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Fun 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…
Continue ReadingAnother video clip from our interview with Anne Rice. We asked her about her son becoming an author. Was this something she encouraged or particularly nurtured? Christopher will be interviewing Anne on January 6th at Zipper Hall at The Colburn School. He is the author of five New York Times best-selling novels, the most recent…
Continue ReadingVideo from our event with Simon Winchester in conversation with Patt Morrison on November 18 at Track 16 at Bergamot Station is now live in below. You can see all our videos in our VIDEO channel. Enjoy, share…
Continue ReadingThe video from our event with Roger McGuinn at Track 16 on November 22 is now posted. You can see the full show in our VIDEO section, and here is a shorter portion from the audience Q&A part of the evening in our YouTube channel.
Continue ReadingAnother video clip from our interview with Anne Rice. This time — given that our event supports the West Hollywood Public Library — we asked her about her fondest library moments…Enjoy, Share, and join us on January 6 at Zipper Hall. Anne Rice will be in conversation with her son, Christopher Rice.
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