Literary Escapes
"Is this not the true romantic feeling; not to desire to escape life, but to prevent life from escaping you."
Thomas Wolfe
The Beverly Hills Literary Escape offers an exciting weekend of unique events with “green room” access to leading authors in intimate settings and chic venues. After a morning of Café Conversations at the Saban Theatre, we invite you to Escape Beyond the Book and continue the VIP experience. Select from an assortment of À la Carte Escapes designed to whet your literary appetite. Each Escape is limited to ensure that guests have personal experiences with authors.
Don't just read a book, experience it... at our Literary Escapes.
Early Escape: Cutting for Stone
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Where: Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills SOLD OUT
Join us for an evening with New York Times Bestselling author Abraham Verghese. The evening will feature a book club discussion about Cutting for Stone, moderated by Julie Robinson, followed by a Q&A, and signing. 10% of all book sales will benefit the Beverly Hills Public Library.
*This Special Early Escape is free and open to all attendees and the public
**VIP Seating will be honored.
**VIP Cocktail Party with author before event for VIP Passholders only
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Early Escape: Coffee with Joseph O'Neill
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Where: Lawry's The Prime Rib
Coffee & Conversation with Joseph O'Neill. Pick up his just released memoir, Blood-Dark Track, and get to chatting about his PEN/Faulkner award-winning book Netherland. This Early Escape is presented in association with the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce. 10% of all book sales will benefit the Beverly Hills Public Library.
*This Special VIP Early Escape is only open to Passholders.
**Space Limited
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The "Moveable Feast" on Canon
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Where: The Beverly Canon Gardens & Canon Drive
The Escape kicks off with a cocktail party at the Beverly Canon Gardens and a "Moveable Feast" of celebrated authors strolling along Canon Drive to sample from Beverly Hills' best cafés, restaurants, galleries and boutiques. The Moveable Feast on Canon includes unique opportunities to interact with authors at various locations on Canon Drive, featuring live music, book signings, and much, much more!
*This Special Escape is free and open to all attendees and the public.
**10% of all book sales will benefit the Beverly Hills Public Library
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Café Conversations: Saturday
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Where: The Saban Theatre
Café Conversations at the Saban Theatre will take place on Saturday and Sunday morning from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Café Conversations will be laden with discussion, conversation, and a lively assortment of storytelling. The program will have a free-flowing format and cover a wide range of engaging subjects. Each Café Conversation offers the unique experience to eavesdrop on some of our nation's greatest writers. Café conversations will include a mix of authors participating each day. Signing in the lobby will immediately follow. 10% of all book sales to benefit The Beverly Hills Public Library.
*Café Conversations can be purchased à la carte for $45 per day
**Café Conversations are included in VIP, Bestseller and Saturday Passes
UBS Literary Luncheon: It's Complicated
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Where: Spago Beverly Hills
UBS Presents: It's Complicated: Women Forging Lives in a Changing World
Martha McPhee and Mona Simpson and Michelle Huneven discuss their latest novels and answer your questions as you sit down to a lovely lunch.
*Included Luncheon Selection for VIP, Bestseller, and Bestseller Saturday Passes
A La Carte Tickets may be purchased for $65
Literary Luncheon: Family Matters
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Where: Via Alloro
Family Matters: Relationships from Cover to Cover
Judith Palarz moderates a conversation with book club favorites Thrity Umrigar, Gail Tsukiyama and Deanna Fei. A Book Club meeting couldn't get any better than this Literary Luncheon.
*Included Luncheon Selection for VIP, Bestseller, and Bestseller Saturday Passes
A La Carte Tickets may be purchased for $65
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Literary Luncheon: Historical Fiction
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Where: Porta Via
Historical Fiction: The Past and Present Intertwined
Gin Phillips and Tatjana Soli discuss researching the past, and the relevance of historical fiction to current times.
*Included Luncheon Selection for VIP, Bestseller, and Bestseller Saturday Passes
A La Carte Tickets may be purchased for $65
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Gearys Presents: Aimee Bender
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Where: Gearys Beverly Hills
Gearys Beverly Hills invites you for a special afternoon of lemon cake and champagne with National Bestselling writer Aimee Bender. Discuss her amazing new novel, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, as you sip and shop for lunch.
Ticket Price: $20
*This Escape is included in VIP, Bestseller Weekend and Saturday Passes.
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Penguin Classics Tea
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Where: The Peninsula Beverly Hills
Enjoy traditional Afternoon Tea at the elegant Peninsula Beverly Hills while celebrating classic novels, Jane Austen, and the 75th Anniversary of Penguin Publishing. Guest Lecturer and distinguished UCLA Professor Charles Lynn Batten discusses how “Everything he learned in life, he learned from Jane Austen.”
A La Carte Ticket Price: $65
*Space Limited
**This Special Escape is included in VIP Passes
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An Afternoon of Devotion
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Where: The Peninsula Beverly Hills SOLD OUT
Join us for a unique VIP experience at the luxurious Peninsula Beverly Hills. The afternoon begins with a private meditation led by Sylvia Boorstein, one of the world’s most esteemed teachers of Buddhist wisdom and practice. Then sit down to a traditional Afternoon Tea with Dani Shapiro and discuss her memoir, Devotion.
A La Carte Ticket Price: $125
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**This Special Escape is not included in any Passes
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