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 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 New Roads School -- The Ann and Jerry Moss Theater, Herb Alpert Educational Village Herb Alpert Educational Village 3131 Olympic Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404 *Virtual event airs on April 12 at 6pm PT/9pm ET Rebel Wilson with Jess Cagle discussing her memoir, Rebel Rising   TICKETS: $55 General Admission ticket + signed copy of Rebel Wilson's book $80 Two General Admisison tickets + one signed copy of the book Additional books available for purchase at event Face masks recommended The 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 venue The 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 Read More ...

This event has sold out.    Burn Book: A Tech Love Story. Join us for an in-person and virtual* Live Talks Los Angeles event: Monday, March 4, 2024, 8pm *Virtual event airs on March 11 at 6pm PT/9pm ET Kara Swisher with Bob Iger Burn Book: A Tech Love Story   TICKETS: $50 General Admission ticket + signed copy of Kara Swisher's book $75 Two General Admisison tickets + one signed copy of the book Additional books available for purchase at event Face masks recommended The virtual version of this event airs on March 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. F ree parking at the venue From award-winning journalist Kara Swisher comes a witty, scathing, but fair accounting of the tech industry and its founders who wanted to change the world but broke it instead. Award-winning journalist Kara Swisher is the host of the podcast On with Kara Swisher and the cohost of the Pivot podcast with Scott Galloway. She was also the cofounder and editor-at-large of Recode, host of the Recode Decode podcast, and co-executive Read More ...

"What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life"Join us for an in-person and virtual* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Monday, February 26, 2024, 8pm*Virtual event airs on March 2 at 3pm PT/6pm ETAn Evening with Billy Dee WilliamsWhat Have We Here?: Portraits of a LifeTICKETS:$50 General Admission ticket + signed copy of Billy Dee William's memoir$25 General Admisison ticketAdditional books available for purchase at eventFace masks recommendedThe virtual version of this event airs on March 2 , 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 venueBilly Dee Williams recalls his remarkable life of nearly eight decades—a heralded actor who's played the roles he wanted, from Brian’s Song to Lando in the Star Wars universe—unchecked by the racism and typecasting so rife in the mostly all-white industry in which he triumphed.Billy Dee Williams was born and raised in Harlem in 1937. He studied painting, first at the High School of Music and Art with fellow student Diahann Carroll, and then at the National Academy of Fine Art, before setting out to pursue acting with Herbert Berghof, Stella Adler, Read More ...

"Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood"Join us for an in-person and virtual* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Thursday, February 15, 2024, 8pm*Virtual event airs on February 19 at 6pm PT/9pm ETEd Zwick with Patty JenkinsHits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in HollywoodTICKETS:$47 General Admission ticket + signed copy of Ed Zwick's book$25 General Admisison ticketAdditional books available for purchase at eventFace masks recommendedThe virtual version of this event airs on Febryary 19, 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 venueA heartfelt and wry career memoir from the director of Blood Diamond, The Last Samurai, Legends of the Fall, About Last Night, and Glory, creator of the show thirtysomething, and executive producer of My So-Called Life, gives a dishy, behind-the-scenes look at working with some of the biggest names in Hollywood.Ed Zwick’s long career has spanned four decades of directing, producing, and writing projects that have collectively received eighteen Academy Award nominations (seven wins) and sixty-seven Emmy nominations (twenty-two wins). His filmography as director includes Glory, Legends of the Fall, Blood Read More ...

Michèle Lamont with Viet Thanh Nguyen discussing her book, "Seeing Others: How Recognition Works―and How It Can Heal a Divided World."Join us for an in-person and virtual* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Thursday, February 8, 2024, 8pm*Virtual event airs on February 13 at 6pm PT/9pm ETMichèle Lamont with Viet Thanh NguyenSeeing Others: How Recognition Works―and How It Can Heal a Divided WorldTICKETS:$70 General Admisison ticket + two signed books (by Lamont and A Man of Two Faces by Viet Thanh Nguyen)$45 General Admission ticket + signed copy of Lamont's book$20 General Admisison ticketAdditional books available for purchase at eventFace masks recommendedThe virtual version of this event airs on Febryary 13, 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 venueAcclaimed Harvard sociologist makes the case for reexamining what we value to prioritize recognition—the quest for respect—in an age that has been defined by growing inequality and the obsolescence of the American dream.Michèle Lamont is Professor of Sociology and of African and African American Studies and the Robert I. Goldman Professor of European Studies at Harvard University. An influential cultural Read More ...

From bestselling author, media pioneer, and curator of TED, comes an inspiring guide to amplifying kindness and igniting a movement on bothJoin us for an in-person and virtual* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Wednesday, February 7, 2024, 8pm*Virtual event airs on February 12 at 6pm PT/9pm ETAn Evening with Chris AndersonInfectious Generosity:The Ultimate Idea Worth SpreadingTICKETS:$47 General Admission ticket + signed copy of Chris Anderson's book$20 General Admisison ticketAdditional books available for purchase at eventFace masks recommendedThe virtual version of this event airs on Febryary 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 venueFrom bestselling author, media pioneer, and curator of TED, comes an inspiring guide to amplifying kindness and igniting a movement on both an individual and global scale.Chris Anderson has led TED since 2001, overseeing its transformation from an annual conference to a nonprofit with global reach, sharing TED Talks, podcasts, and TED-Ed videos freely to all.Today’s culture seems to be trending ever meaner and more divisive: INFECTIOUS GENEROSITY offers an antidote. Chris Anderson argues that by rethinking generosity in this connected era, we can Read More ...

An Evening with John Stamos discussing his memoir, "If You Would have Told Me."Join us for an in-person* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Monday, November 6, 2023, 8pm*Virtual event airs on November 11 at 3pm PT/6pm ETJohn Stamos with Josh Peck discussing his memoir, "If You Would have Told Me."TICKETS:$48 General Admission ticket + signed copy of the book$70 Two General Admission tickets + one signed copy of the bookAdditional books available for purchase at eventFace masks recommendedTickets also include opportunity to watch the virtual event The virtual version of this event airs on November 6, 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 venueJohn Stamos is a two-time Emmy Award-nominated television, film, and Broadway theater actor, as well as a producer. He rose to stardom on General Hospital, and his career includes performances on Big Shot, Grandfathered, ER, You, Full House, and Fuller House, and on the stage in Cabaret, Bye Bye Birdie, and Nine. He is also a musician, having toured, recorded, and collaborated with The Beach Boys for over thirty years. Stamos is an ambassador for Childhelp. A universal story about friendship, love, loss, and the courage Read More ...

Ed Begley Jr. with Mary Steenburgen & Ted Danson discussing his memoir, To the Temple of Tranquility...And Step On It!Join us for an in-person* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 8pm*Virtual event airs on October 16 at 6pm PT/9pm ETEd Begley Jr. with Mary Steenburgen & Ted Danson discussing his memoir, "To the Temple of Tranquility...And Step On It!"TICKETS:$48 General Admission ticket + signed copy of the book$70 Two General Admission tickets + one signed copy of the bookAdditional books available for purchase at eventFace masks recommendedTickets also include opportunity to watch the virtual event The virtual version of this event airs on October 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 venueBeloved actor and environmental activist Ed Begley Jr. shares hilarious and poignant stories of his improbable life, focusing on his relationship with his legendary father, adventures with Hollywood icons, the origins of his environmental activism, addiction and recovery, and his lifelong search for wisdom and common ground. Ed Begley, Jr. is an actor and environmental activist. He has appeared in hundreds of films, television Read More ...

Cedric the Entertainer in conversation with Kevin Frasier discussing his novel, "Flipping Boxcars."Join us for an in-person* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Monday, September 18, 2023, 8pm*Virtual event airs on September 22 at 6pm PT/9pm ETCedric the Entertainer with Kevin Frasier discussingTICKETS:$48 General Admission ticket + signed copy of the book$25 General Admission tickets Additional books available for purchase at eventFace masks recommendedTickets also include opportunity to watch the virtual event The virtual version of this event airs on September 22, 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 venueThe first novel from one of the original Kings of Comedy, Cedric “The Entertainer,” an engaging and entertaining crime caper that is a valentine to close-knit black families and tightly woven communities struggling to get by during the Depression and World War II.Actor/comedian Cedric Kyles (a.k.a. Cedric The Entertainer) career spans more than thirty years as a performer on the stage, in film, and on television. He is the star and executive producer of the CBS Television hit comedy The Neighborhood, for which he won a 2023 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Read More ...

An Evening with Colson Whitehead discussing his novel, "Crook Manifesto"Join us for an in-person* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Wednesday, July 26, 2023, 8pm*Virtual event airs on July 31 at 6pm PT/9pm ETAn Evening with Colson Whitehead discussing his novel, "Crook Manifesto"* interviewer to be announcedTICKETS:$40 General Admission ticket + one signed copy of the book$55 Two General Admission tickets + one signed bookAdditional books available for purchase at eventFace masks recommendedTickets also include opportunity to watch the virtual event The virtual version of this event airs on July 31, 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 venueTwo-time Pulitzer Prize winning Colson Whitehead continues his Harlem saga in a powerful and hugely-entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory.Colson Whitehead  brings his latest novel to our stage: Crook Manifesto, a kaleidoscopic portrait of 1970s Harlem. In his trademark scalpel-sharp prose and with unnerving clarity and wit, he writes about a city that runs on cronyism, threats, ego, ambition, incompetence and even, sometimes, pride. It’s the continuing story he began in Harlem Shuffle, which the Associated Press called a Read More ...

An Evening with Frances Haugen, "The Power of One: How I Found the Strength to Tell the Truth and Why I Blew the Whistle on Facebook"Join us for an in-person* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Tuesday, June 27, 2023, 8pm*Virtual event airs on July 5 at 6pm PT/9pm ETAn Evening with Frances Haugen discussing her book, "The Power of One: How I Found the Strength to Tell the Truth and Why I Blew the Whistle on Facebook"* interviewer to be announcedTICKETS:$46 General Admission ticket + one signed copy of the book$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 July 5, 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 venueThe inside story of one woman’s quest to bring transparency and accountability to Big Tech, by the Facebook whistleblower who is determined to help us all retake control of our lives..Frances Haugen is an American data engineer and scientist, and whistleblower. A graduate of the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Read More ...

Michael Milken in conversation with Frank Luntz discussing his book, "Faster Cures: Accelerating the Future of Health"Join us for an in-person* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Monday, June 26, 2023, 8pm*Virtual event airs on June 29 at 6pm PT/9pm ETMichael Milken with Frank Luntzdiscussing his book, "Faster Cures: Accelerating the Future of Health" TICKETS:$46 General Admission ticket + one signed copy of the book$20 General Admission ticketsAdditional books available for purchase at eventFace masks recommendedTickets also include opportunity to watch the virtual event The virtual version of this event airs on June 29, 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.Michael Milken says the best is yet to come from an astonishing medical revolution.What if cleaning early-stage cancers from your body could become as routine as going to the dentist to clean your teeth, or if a single vaccine could protect you against multiple viruses, or if gene editing could eliminate many birth defects and slow the aging process? Milken believes these, and many other advances, are within reach.Beginning with a description of the Read More ...

An Evening with Richard North Patterson discussing his novel, "Trial"Join us for an in-person* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Wednesday, June 14, 2023, 8pm*Virtual event airs on June 18 at 3pm PT/6pm ETAn Evening with Richard North Patterson discussing his novel, "Trial"* interviewer to be announcedTICKETS:$46 General Admission ticket + one signed copy of the book$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 June 18, 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 venueIn his new novel, Trial, veteran writer Richard North Patterson returns to the legal dramas that have been the hallmark of his long career. This propulsive narrative centers around the most incendiary flashpoints of race: voter suppression, discriminatory law enforcement, the political exploitation of racial anxiety, and the frequent failure of our legal system to provide fair trials for Black defendants. The story culiminates in a nationally televised murder case. This is a gripping, frank and deeply felt novel about the complications of love, family, politics Read More ...

Daniel Siegel with Luthern Williams discussing his book, "IntraConnected: MWe (Me + We) as the Integration of Self, Identity, and Belonging"Join us for an in-person* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Tuesday, May 23, 2022, 8pm*Virtual event airs on May 31 at 6pm PT/9pm ETDaniel Siegel with Luthern WIlliams "IntraConnected: MWe (Me + We) as the Integration of Self, Identity, and Belonging"TICKETS:$46 General Admission ticket + one signed copy of the book$20 General Admission ticketsAdditional books available for purchase at eventFace masks recommendedTickets also include opportunity to watch the virtual event The virtual version of this event airs on April 10, 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.Daniel Siegel explores the nature of how our experience of what we call “self” emerges across the lifespan.How do we build an inclusive understanding of self in relation to others that promotes well-being? Dr. Daniel J. Siegel’s new book, Intraconnected: MWe (Me & We) as the Integration of Self, Identity and Belonging combines personal reflections with scientific discussions of how the mind, brain and our relationships shape Read More ...

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 ...

An Afternoon with Rainn Wilson discussing his book, "Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution"Join us for an in-person* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Sunday, May 7, 2022, 3pm*Virtual event airs on May `5 at 6pm PT/9pm ETAn Afternoon with Rainn Wilson on his book, "Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution"TICKETS:$46 General Admission ticket + one signed copy of the book$66 Two General Admission tickets + one signed bookAdditional 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 15, 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.Actor, producer, writer, and New York Times bestselling author Rainn Wilson, cofounder of the media company SoulPancake, explores the benefits of spirituality as a means to creating solutions for an increasingly challenging world.You may know Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schurte on TV’s “The Office.” But he’s also a writer, thinker and media executive. In his new book, Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution, he talks about Read More ...

An Evening with Gretchen Rubin discussing her book, "Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World"Join us for an in-person* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Monday, April 24, 2022, 8pm*Virtual event airs on April 30 at 3pm PT/6pm ETAn Evening with Gretchen Rubin "Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World"TICKETS:$46 General Admission ticket + one signed copy of the book$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 April 30, 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 venuePresented in association with New Roads School.New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project discovers a surprising path to a life of more energy, creativity, luck, and love: by tuning in to the five senses.Seeking a life of more energy, creativity, luck and love? Gretchen Rubin, the New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project,returns to our stage to share wisdom from Read More ...

Susanna Hoffs with Susan Orlean discussing her novel, "This Bird Has Flown."Join us for an in-person* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Monday, April 10, 2022, 8pm*Virtual event airs on April 16 at 3pm PT/6pm ETSusanna Hoffs with Susan Orlean discussing her debut novel, "This Bird Has Flown."TICKETS:$46 General Admission ticket + one signed copy of the book$66 Two General Admission tickets + one signed bookAdditional books available for purchase at eventFace masks recommendedTickets also include opportunity to watch the virtual event The virtual version of this event airs on April 16, 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 venuePresented in association with New Roads School.A delightfully funny and steamy novel about music, fate, redemption, and love, from a beloved songwriter and the co-founder of The Bangles.The fabulous Susanna Hoffs has written a novel! If you love The Bangles, you’ll love This Bird Has Flown. Hoffs tapped into the musical world she knows well to craft this story. It's about a thirty-something pop star who’s hit rock bottom and, thanks to a chance encounter on a plane, revives her life Read More ...

Ari Shapiro in conversation with Pamela Adlon discussing his book, "The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening"Join us for an in-person* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Tuesday, April 4, 2022, 8pm*Virtual event airs on April 10 at 6pm PT/9pm ETAri Shapiro with Pamela Adlon "The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening"TICKETS:$46 General Admission ticket + one signed copy of the book$66 Two General Admission tickets + one signed bookAdditional books available for purchase at eventFace masks recommendedTickets also include opportunity to watch the virtual event The virtual version of this event airs on April 10, 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.Join award-winning NPR journalist Ari Shapiro for an evening of conversation about his memoir and tales from his storied broadcast career.Award-winning NPR journalist Ari Shapiro steps from behind the microphone as he visits Live Talks Los Angeles with the release of his first book, The Best Strangers in the World. On a quest to help people listen to one another, and to find Read More ...