Past Events

November 9

Geena Davis with Rachel Lindsay

From two-time Academy Award winner and screen icon Geena Davis, the surprising tale of her “journey to badassery”—from her epically polite childhood to roles that loaned her the strength to become a powerhouse in Hollywood.

November 6

Jon Meacham with Larry Wilmore

Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer and New York Times bestselling author Jon Meacham chronicles the life and moral evolution of Abraham Lincoln and explores why and how Lincoln confronted secession, threats to democracy, and the tragedy of slavery in order to expand the possibilities of America
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November 1

Shonda Rhimes & Betsy Beers with Katie Lowes

Inside Bridgerton brings together the creative minds that launched a cultural phenomenon to reveal the intimate behind-the-scenes story of how the hit Netflix series was made. Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers discuss how Julia Quinn’s beloved novels transitioned to the screen.

October 26

Kevin Nealon with Judd Apatow

You may know Kevin Nealon as a celebrated comedian and Saturday Night Live alum—but he also happens to be a talented caricature artist. In I Exaggerate, he shares original full-color caricatures and funny, endearing personal essays about his famous friends. 

October 25

Amber Tamblyn with Roxane Gay

Edited by author, activist, and actress Amber Tamblyn, Listening in the Dark is a compilation of some of today’s most striking women visionaries across industries—in literature, science, art, education, medicine, and politics—who share their experiences engaging with their own inner wisdom in pivotal, crossroad moments.

October 24

An Evening with

Russ Feingold & Peter Prindiville

Join us for an in-person & virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event: Monday, October 24, 2022, 8pm . Presented in association with New Roads School An Evening with Russ Feingold & Peter Prindiville discussing their book,  The Constitution in Jeopardy: An Unprecedented Effort to Rewrite Our Fundamental Law and What We Can Do About It     Ann…

October 23

Yung Pueblo with Sah D’Simone

Join us for a virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event: Sunday, October 23, 2022, 3pm PT/6pm ET   Yung Pueblo in conversation with Sah D’Simone discussing his new book,  Lighter: Let Go of the Past, Connect with the Present, and Expand the Future .     PURCHASE TICKETS TICKETS: $36  Virtual Admission + Signed Book* ***US…

October 19

Constance Wu with Sandra Tsing Loh

A powerful and poignant memoir-in-essays from Constance Wu, the star of Crazy Rich Asians and Hustlers.

October 18

Temple Grandin with Luthern Williams

Twenty-five years after her memoir, Thinking in Pictures, forever changed how the world understood autism, Temple Grandin transforms our awareness of the different ways our brains are wired. With her genius for demystifying science, Grandin draws on cutting-edge research to take us inside visual thinking.

October 12

An Evening with

Pete Souza

Meet the people inside the presidency and go behind the scenes of the West Wing—into the Oval Office and Situation Room, aboard Air Force One, and beyond—with #1 bestselling author and former presidential photographer Pete Souza.