Mark Taper Auditorium - Central Library
630 W 5th St, Los Angeles, CA 90071, Los Angeles, CA, United States
A masterful follow-up to Orange’s already-classic first novel, "Wandering Stars" extends Orange’s constellation of narratives into the...Monday, April 8 at 7:00PMWandering StarsTommy OrangeIn conversation with Sterlin HarjoCo-presented with Skylight Books“A searing study of the consequences of a genocide . . . Orange is gifted at elevating his characters without romanticizing them, and though the cast is smaller than in There There, the sense of history is deeper.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Tommy Orange, the Pulitzer Prize-finalist and author of the breakout bestseller There There, returns to ALOUD with one of TIME Magazine’s most anticipated books of 2024, Wandering Stars, which traces the legacies of the Colorado Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Indian Industrial School through three generations of a family. Orange’s new novel is piercing in its poetry, sorrow, and rage, and is a devastating indictment of America’s war on its own people.Orange will be in conversation with award-winning filmmaker and showrunner of Reservation Dogs Sterlin Harjo.
Robert Frost Auditorium
4401 Elenda Street, Culver City, CA, United States
Rebel Wilson discussing her memoir, Rebel Rising -- April 8 in Santa Monica!Join us for an in-person and virtual* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Monday, April 8, 2024, 8pm*Virtual event airs on April 12 at 6pm PT/9pm ETRebel Wilson with Jess Caglediscussing her memoir, Rebel RisingTICKETS:$55 General Admission ticket + signed copy of Rebel Wilson's book$80 Two General Admisison tickets + one signed copy of the bookAdditional books available for purchase at eventFace masks recommendedThe virtual version of this event airs on April 12, 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.F ree parking at the venueThe scene-stealing star of Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids comes to our stage with a candid and hilarious memoir that chronicles her unconventional journey to Hollywood success.Rebel Wilson is an Australian actress, director, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. She’s known for her roles in the Pitch Perfect series, Bridesmaids, How to be Single, Senior Year, The Hustle, Jojo Rabbit, and more.Jess Cagle is SiriusXM’s Chief Entertainment Anchor and host of The Jess Cagle Show. Before joining SiriusXM in 2019, Cagle was Editor In Chief of People magazine Read More ...
The Ann and Jerry Moss Theater--New Roads School
Herb Alpert Educational Village, 3131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica, CA, United States
An Evening with Don Winslow discussing his new novel, "City in Ruins"Join us for an in-person and virtual* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Thursday, April 11, 2024, 8pm*Virtual event airs on April 16 at 6pm PT/9pm ETAn Evening with Don WInslowdiscussing the writing life and his new novel, City in RuinsTICKETS:$48 General Admisison ticket + signed book$20 General Admisison ticketAdditional books available for purchase at eventFace masks recommendedThe virtual version of this event airs on April 16, 2024 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.F ree parking at the venueFollowing City on Fire and City of Dreams, City in Ruins is the explosive, impossible-to-put-down conclusion to bestselling author Don Winslow’s epic, genre-defining crime trilogy. This is the book Winslow has announced will be the final one of his extraordinary career.Don Winslow, a former investigator, anti-terrorist trainer and trial consultant, is the author of twenty-five acclaimed, award-winning international bestsellers. He’s recently written a series of acclaimed short stories for Audible narrated by four-time Oscar nominee Ed Harris. Among Winslow’s many novels adapted for the screen: Savages, a feature film by three-time Oscar-winning Read More ...
Rebel Wilson, the scene-stealing star of Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids talks with Jess Cagle about her candid and hilarious memoir REBEL RISING, which chronicles her unconventional journey to Hollywood success. Wilson, a multi-talented hyphenate lays bare her incredible journey of "making it" in which she faced fertility issues, weight gain and loss, sexuality and other emotional and physical lessons. Cagle is SiriusXM's Chief Entertainment anchor and host of "The Jess Cagle Show." Ticket includes signed book. Viewing starts 4/12/24, 6pmPT and is available VOD for five days after.
The Ann and Jerry Moss Theater--New Roads School
Herb Alpert Educational Village, 3131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica, CA, United States
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 ...
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 ...
The Ann and Jerry Moss Theater--New Roads School
Herb Alpert Educational Village, 3131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica, CA, United States
discussing her book, "The Backyard Bird Chronicles"Join us for an in-person and virtual* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Monday, May 20, 2024, 8pm*Virtual event airs on May 25 at 3pm PT/6pm ETAn Evening with Amy TanThe Backyard Bird ChroniclesTICKETS:$50 General Admission ticket + signed copy of Amy Tan's book$25 General Admisison ticket$125 VIP Reception with Amy Tan (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 venueA 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 Read More ...
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 ...
Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center at Vista Del Mar
3200 Motor Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States
"Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism"Join us for an in-person and virtual* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Tuesday, May 28, 2024, 8pm*Virtual event airs on June 3 at 6pm PT/9pm ETStephen Breyer,Former Associate Justice, US Supreme CourtReading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not TextualismTICKETS:$25 General Admission ticket Signed books available for purchase at eventFace masks recommendedThe virtual version of this event airs on June 3, 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.F ree parking at the venue.A provocative, brilliant analysis by recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer that deconstructs the textualist philosophy of the current Supreme Court’s supermajority and makes the case for a better way to interpret the Constitution.Stephen Breyer is a former associate justice of the Supreme Court who served there for twenty-eight years until retiring in 2022. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.“A rocket from a Supreme Court justice... Justice Breyer shows how the current Supreme Court's alleged textualism and originalism are unsound. His book is a judicial arms-control agreement advocating moderation and a path to what he calls ‘workable democracy.’ You will Read More ...
READING THE CONSTITUTION, WHY I CHOOSE PRAGMATISM, NOT TEXTUALISM is a provocative, brilliant analysis by recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer that deconstructs the textualist philosophy of the current Supreme Court’s supermajority and makes the case for a better way to interpret the Constitution. Stephen Breyer is a former associate justice of the Supreme Court who served there for twenty-eight years until retiring in 2022. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.