Kellogg

National Book Award winner Colum McCann is bestselling author of the novels Let the Great World Spin, Zoli, Dancer, This Side of Brightness, and Songdogs, as well as two critically acclaimed story collections. Published in thirty-five languages, he has been named one of Esquire’s “Best & Brightest,” and his short film Everything in This Country Must was nominated for an Oscar in 2005.

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We’re adding to our venues: The Alex Theatre in Glendale | Upcoming events: Burt Bacharach, Phil Jackson, Neil Gaiman

As we continue to grow Live Talks Los Angeles, we are happy to share that we will be producing some of our events at the historic Alex Theatre in Glendale.  We have the following events scheduled at the Alex, with more to come. Ticket info in each of the links… May 14 Burt Bacharach in conversation with Mitch Albom…

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May 17 — Burt Bacharach in conversation with Carole Bayer Sager (Santa Monica)

Burt Bacharach, the legendary songwriter and composer, has written more than seventy Top 40 hits and won three Academy Awards, eight Grammys, and an Emmy, was nominated for a Tony, and received the prestigious Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

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June 12 — Phil Jackson in conversation with John Salley

Phil Jackson is arguably the greatest coach in the history of the NBA. He coached the Chicago Bulls winning six NBA titles; and the Los Angeles Lakers winning five titles. He was a player on the 1970 and 1973 NBA champion New York Knicks teams. Join us for a conversation on motivation and competition at the highest levels; and about what it takes to bring out the best in ourselves and others.

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May 14 — An Evening with Burt Bacharach in conversation with Mitch Albom

Burt Bacharach, the legendary songwriter and composer, has written more than seventy Top 40 hits and won three Academy Awards, eight Grammys, and an Emmy, was nominated for a Tony, and received the prestigious Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. He shares his distinguished career in music and his personal story. He is interviewed by Mitch Albom, best selling author and journalist.

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June 27 — An Evening with Neil Gaiman

From one of the world’s most beloved storytellers––#1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman––comes his first adult novel in eight years. Wondrous and imaginative, and at times deeply scary, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, captures the very essence of childhood fear and uncertainty.

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May 23 — An Evening with Deepak Chopra and Sanjiv Chopra

We welcome back Deepak Chopra to Live Talks Los Angeles. We host him with his brother, Sanjiv, and they share their story from childhood of their personal struggles and triumphs as doctors, immigrants, and brothers. “Brotherhood” is a story about two brothers coming over from India—one to pursue Western medicine, the other to pioneer the merging of modern medicine and ancient wisdom.

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April 24 — An Evening with Billy Ray Cyrus in conversation with Sam Rubin

Multi-platinum selling recording artist Billy Ray Cyrus’ debut album, “Some Gave All,” is the best-selling debut of all time for a solo male artist. “Achy Breaky Heart” propelled the album to the top of the charts for a record-breaking 17 weeks. He recently released his 13th studio album, “Change My Mind.”

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