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Thanks to all who came out to Track 16 last night for our event with P.J.O’Rourke. He was on Patt Morrison’s show this afternoon. So if you missed our event, here’s audio from KPCC. If you missed the event and are still interested in a signed book, our friends at Diesel Bookstore in Brentwood have…
Continue ReadingWe are very pleased to be hosting Lewis Black in conversation with Craig Ferguson on Nov 2 at The El Rey Theater. Tickets are selling pretty fast, so get ’em early. They’ll discuss Black’s new book, I’m Dreaming of a Black Christmas, which is described as follows: “…a firsthand peek inside how he deals with…
Continue ReadingSir Michael Caine will be at Live Talks on Oct 28 at Zipper Hall at The Colburn School, downtown Los Angeles. He will be discussing his new memoir, The Elephant to Hollywood. The Telegraph in the UK has a nice interview with Caine on his upcoming book. Here’s an excerpt that explains the title of…
Continue ReadingWe are half tempted to play this video before our Live Talks event with Robert Reich on Sept 29. He has a great sense of humor….
Continue ReadingReich’s book, Aftershock, is reviewed in today’s NYT. Also in today’s NYT are excerpts from the book. Noted from the review: — Caught between rising aspirations and stagnant wages, Reich says, middle-class Americans have gone through a series of coping mechanisms. First, women joined the workforce, giving families a second income. Then husbands and wives…
Continue ReadingAn excerpt from Ken Follett’s Fall of Giants from the Wall Street Journal. Join us for a special evening with Ken Follett on September 30 at Zipper Hall at The Colburn School. Like all Live Talks events, the ticket proceeds support different causes. The Follett event supports the West Hollywood Library Fund which is…
Continue ReadingHere’s video of the Ken Follett interview on the Tavis Smiley show on PBS from Aug 17, 2010…Follett appears at Live Talks on September 30 at Zipper Hall. This event is supporting the West Hollywood Public Library.
Continue ReadingVideo of Carl Hiaasen in conversation with Carolyn Kellogg is now up in the Live Talks vimeo channel…
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