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Diane von Furstenberg with Bozoma Saint John discussing her book, "Own It: The Secret to Life"Join us for a virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event:Monday, April 12, 2021, 6:00pm PST/ 9pm EST Diane von Furstenberg in conversation with Bozoma Saint Johndiscussing her book, "Own It: The Secret to Life"  TICKETS:$34 includes a signed copy of the book(* we only ship to US addresses)The entrepreneur and philanthropist presents her A-Z guide and manifesto for personal growth and for turning problems into assets.Diane von Furstenberg began her fashion career in 1970. In a 1976 cover story, Newsweek declared her 'the most remarkable woman since Coco Chanel.' Her global brand is now available in more than 70 countries worldwide. An active philanthropist, she was president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America from 2006-2019. She has written several books, including Diane: A Signature Life and The Woman I Wanted to Be.She’s been a champion of women her entire life, supporting and empowering emerging women leaders across the globe. In 2010, with the Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation, Diane established the DVF Awards to honor and provide grants to women who have displayed leadership, strength and courage in their commitment to their causes. She served as Read More ...

One of America’s most highly regarded contemporary writers returns with an exhilarating sequel to his Pulitzer Prize-winning spy thriller...Monday, April 12th, 2021, 6:30 PM PSTThe CommittedViet Thanh NguyenIn conversation with Laila Lalami In a highly anticipated sequel to the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Sympathizer, Viet Thanh Nguyen returns with an exhilarating spy thriller that takes on the global aftermath of the Vietnam War. The Committed follows the Sympathizer, the conflicted double agent, as he seeks refuge in Paris in the 1980s. Both charmed and disturbed by the gritty Paris underworld, the Sympathizer struggles to assimilate into a dominant culture. Nguyen, who was born in Vietnam and raised in America, has long been devoted to exploring Vietnamese American history in his acclaimed work. He is the author of the short story collection The Refugees, the nonfiction book Nothing Ever Dies, and is the editor of an anthology of refugee writing, The Displaced. A recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim and MacArthur foundations, Nguyen is a professor of English, American studies, and comparative literature at the University of Southern California. The Library Foundation welcomes Nguyen for a discussion of his fierce, funny, and visionary new novel.FAQsAbout the Library Foundation of Los AngelesThe Read More ...

Taking Charge of Change: How Rebuilders Solve Hard Problems (HarperCollins Leadership) When social impact thought leader Paul Shoemaker was researching effective civic change, he discovered something surprising: What matters most today in driving real change is less about a certain set of programs and more about a different kind of leadership. It is leadership poised to meet the radically different challenges of this decade ahead, including historic levels of inequity, silos, division, and resource scarcity. While innovation is always good, more than invention and innovation what is needed most now is re-invention and renovation. Using the metaphor of America’s deteriorating bridges, Shoemaker shows us in Taking Charge of Change that the structures and foundations of American communities and companies are in deep need of rethinking and rebuilding. Writing for socially conscious and civically active leaders who seek greater impact—in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors—Shoemaker profiles thirty-eight rock star change agents who he dubs Rebuilders. He distills what makes them so effective. Featured leaders include Peter Drucker Award winner Rosanne Haggerty, whose goal is to end chronic homelessness; Trish Millines, who has changed lives for kids of color in high tech; and David Risher, whose cross-sector approach is helping solve global illiteracy. Paul Shoemaker is the Founding President of Social Venture Partners Read More ...

An Evening with Admiral William H. McCraven discussing his new book,  "The Hero Code:Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived" Join us for a virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event: Wednesday, April 14, 2021, 6:00pm PST/ 9pm EST  An Evening with Admiral William H. McCraven*  "The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived" *interviewer to be announced TICKETS: $32 includes a signed copy of the book(*we only ship to US addresses) Admiral William H. McRaven is the New York Times bestselling author of Make Your Bed and the New York Times bestseller Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations. In his thirty-seven years as a Navy SEAL, he commanded at every level. As a Four-Star Admiral, his final assignment was as Commander of all U.S. Special Operations Forces. After retiring from the Navy, he served as the Chancellor of the University of Texas System from 2015 to 2018. The Hero Code is Admiral McRaven's ringing tribute to the real, everyday heroes he's met over the years, from battlefields to hospitals to college campuses, who are doing their part to save the world. When Bill McRaven was a young boy growing up in Texas, he dreamed of being a superhero. He longed to put on a cape and use Read More ...

WeHo Reads Presents: ”It is time to cross the threshold on your hands.” In celebration of National Poetry Month, West Hollywood’s new City Poet Laureate, Brian Sonia-Wallace, brings together poets near and far for an exploration of thresholds in language, gender, and geography. Featured poets include Fei Hernandez, Aleysha Wise Hernandez, Alan Pelaez Lopez, and Harry Josephine Giles. The event will culminate in writing prompts to get your creative juices flowing and a virtual afterparty for participants to share their work. Program can be viewed on the WeHo Arts Youtube Channel WeHo Reads is partnering with Book Soup for book sales and we highly encourage you to buy author books and to support your local brick & mortar bookshops. To purchase books please visit here This event is part of the City of West Hollywood's WeHo Reads literary series. To see details on the entire series visit www.weho.org/wehoreads

Red Hen Press is back for another virtual ArtNight Pasadena on April 16! Get your chance to win some free books, watch author readings, and learn about book publishing with Media Manager Monica Fernandez and Marketing Director Tobi Harper!

A BookSwell literary reading and fundraiser for Stop AAPI Hate Join us to hear four poets from different backgrounds who are concerned with issues of social justice. Lisbeth Coiman, Deborah J. Hunter, Teresa Mei Chuc, and Leonora Simonovis will share their poems of resistance to stand up to racism, dictators, and the machinery of war itself. This online event, produced by Lisbeth Coiman in collaboration with Bookswell, is free to attend via Zoom and YouTube. All proceeds from pay-what-you-will ticketed donations will go to Stop AAPI Hate. About the Poets Lisbeth Coiman is an emerging, bilingual writer who has wandered the immigration path from Venezuela to Canada, to the US. In her self-published memoir, I Asked the Blue Heron, Coiman explores the intersection between immigration and mental health. She is a bilingual writer and adult educator living in Los Angeles and her work has been published in Acentos Review, Entropy,Lady/Liberty/Lit, Hip Mama Magazine, Rabid Oaks, Cultural Weekly, and elsewhere online, and most recently in print in the Altadena Literary Review, and Accolades: a Women Who Submit Anthology. She featured in the 2015 Listen to Your Mother Show with her piece, The Violin. She lives in LA where she works and Read More ...