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“All art is visual for me, whether I’m painting or trying to write a good song,” says Bob Neuwirth who joins us for this special event in conjunction with a retrospective of his work at Track 16 Gallery. He will be in conversation with David Felton, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and writer.
Continue ReadingA couple write ups from our event with Tina Fey in conversation with Steve Martin. Thanks to all who came out to the Nokia Theatre for an amazing event — over 5000 attended. There were attendees who came from quite a distance, including a gentleman from Denmark! Here’s the Los Angeles Times write up. And…
Continue ReadingHere are links to various review of Tina Fey’s new book, Bossypants. Tina Fey is interviewed by Steve Martin on April 19 at our event at the Nokia Theatre. We have sold our allocation of tickets but there are still tickets available thru Ticketmaster. From the New York Times: “….dagger-sharp, extremely funny new book for…
Continue ReadingTickets are on sale to see Tina Fey interviewed by Steve Martin, April 19 and Nokia Theatre. The Los Angeles Times‘ Jacket Copy says “…It’s a literary event not to be missed.” Thanks to Steve Martin who will be interviewing Tina Fey. Be sure to check out his new banjo CD that launches this…
Continue ReadingFun interview with T.C. Boyle in the Speakeasy column in the Wall Street Journal. T.C. Boyle joins at Live Talks Los Angeles at Track 16 in Santa Monica this Thursday, March 3. Hope to see you there…Here’s an excerpt: What made you want to write a historical novel with such a similar setting? I’m trying…
Continue ReadingThe Los Angeles Times has a review of T.C. Boyle’s new book by Richard Rayner. An excerpt… Mudslides, earthquakes, floods, fires — nothing quite gets T.C. Boyle’s juices going like a natural disaster putting his characters through the wringer. His new novel, “When the Killing’s Done,” opens with an action set piece that is unusually fraught…
Continue ReadingHere’s a review of When the Killing’s Done in the New York Review of Books. An excerpt… T. Coraghessan Boyle’s new When the Killing’s Done falls in nicely with the mood of Margaret Atwood’s vatic sci-fi tales or Jonathan Franzen’s recent, naturalistic Freedom with its impassioned defense of birds. Though he’s been writing for a long time…
Continue ReadingVideo from our event with Anne Rice in conversation with Christopher Rice is now posted in our video channel. It went live on Vimeo yesterday afternoon and has already been viewed in 23 countries. Enjoy, share…
Continue ReadingAnne Rice’s Of Love and Evil is the second in the ‘Songs of the Seraphim’ series and is set at the Mission Inn in Riverside. The inspiration came to her when she moved from New Orleans to Rancho Mirage in 2006 and stayed at the Inn. From an article in the Press-Enterprise: “We came and I…
Continue ReadingAnother video clip from our interview with Anne Rice. We asked her about her reading regimen — is it fiction or non fiction, news, etc….Also here’s an excerpt from the New York Times review of her new book, Of Love and Evil. “Of Love and Evil” arrives in the wake of Rice’s well-publicized rejection of…
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