Join us for an in-person* Live Talks Los Angeles event:

Saturday, September 16, 2023, 4pm

*Virtual event airs on September 23 at 3pm PT/6pm ET

An Afternoon with Matthew McConaughey

discussing debut picture book, “Just Because”

* interviewer to be announced

TICKETS:

• $35 General Admission ticket + signed copy of “Just Because”
• $55 Two General Admission tickets + one signed copy of “Just Because”
• $65 General Admission ticket + 2 signed books (“Just Because” and “Greenlights”)
• Additional books available for purchase at event
• Face masks recommended

• Tickets also include opportunity to watch the virtual event
• The virtual version of this event airs on September 23, 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.
• Free parking at the venue

Matthew McConaughey is the Academy Award–winning actor New York Times bestselling author of Greenlights. He also created Greenlights: Your Journal, Your Journey. Matthew and his wife, Camila, founded the just keep livin Foundation, which is dedicated to empowering high school students by providing them with the tools to lead active lives and make healthy choices for a better future. He is a professor of practice and a Minister of Culture for the University of Texas at Austin. Matthew is a storyteller, a tree house builder, and a pickle expert. You can visit Matthew on Instagram  or on Twitter.

Renée Kurilla is the author and illustrator of many books for young readers. She has a BFA in illustration and a minor in graphic design from Lesley University College of Art and Design. You can visit Renée’s website,  or on Instagram and Twitter.

Filled with his trademark humor and wisdom, Matthew McConaughey has crafted a soulful and irreverent collection of life lessons that empowers readers, big and small, to celebrate how we are all full of possibility.

Just because I’m in the race,

doesn’t mean I’m fully ready.

Just because I’m shaking,

doesn’t mean that I’m not steady.

Have you ever felt worried and excited at the same time?  Have you ever had your feelings hurt but forgiven someone anyway? Have you ever thought there was more than one right answer to a question?  That’s because contradictions are all around us. And they make us who we are.