Past Events

May 26

An Evening with

José Andrés with Jennifer Garner

A lively, authoritative collection of José Andrés’s most beloved recipes from his home country—and the stories of the people and places behind them.

May 20

Lena Dunham with Rita Wilson

Celebrating her first book in over a decade, Lena Dunham returns to the stage for a night of fearless storytelling and no holds barred conversation. A candid, funny, and bracingly honest reflection on illness, fame, sex, and everything in between, Famesick marks a bold return from the award-winning creator of Girls and Too Much. So pull on your pajamas and join us for a night that brings together all the best parts of a slumber party—just not the thing where you call your parents crying because you want to go home. We’ll get nostalgic for the 2010s and frank about anxiety and ambition, and go deep about what it actually means to author your own story. We can’t wait to see you there to celebrate Famesick.

May 19

Tom Selleck with Ted Danson (Santa Barbara)

There are many miles from the business school and basketball court at the University of Southern California to 50 million viewers for the final episode of a TV show called Magnum P.I. Tom Selleck has lived every one of those miles in his own iconoclastic and joyful way.

May 18

Joanna Stern

An Evening with

What happens when intelligent machines aren’t just in our pockets but are also driving our cars, making our decisions, folding our laundry, and educating our kids?

May 12

David Epstein with Eric Barker

How do we do more with less? From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Range, why limits are the key to stimulating creativity, innovation, collaboration, and personal contentment.

May 11

Erin Walsh with Mindy Kaling

Find your personal style, dress for your destiny, and manifest your most magnetic life in this ultimate guide from a renowned celebrity stylist…

May 7

Jamie Lynn Sigler with Laura Dave

Star on the legendary HBO series The Sopranos and podcast co-host with Christina Applegate, Jamie Lynn Sigler opens up about the vicissitudes of life, from early stardom to heartache and love, motherhood, and illness, offering readers an unflinchingly vulnerable exploration of the experiences that have transformed her life.

May 5

Isabel Klee with Kristin Davis

From the social media star behind @SimonSits, Isabel Klee—known for her heartwarming tales of dog rescue—comes a winning memoir about a twenty something woman’s search for true love in New York City and the dogs who helped her find it.
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April 26

Kate Bowler with Rainn Wilson

Spend an evening with Kate Bowler—bestselling author, Duke professor, and expert at telling the truth about being human—in conversation with actor Rainn Wilson. They will discuss joy that doesn’t require us to pretend everything is fine. Expect laughter, honesty, and the rare relief of being told the truth: you can’t always be happy—but you can be joyful, anyway.

April 21

Aziz Abu Sarah & Maoz Inon with Terrence McNally

An Evening with

Two lifelong peace activists and guides to Israel/Palestine, both of whom have lost family in the conflict, take readers on a revealing life-changing journey across this holy, bloodstained land and discover the mythic, political, and personal history that divides but also binds them and their peoples.