Posts by jfpbase

From the author of The Emperor of All Maladies, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and The Gene, an exploration of medicine and our radical new ability to manipulate cells.

From two-time Academy Award winner and screen icon Geena Davis, the surprising tale of her “journey to badassery”—from her epically polite childhood to roles that loaned her the strength to become a powerhouse in Hollywood.

Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer and New York Times bestselling author Jon Meacham chronicles the life and moral evolution of Abraham Lincoln and explores why and how Lincoln confronted secession, threats to democracy, and the tragedy of slavery in order to expand the possibilities of America
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Inside Bridgerton brings together the creative minds that launched a cultural phenomenon to reveal the intimate behind-the-scenes story of how the hit Netflix series was made. Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers discuss how Julia Quinn’s beloved novels transitioned to the screen.

You may know Kevin Nealon as a celebrated comedian and Saturday Night Live alum—but he also happens to be a talented caricature artist. In I Exaggerate, he shares original full-color caricatures and funny, endearing personal essays about his famous friends. 

Edited by author, activist, and actress Amber Tamblyn, Listening in the Dark is a compilation of some of today’s most striking women visionaries across industries—in literature, science, art, education, medicine, and politics—who share their experiences engaging with their own inner wisdom in pivotal, crossroad moments.

Join us for an in-person & virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event: Monday, October 24, 2022, 8pm . Presented in association with New Roads School An Evening with Russ Feingold & Peter Prindiville…

Join us for a virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event: Sunday, October 23, 2022, 3pm PT/6pm ET   Yung Pueblo in conversation with Sah D’Simone discussing his new book,  Lighter:…

A powerful and poignant memoir-in-essays from Constance Wu, the star of Crazy Rich Asians and Hustlers.

Twenty-five years after her memoir, Thinking in Pictures, forever changed how the world understood autism, Temple Grandin transforms our awareness of the different ways our brains are wired. With her genius for demystifying science, Grandin draws on cutting-edge research to take us inside visual thinking.