On Friday, September 19, meet debut author Julie Lawson Timmer and have lunch with us at Tin Roof Bistro. Her first novel, Five Days Left is powerful and important and a compulsive read!

On Saturday, September 20, find us at the annual Women & Words day of authors at the Olympic Collection in west LA. To find out more, including who's speaking and how to register, visit the conference website.

On Friday, October 17, you will have the opportunity to visit the Literally Healing program at Children's Hospital as a part of our final lunch of 2014. As a further incentive, our guest for lunch is Meg Wolitzer who has written her first young adult novel with insight and sensitivity so very appropriate for our day. I can't wait for you to read it.