Past Events

September 26

Sarah J. Maas with Christina Lauren

Join us for a virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event: Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 5pm PT/8pm ET . Sarah J. Maas in conversation with Christina Lauren a special virtual event for the paperback release of House of Sky and Breath (in the Crescent City series). .. PURCHASE TICKETS (Click here) $20   Virtual Admission only (international orders welcome) (Sale…

September 26

Mustafa Suleyman

An urgent warning of the unprecedented risks that AI and other fast-developing technologies pose to global order, and how we might contain them while we have the chance—from a co-founder of the pioneering artificial intelligence company DeepMind

September 21

Daniel Ziblatt with Terrence McNally

A call to reform our antiquated political institutions before it’s too late—from the New York Times bestselling authors of How Democracies Die

September 19

Bernie Taupin with Cameron Crowe

Bernie Taupin has worked in partnership with legendary singer, composer and pianist Elton John since 1967—one of the most successful and long-running musical collaborations in music history.

September 18

Cedric the Entertainer with Kevin Frazier

The first novel from one of the original Kings of Comedy, Cedric “The Entertainer,” an engaging and entertaining crime caper that is a valentine to close-knit black families and tightly woven communities struggling to get by during the Depression and World War II.

September 16

Matthew McConaughey

The debut picture book by Academy Award-winning actor and #1 New York Times bestselling author Matthew McConaughey

July 31

Colson Whitehead with Steph Cha

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winning Colson Whitehead continues his Harlem saga in a powerful and hugely-entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory.

June 27

Frances Haugen with Brian Merchant

Join us for an in-person & virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event: Tuesday, June 27, 2023, 8pm . Presented in association with New Roads School Frances Haugen in conversation with Brian Merchant discussing her book, The Power of One: How I Found the Strength to Tell the Truth and Why I Blew the Whistle on Facebook  .…

June 26

Michael Milken with Frank Luntz

After two decades of actively supporting medical research as a philanthropist, Milken became a patient in 1993 when he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Over the last three decades, he has increased his focus on making the research process more effective and efficient.

June 14

An Evening with

Richard North Patterson

Join us for an in-person & virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event: Wednesday, June 14, 2023, 8pm . Presented in association with New Roads School An Evening with Richard North Patterson* *interviewer to be announced discussing the writing life and his novel, Trial . Ann and Jerry Moss Theatre at New Roads School Herb Alpert Educational Village 3131…