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Laura Dern & Diane Ladd with Cleo Wade, "Honey, Baby, Mine: A Mother and Daughter Talk Life, Death, Love (and Banana pudding)"Join us for an in-person* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Monday, May 8, 2022, 8pm*Virtual event airs on May 11 at 6pm PT/9pm ETLaura Dern and Diane Ladd with Cleo Wade "Honey, Baby, Mine: A Mother and Daughter Talk Life, Death, Love (and Banana Pudding)"TICKETS:$46 General Admission ticket + signed copy of the book$25 General Admission ticketAdditional books available for purchase at eventFace masks recommendedTickets also include opportunity to watch the virtual event The virtual version of this event airs on May 11, at 6pm PT/9PM ET and is available on video-on-demand for five days Tickets for the virtual event can be purchased here (includes the book)ASL interpreter provided upon request.Free parking at the venuePresented in association with New Roads School.What happens when we are brave enough to speak our truths to the ones we love the most? Join award-winning actress and activist Laura Dern and her mother, legendary actress Diane Ladd, for a deeply personal conversation on love, art, ambition, and legacy, inspired by her own heart-to-hearts. Laura Dern is an award-winning actress, producer, creator, and activist. She has received a number of accolades, including an Read More ...

Abraham Verghese with Aimee Liu discussing his novel, "The Covenant of Water."*** US orders only. We only ship books to addresses in the US. Join us for a virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event:Tuesday, May 9, 2022, 6pm PST/9pm ESTAbraham Verghese with Aimee Liudiscussing the writing life and his novel, "The Covenant of Water"*Interviewer to be announcedTICKETS:$40 Ticket: Virtual Admission + a signed copy of the bookTicket includes opportunity to watch the event on video-on-demand for five days, thru May 14 at midnight.Books ship one week after the event.From the bestselling author of Cutting for Stone comes The Convenant of Water, a stunning and magisterial epic of love, faith, and medicine set in Kerala, South India.A shimmering evocation of a bygone era, Abraham Verghese’s latest novel, fourteen years in the making, is a masterful literary feat—a hymn to progress in medicine and to human understanding, and a humbling testament to the difficulties undergone by past generations for the sake of those alive today.Abraham Verghese’s acclaimed earlier books are My Own Country, The Tennis Partner, and Cutting for Stone, which spent over two years on the New York Times bestseller list, was translated into more than 20 languages, and sold more than 1.5 million copies in the U.S. alone. It’s currently being Read More ...

An Evening with Michio Kaku discussing his book, "Quantum Supremacy: How the Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything"*** US orders only. We only ship books to addresses in the US. Join us for a virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event:Wednesday, May 10, 2022, 6pm PST/9pm ESTAn Evening with Michio Kaku "Quantum Supremacy: How the Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything"*Interviewer to be announcedTICKETS:$40 Ticket: Virtual Admission + a signed copy of the bookTicket includes opportunity to watch the event on video-on-demand for five days, thru May 15 at midnight.Books ship one week after the event.An exhilarating tour of humanity's next great technological achievement—quantum computing—which may eventually illuminate the deepest mysteries of science and solve some of humanity's biggest problems, like global warming, world hunger, and incurable disease, by the bestselling author of The God Equation.Some are touting quantum computing as humanity's next great technological achievement—as revolutionary as the transistor and microchip before it. Now, Dr. Michio Kaku—bestselling author of The God Equation—explores how it might illuminate the deepest mysteries of science and impact every aspect of our daily lives.Quantum Supremacy: How the Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything, including helping us live longer, healthier lives.Already, automotive companies, medical researchers, and consulting firms are betting Read More ...

Laura Dern & Diane Ladd with Cleo Wade, "Honey, Baby, Mine: A Mother and Daughter Talk Life, Death, Love (and Banana pudding)"*** US orders only. We only ship books to addresses in the US. Join us for a virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event:Thursday, May 11, 2023, 6pm PST/9pm ESTLaura Dern and Diane Ladd with Cleo Wade "Honey, Baby, Mine: A Mother and Daughter Talk Life, Death, Love (and Banana Pudding)"TICKETS:$40 Ticket: Virtual Admission + a signed copy of the bookTicket includes opportunity to watch the event on video-on-demand for five days, thru May 16 at midnight.Books ship one week after the event.What happens when we are brave enough to speak our truths to the ones we love the most? Join award-winning actress and activist Laura Dern and her mother, legendary actress Diane Ladd, for a deeply personal conversation on love, art, ambition, and legacy, inspired by her own heart-to-hearts. Laura Dern is an award-winning actress, producer, creator, and activist. She has received a number of accolades, including an Academy Award, an Emmy, and five Golden Globe Awards. Dern is also a passionate environmentalist..Diane Ladd is an international award-winning actress, receiving a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and Women of the Year award. She is a three-time Read More ...

Holocaust Museum LA presents “The American Way,” a book talk with authors Bonnie Siegler and Helene Stapinski moderated by entertainment personality and television host Melissa Rivers, Thursday, May 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the museum. Hailed by booklist as "a beautifully hopeful tale about what it means to live the American dream, how ordinary people can become real-life superheroes, and the serendipitous ways in which strangers impact our lives,” “The American Way” is the thrilling real-life adventure of Siegler’s grandfather and how the head of DC comics rescued his family in Berlin as they fled the Nazis. Famous characters appear throughout the book, including Oscar-winning director Billy Wilder, Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio. The New York Times cited “The American Way’s” “gripping, intertwined stories.” Books will be available for purchase, provided by Chevalier’s Books; and a signing will follow the book talk. To get the book in advance, go to https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-american-way-a-true-story-of-nazi-escape-superman-and-marilyn-monroe-bonnie-siegler/18751580?ean=9781982171667.

Dave Barry in conversation with Paul Levine discussing his novel, "Swamp Story."Join us for an in-person* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Thursday, May 11, 2023, 8pm*Virtual event airs on May 16 at 6pm PT/9pm ETDave Barry in conversation with Paul Levine discussing the writing life and his novel, "Swamp Story."TICKETS:$46 General Admission ticket + signed copy of "Above Ground"$20 General Admission ticketAdditional books available for purchase at eventFace masks recommendedTickets also include opportunity to watch the virtual event The virtual version of this event airs on May 16 at 6pm PT/9PM ET and is available on video-on-demand for five days Tickets for the virtual event can be purchased here (includes the book)ASL interpreter provided upon request.Free parking at the venuePulitzer Prize–winning bestselling author and actual Florida Man Dave Barry returns to our stage with his latest—Swamp Story, a Florida caper full of oddballs and more twists and turns than a snake slithering away from a gator.You’re guaranteed to laugh as Barry tells us about life as a humorist on the ground down in Florida and how it inspired his latest novel. In short, Swamp Story tells the tale of a woman trapped in the Everglades and how she’s terrorized by an ex who’s a Read More ...