Here are some of the great authors I got to meet in 2016. I look forward to meeting even more in 2017.
James Franco - actor, and author of several books, including Palo Alto
Hanya Yanagihara - author of A Little Life
Cameron Diaz - actress and author of The Longevity Book
Julian Fellowes - writer and creator of Downton Abbey he is also the author of 3 books, including his most recent novel, Belgravia
Susan Orlean - writer for The New Yorker she has also written several books, including her most recent book, The Floral Ghost
Anna Quindlen - New York Times columnist and author of multiple books, including her most recent book, Millers Valley
Carrie Brownstein - actress famous for her roles on Portlandia as well as musician in the band Sleater Kinney she also wrote an autobiography, Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl
Anthony Bourdain - celebrity chef and author of Kitchen Confidential his most recent book is a cookbook, Appetites
Colson Whitehead - National Book Award winning author, whose newest book, The Underground Railroad also received much critical acclaim
Felicia Day - actress on multiple TV series, such as Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Supernatural, and Eureka among many others. Felicia also has written comic books based on her web series The Guild and she is the founder of Geek And Sundry She hosts an online book club called "Vaginal Fantasies" and she has authored her autobiography, called You're Never Weird On The Internet
Roseanne Cash - musician and daughter of Johnny Cash she has written her autobiography, Composed
Shonda Rhimes - creator of shows such as Grey's Anatomy and Scandal TV series, she is also the author of Year Of Yes
Alice Waters - celebrity chef behind the acclaimed restaurant, Chez Panisse she has also written multiple books, including her most recent cookbook, My Pantry
Anne Rice - New York Times Bestselling author of the Vampire Chronicles series, her latest book is, Prince Lestat And The Realms Of Atlantis. She appeared with her son, author Christopher Rice
https://www.amazon.com/Palo-Alto-Stories-James-Franco/dp/1476778388
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25817289-the-longevity-book
http://www.eater.com/2016/10/17/13290252/anthony-bourdain-cookbook-appetites
http://annerice.com/
http://www.christopherricebooks.com/
http://www.chezpanisse.com/about/alice-waters/
http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Year-of-Yes/Shonda-Rhimes/9781476777122
http://www.colsonwhitehead.com/
http://feliciaday.com/
http://annaquindlen.net/
http://www.carriebrownstein.com/
http://www.susanorlean.com/
https://www.julianfellowesbelgravia.com/
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/05/books/review/hanya-yanagiharas-a-little-life.html?_r=0
www.rosannecash.com/
