Posts Tagged With: kim ricketts (41 posts)

  1. High (St.) Mark’s for Kim Ricketts

    I have hosted hundreds if not more than a thousand events for crowds of all sizes. I have conducted interviews with power-mongers and A-listers. I have addressed the most uncomfortable [...]

  2. A toast to Kim Ricketts

    Yesterday was an incredible day for me professionally. I conducted interviews with Maria Menounos, Chris Jordan and Morgan Spurlock at The High Bar. Then, last night, I hosted Mr. Spurlock [...]

  3. Words & Wine: Peter Mayle (THE VINTAGE CAPER)

    PLEASE NOTE: Due to the author’s illness, this event has been cancelled!!! In Words & Wine events, guests mingle with the author while sipping award-winning wines from Ste. Michelle Wine Estates [...]

  4. The Skinny on The Big Short

    In Words & Wine events, guests mingle with the author while sipping award-winning wines from Ste. Michelle Wine Estates and enjoying savory nibbles prepared by Seastar Restaurant & Raw Bar. For [...]

  5. Words & Wine: Michael Lewis (THE BIG SHORT)

    In Words & Wine events, guests mingle with the author while sipping award-winning wines from Ste. Michelle Wine Estates and enjoying savory nibbles prepared by Seastar Restaurant & Raw Bar. For [...]

  6. Biznik Innovators Series: Eric Liu (IMAGINATION FIRST)

    Applying Imagination, Creativity & Innovation to Your Business: Eric Liu Tells you How Author, civic entrepreneur and White House speechwriter for President Bill Clinton shares his insight. Hosted by Lara Feltin [...]

  7. BIZNIK INNOVATORS SERIES: Eric Liu (IMAGINATION FIRST)

    Applying Imagination, Creativity & Innovation to Your Business: Eric Liu Tells you How Author, civic entrepreneur and White House speechwriter for President Bill Clinton shares his insight. Hosted by Lara Feltin [...]

  8. Words & Wine: David Grann (THE DEVIL AND SHERLOCK HOLMES)

    David Grann The Devil and Sherlock Holmes March 16 Pan Pacific Hotel Doors open at 6, interview begins at 7 Words & Wine: Intimate Evenings with Interesting People continues, as [...]

  9. A message from Kim Ricketts (Book Events)…

    Happy February from all of us at Book Events! The New Year is well underway and we are excited to bring these upcoming book events to you. Included below are [...]

  10. The Good Life w/ Anna Lappe (DIET FOR A HOT PLANET)

    brought to you by April 15 Anna Lappe DIET FOR A HOT PLANET: The Climate Crisis at the End of your Fork and What You Can Do about it Time: [...]

  11. The Good Life w/ Kevin & Hannah Salwen (THE POWER OF HALF)

    brought to you by March 9 Kevin Salwen and Hannah Salwen THE POWER OF HALF: One Family’s Decision to Stop Taking and Start Giving Back. Time: 6:30 pm Cost: $35/person [...]

  12. The Good Life w/ Eric Liu (IMAGINATION FIRST)

    brought to you by February 17 Eric Liu IMAGINATION FIRST: Unlocking the Power of Possibility Time: 6:30 pm Cost: $35/person (includes all appetizers and a copy of the featured book) [...]

  13. The Good Life w/ Gretchen Rubin (THE HAPPINESS PROJECT)

    January 27 Gretchen Rubin THE HAPPINESS PROJECT: Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle and Generally Have More Fun [...]

  14. The Good Life: Dacher Keltner (BORN TO BE GOOD)

    November 12, 2009 Dacher Keltner BORN TO BE GOOD: The Science of a Meaningful Life Time: 6:30 pm Cost: $35/person (includes all appetizers and a copy of the featured book) [...]

  15. The Good Life: MJ Ryan (ADAPTABILITY)

    September 29, 2009 M.J. Ryan ADAPTABILITY: How to Survive Change You Didn’t Ask For Time: 6:30 pm Cost: $35/person (includes all appetizers and a copy of the featured book) Location: [...]

  16. A message from Kim Ricketts…

    And now a word from our sponsor? Well, my colleague would be more accurate. Kim Ricketts — of Kim Ricketts Book Events — is not only one of Seattle’s most [...]

  17. The Good Life: Po Bronson (NURTURESHOCK)

    September 17, 2009 Po Bronson NURTURESHOCK: New Thinking About Children Time: 6:30 pm  Cost: $35/person (includes all appetizers and a copy of the featured book) Location: NEW VENUE: Hotel Andra [...]

  18. Words & Wine: Sara Peretsky (HARDBALL)

    October 2, 2009 Sara Paretsky HARDBALL Time: 6:30 pm  Cost: $50/person (includes all wines, appetizers and a copy of the featured book) Where: Pan Pacific Hotel 2125 Terry Avenue, Seattle, [...]

  19. Words & Wine: Frank Bruni (BORN ROUND)

    September 11, 2009 Frank Bruni BORN ROUND: The Secret History of a Full-Time Eater Time: 6:30 pm  Cost: $50/person (includes all wines, appetizers and a copy of the featured book) [...]

  20. Words & Wine: Ruth Reichl – Not Becoming My Mother

    Warren join Ruth Reichl for another evening of Words & Wine where they discuss sibling rivalry, the power of disguise, and why it is important to be yourself.

  21. This Dad’s Life? (video blog)

    Dads come in all shapes and sizes, full of crullers and weed. They can be negligent or deadbeat, abandoning or abusive. Perhaps, a few, even turn out well. Of course [...]

  22. Words & Wine: Mark Caro (THE FOIE GRAS WARS)

    July 14, 2009 Mark Caro THE FOIE GRAS WARS: How a 5,000-Year-Old Delicacy Inspired the World’s Fiercest Food Fight Time: 6:30 pm  Cost: $45/person Where: Pan Pacific Hotel  2125 Terry [...]

  23. Words & Wine: Steven Rinella – American Buffalo

    Warren join Steven Rinella on stage at the Pan Pacific Hotel to discuss how tough the buffalo really is, how to save the buffalo, and what it means to truly [...]

  24. Words & Wine: David Benioff – City of Thieves

    David Benioff joins Warren for another evening of Words & Wine where they measure the importance of talent, place a friendly wager, and stress the importance of bowel movements.

  25. Livin’ la vida buena!

    Ricky Martin‘s nuts. I don’t want to live the crazy life, I want to lead THE GOOD LIFE. Thank goodness, the new series — produced by Kim Ricketts Book Events [...]

  26. Come meet WOLVERINE scribe and best-selling novelist David Benioff!

    Accomplished opera singers dream of being pop stars. Professional football players long to hit the links with Tiger Woods. Hollywood screenwriters wish they’d earned their ducats and made their names [...]

  27. Real men eat buffalo, dammit!

    James Garner is a metrosexual. Hard to believe, I know, considering the maverick actor shilled for beef — “Real food for real people!” — and survived quadruple by-pass surgery after [...]

  28. VideoBlog: I like the night life; I LOVE The Good Life!

    Helllllllllooooooo, Health-lovers! Early to bed, early to rise makes a (hu)man healthy, wealthy and wise? Is it all about the Benjamin’s… axiom? Well, as an insomniac, I’ve got the wake-up [...]

  29. Chillin’ and Swillin’ with Calvin Trillin

    Who knew? Calvin Trillin has a following more committed than the devotees of the Reverend Jim Jones. When I hosted The Nation‘s “deadline poet” at Words & Wine earlier this [...]

  30. Words & Wine: Steven Rinella (AMERICAN BUFFALO)

    Thursday, March 26th, 2009 @ 6:30pm Pan Pacific Hotel, 2125 Terry Avenue, SEATTLE Cost: $45/person For reservations, please call 206-632-2419 or buy online   Steven Rinella is the author of The [...]

  31. Words&Wine: Steven Johnson – The Invention of Air

    Warren joins Steven Johnson at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Seattle to discuss his latest book. They chat about coffee’s ability to increase one’s mental faculties, the creation of soda [...]

  32. Everyone’s a winner! Calvin Trillin meets The Progressive Poet

    Politics make for strange bedfellows. Working together, The Warren Report, Kim Ricketts Book Events and FUSE inspired strange bard-fellows with the first Progressive Poetry contest in celebration of Calvin Trillin‘s [...]

  33. Kim Ricketts loves her some Calvin Trillin!

    And now, a brief mash note from Kim Ricketts celebrating our next guest at Words & Wine: Calvin Trillin… Well, Words & Wine kicked off in January with Steven Johnson, [...]

  34. Special Event: An Evening w/Henry Alford

    Pan Pacific Seattle Hotel, 2125 Terry Avenue , SEATTLE Many thanks to the tempestuous Tay M!   This event is a presentation of The Warren Report in partnership with Kim [...]

  35. Everyone’s a Winner!… Calvin Trillin

    The Progressive Poet  A political poetry contest Let your inner political bard out! Think you have what it takes to be Washington’s State’s first political poet laureate? Well bring on [...]

  36. Words & Wine: Sandra Tsing Loh – Mother on Fire: A True Motherf%#$@ Story About Parenting!

    Warren joins Sandra Tsing Loh at the W Hotel in Seattle to discuss her latest book Mother on Fire: A True Motherf%#$@ Story About Parenting!. Together they explore the need [...]

  37. Words & Wine: Francine Prose – Golden Grove

    Warren sits down with Francine Prose to discuss her style of writing, the evolution of her work, and the power of Tourette’s.

  38. Words & Wine: Ethan Canin – America, America

    Warren join Ethan Canin at the W hotel in Seattle for Words & Wine, where they discuss reality reflecting fiction, the real truth of politics, and why writing is more [...]

  39. Words & Wine: Salman Rushdie – The Enchantress of Florence

    Warren sits down with Salman Rushdie at the W Hotel in Seattle to discuss his latest book The Enchantress of Florence. Warren probe Salman on the similarity of differences, the [...]

  40. Words & Wine: James Frey – Bright Shiny Morning

    Warren sits down with James Frey at the W hotel in Seattle for the latest in the Words & Wine series, where they discuss the hesitancy to include facts in [...]

  41. Words & Wine: Vincent Bugliosi – The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder

    Warren sits down with Vincent Bugliosi at the W Hotel in Seattle to discuss the mental acuity of George W. Bush, the jurisdiction necessary to try him for murder, and [...]