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Bradley Whitford to interview Bishop Gene Robinson at Live Talks LA on Oct 5 – Straight Talk on Gay Marriage

We’re happy to share that Bradley Whitford will interview Bishop Gene Robinson at our Live Talks Los Angeles event on October 5th,  at All Saints Church Pasadena.   More info and tickets here. Bishop Robinson is at the forefront of the gay rights movement. Join us for a frank discussion of the critical civil rights…

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T.C. Boyle in the news…at Live Talks LA on Sept 27…

We’re excited to have T.C. Boyle back at Live Talks Los Angeles.  We host Boyle at Track 16 at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica on Thursday, September 27th. We last hosted him in 2011, and here’s the video.  Hector Tobar reviews Boyle’s latest — his 14th novel — in the Los Angeles Times (September 16).  Here are…

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Merrill Markoe interviews Chris Elliott at Live Talks LA, Oct 11

 We are excited to welcome the very funny and Emmy Award-winning Merrill Markoe to Live Talks Los Angeles on October 11 to interview  funny man Chris Elliott discussing his memoir, The Guy Under the Sheets: The Unauthorized Autobiography.  Event details here. Markoe’s latest book, is Cool, Calm and Contentious: Essays.            

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October 10 — An Evening with Sandra Cisneros in conversation with Hector Tobar

Sandra Cisneros returns to Live Talks Los Angeles. The internationally acclaimed author of The House on Mango Street shares a deeply moving tale of loss, grief, and healing.

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Garry Marshall to interview Penny Marshall at Live Talks LA, Oct 3

We’re pleased that Garry Marshall will be returning to Live Talks Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 3rd to interview his sister Penny Marshall discussing her memoir. We hosted him in May discussing his memoir, My Happy Days in Hollywood with KTLA’s Sam Rubin.  Here’s ticket and more information on the Penny Marshall/Garry Marshall event. Garry Marshall in…

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Naomi Wolf in the news. At @LiveTalksLA on Sept 18.

We host Naomi Wolf on Sept 18 in conversation with Terrence McNally discussing her new book, Vagina: A New Biography.  Ticket info here  Naomi Wolf in the news: —  Los Angeles Times, September 9 — Review: Naomi Wolf, Hanna Rosin tackle women in a new century — San Francisco Chronicle, September 10 —Naomi Wolf pens paean to good sex…

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October 11 — An Evening with Chris Elliott in conversation with Merrill Markoe

A behind-the scenes memoir so personal, so provocative–that Chris Elliott nearly sued himself to halt publication. Because no one will write an unauthorized biography about comedian Chris Elliott, he’s had to do it himself. You don’t want to miss this hilarious evening.

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October 5 — An Evening with Bishop Gene Robinson in conversation with Bradley Whitford

Straight Talk on Gay Marriage. The religious leader at the forefront of the gay rights movement in a frank discussion of the critical civil rights issue of our time. He is the first openly gay person to be elected bishop in the Episcopal church.

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October 3 — An Evening with Penny Marshall in conversation with Garry Marshall

Penny Marshall (Big, A League of Their Own) shares her funny and intimate memoir taking us from the stage of The Jackie Gleason Show in 1955 to Hollywood’s star-studded sets, offering up some hilarious detours along the way — marriages, her friendships, her breakout role on The Odd Couple, and more…

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September 27 — An Evening with T.C. Boyle

The inimitable and acclaimed writer returns to Live Talks Los Angele with his newest and fourteenth novel, San Miguel — a soaring historical narrative about two families trying to start new lives on a windswept, near-desolate island just off the coast of southern California.

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