discussing her book, "The Backyard Bird Chronicles"*** US Orders Only***Join us for a virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event:Saturday, May 25, 2024, 3pm PT/6pm ETAn Evening with Amy TanThe Backyard Bird ChroniclesTICKETS:$45 General Admission ticket + signed copy of Ed Zwick's bookUS Orders only. We only ship to addresses in the USThe virtual version of this event airs on May 25, at 3pm PT/6PM ET and is available on video-on-demand for five days.A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight, written and illustrated by the best-selling author of The Joy Luck ClubAmy Tan is the author of several novels, including The Joy Luck Club and The Bonesetter’s Daughter. She is a co-producer and co-screenwriter of the film version of The Joy Luck Club and is on the board of American Bird Conservancy. She lives in Sausalito, California.“The drawings and essays in this book do a lot more than just describe the birds. They carry a sense of discovery through observation and drawing…The birds that inhabit Amy Tan’s backyard seem a lot like the characters in her novels.” —David Allen Sibley, from the forewordIn 2016, Amy Tan grew overwhelmed by the state Read More ...
Join comedians, actors and self-appointed experts on chit-chat Casey Wilson and Jessica St. Clair as they dispense hilarious and practical advice on how to up your small-talk game. They breathe new life into the lost art of making conversation and their new book THE ART OF SMALL TALK presents simple rules for how to connect with everyone. Learn how to move past idle chatter and start making magic out of the mundane with friends and strangers alike. Wilson, an actress, writer, author, director, and podcaster most recently appeared in "The Shrink Next Door" and "The Righteous Gemstones." Her first book, The Wreckage of My Presence was a NY Times bestseller and is currently being adapted for TV. Actress and writer St. Clair is a Upright Citizens Brigade alum in both LA and NYC. She co-created and co-starred in NBC's "Best Friends Forever" and has started in not one, but two, space comedies: "Space Force" with Steve Carrell and "Avenue 5" opposite Hugh Laurie. VIRTUAL EVENT TICKETS,May 25, 3pm PT/6pm ET (click here)TICKETS:$35 Virtual Admission + audio book*Includes access to watch the event on video-on-demand for five days after it airs. Audiobook will be emailed on the morning of the event, May 25.