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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 come excerpts…
San Miguel Island is a real place, the westernmost of the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California. In Boyle’s book, it’s a patch of earth beyond the end of the western frontier, a place where the mythical western ethos makes its last stand.
“Terra incognita,” one of his characters calls it. “Terra insolita … the last scrap of land the continent had to offer, an island tossed out in the ocean like an afterthought.”
“San Miguel” tells the story of the people who lived there in the final decade of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th. They raise sheep, living an often-harsh existence amid seals, eagles and storms that sweep in from the Pacific.
…”San Miguel” is the prolific Boyle’s 14th novel. As always, he fills his pages with wonderfully precise character studies and lush descriptions of the physical landscape.
…For lovers of California literature especially, “San Miguel” will be a welcome addition to their reading lists
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.
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 conversation with Sam Rubin from Ted Habte-Gabr on Vimeo.
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
— New Yorker, September 10 — The Space in Between
— TruthDig, September 8 — The Brain-Vagina connection
— The Economist, September 8 — Tunnel of Love
Marcus Samuelsson in the news, we host him tomorrow at Live Talks Los Angeles, @livetalksla, @Marcuscooks
Tomorrow, we host acclaimed chef Marcus Samuelsson who will discuss his memoir, Yes! Chef with David Burtka of E! News at 8pm at Track 16 at Bergamot Station, Santa Monica. Event details our website.
Samuelsson in the news…
— Los Angeles Times, July 3, Russ Parsons reviews Yes! Chef in the Los Angeles Times
— USA Today, July 8, Chef Samuelsson serves up a revealing memoir
— New York Times, July 2, Chef’s Picnic: Marcus Samuelsson
— Wall Street Journal, June 29, Memoir of a Flavor: Chasing Top Chef
— Huffington Post, July 1, Chef Marcus Samuelsson on eating all over the world
— Business Week, June 26, Samuelsson memoir traces rise from Ethiopia to Obama
Samuelsson is the author of several award-winning cookbooks and the forthcoming memoir, Yes, Chef. Among his many accolades: the youngest chef to ever achieve two three-star reviews from The New York Times and he has been honored by the James Beard Foundation on multiple occasions including “Rising Star Chef” (1999), “Best Chef: New York City” (2003), and “Best International Cookbook” (2007). In 2010, Chef Samuelsson beat out 21 fellow chefs on the second season of the television competition Top Chef Masters on Bravo.
In 2010, Marcus opened Red Rooster Harlem,and was tasked with planning and executing the Obama Administration’s first State dinner. Samuelsson will be in conversation with David Burtka of E! News.
David Westin in the news, speaks at Live Talks Biz on 5/31 w/ @willow_bay on tv news
We host David Westin, former president of ABC News on May 31st in conversation with Willow Bay talking about the tv news business. His memoir, Exit Interview, was recently released. Ticket info here.
David Westin in the news…
— Wall Street Journal, May 22, Channeling the News
— Mediabistro, May 22, Former ABC News President Recalls Iraq Regret, ABC Layoffs
— FoxNews, May 22, Judging Fairmess in the Media (on O’Reilly Factor)
— Marketplace, May 22, On the state of the news today
— Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC, May 23, David Westin on his time at ABC News