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discussing her book "An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s"Join us for an in-person and virtual* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Monday, May 6, 2024, 8pm*Virtual event airs on May 11 at 3pm PT/6pm ETAn Evening with Doris Kearns GoodwinAn Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960sTICKETS:$50 General Admission ticket + signed copy of Doris Kearns Goodwin's book$25 General Admisison ticket$125 VIP Reception with Doris Kearns Goodwin (6:30-7:30pm)+ Reserved Section Seat and Signed BookAdditional books available for purchase at eventFace masks recommendedThe virtual version of this event airs on May 11 at 3pm PT/6PM 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.F ree parking at the venueOne of America’s most beloved historians artfully weaves together biography, memoir, and history. In An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s, Doris Kearns Goodwin takes you along on the emotional journey she and her husband, Dick Goodwin embarked upon in the last years of his life.Doris Kearns Goodwin’s work for President Johnson launched her career as a presidential historian. Her first book was Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream. Next Read More ...

Hear from a panel of poets and writers as they share their stories and discuss what it means to be Asian American during AAPI Heritage MonthWeHo Reads: Asian Diaspora Talk StoryWednesday, May 8, 2024 | 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.6:30 reception, 7 pm start, 8:30 endWest Hollywood Library Community Room, 625 N. San Vicente Blvd.Hear from a panel of poets and writers as they share their stories, connect across the diaspora, and discuss what it means to be Asian American during May Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. Musical guest Jett Kwong opens this event by celebrating the panel of Asian/Pacific American authors, including Ryka Aoki, Curtis Chin, Jasmin Iolani Hakes, Angela Peñaredondo, and Fariha Róisín, and hosted by West Hollywood City Poet Laureate Jen Cheng.WeHo Reads is a literary series presented by the City of West Hollywood. More information and events at www.weho.org/wehoreads. BookSwell, a literary events and media company dedicated to lifting up writers from historically excluded communities, is producing the WeHo Reads 2024 season. Additional support is provided by UCLA Extension Writers’ Program and Poets & Writers as well as media partnerships with Book Soup and Los Angeles Review of Books.

Join Skylight Books for a celebration of the newly released books by authors Kate Gale and Helen Benedict. When: Thursday, May 9, 2024 - 7:00pm Location: Skylight Books 1818 N Vermont Ave Los Angeles, CA 90027

The Book Catapult proudly welcomes back acclaimed poet Kate Gale for her debut novel, UNDER THE NEON SUN. Join Kate with author E.P. Tuazon, who will be reading from their new short story collection, A PROFESSIONAL LOLA.When: Friday May 10, 2024 from 7:00pm - 8:00pmLocation: The Book Catapult3010-b Juniper St, San Diego, CA 92104https://www.thebookcatapult.com/event/2024-05-10/kate-gale

discussing her book "An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s"About this event*** US Orders Only***Join us for a virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event:Saturday, May 11, 2024, 3pm PT/6pm ETAn Evening with Doris Kearns GoodwinAn Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960sTICKETS:$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 11, at 3pm PT/6PM ET and is available on video-on-demand for five days.One of America’s most beloved historians artfully weaves together biography, memoir, and history. In An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s, Doris Kearns Goodwin takes you along on the emotional journey she and her husband, Dick Goodwin embarked upon in the last years of his life.Doris Kearns Goodwin’s work for President Johnson launched her career as a presidential historian. Her first book was Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream. Next was the Pulitzer Prize–winning No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Homefront in World War II. She earned the Lincoln Prize for Team of Rivals, in part the basis for Steven Spielberg’s film Lincoln, and the Carnegie Medal for Read More ...