I admit it’s slightly weird that I, a resident of San Francisco, inform you about events in LA. I’m pretty sure that if I lived there I’d be able to give you more. As it is, and like I said in my first LA post, I’m doing it for the people I know in LA. How many events they’ve been to as a result, well I just don’t know. Either way, I’m going to keep doing it. Who knows maybe one day soon when I have more time on my hands (it’s looking like that possibility isn’t that far off) I will branch out even further and tried to provide similar briefs for other cities.
Wednesday, September 30th
@ 8pm
-Khaled Hosseini, author, with Firoozeh Dumas will be presenting and signing copies of his book A Thousand Splendid Suns (Illustrated Edition) at Royce Hall at UCLA put on in conjunction with Book Soup. You know Hosseini, he also wrote The Kite Runner, ring a bell? I would hope that there would be some speaking and discussing of the book being that the event is at UCLA and I’m hoping that Hoessini will be in SF soon. Update, seeing that their is a price associated with attending this event it is with certainty that i can say Hosseini will be speaking. He’ll be talking about Afghanistan, naturally.
Wednesday, September 30th
@ 7pm
- Kathy Griffin, yeah that Kathy Griffin who is now an author, will be signing copies of her book Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir at Vromans. Basically if you don’t have the funds to go see Hosseini, Griffin is a great second choice. Who doesn’t love her ginger locks? The book actually sounds somewhat legitimate as opposed to a satirical memoir, although I’m sure there is plenty of humor in it. So if your not willing to shell out the money to go hear a cultural lecture that I’m sure is fascinating you can go stand in line to have Kathy speak. But, you do have to buy the book in order to stand in that line.
Friday, October 2nd
@ 1pm
- Ralph Nader, author/public advocate/presidential candidate will speak about his new book Only the Super Rich Can Save Us! at Vromans. What a perfect follow-up to Kathy Griffin. Mr. Nader’s latest book examines the stories of 17 billionaires that are helping the world by addressing some of our most pressing issues. Surprisingly, these 17 have actual done some pretty amazing things. Confession time: If this book had been written by anyone but Ralph Nader, I don’t know that it would have made my events list. Can you blame me? Who wouldn’t want to hear Mr. Nader speak whether your for or against him.
Friday, October 2nd
@ 7pm
- Jesse Sheidlower, author will be presenting his book The F-Word at Book Soup. Just hop on over after you listen to Mr. Nader, perhaps you muttered the “F-word” once or twice listening to him, with regard to either the problems we are confronted with or Mr. Nader’s personal approach. The F-Word is about exactly what one would expect. The book, which is very appropriately titled, reviews the “F-word” from a historical context as well as it’s use in every day language. Of course not all of us use the word, for example this gentleman I worked with this weekend substituted the word “frig” but I think even he may be able to enjoy this book.
