Ayelet Waldman in conversation with Rasheed Newson: A Perfect Hand
Schedule
Tue Aug 04 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
12444 Venice Blvd. | Los Angeles, CA
About this Event
Join us in celebrating A Perfect Hand! This event is free to attend, but we kindly ask that you RSVP so that we can get an accurate headcount.
About the book:
A richly drawn, captivating, and endlessly amusing novel of love and subterfuge between a lady’s maid and her clandestine lover, set in the country estates of nineteenth-century England.
About the authors:
AYELET WALDMAN is the author of A Really Good Day, Love and Treasure, Red Hook Road, Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, Daughter's Keeper, Bad Mother and the Mommy-Track Mystery series. She co-developed and was an Executive Producer on the Netflix series Unbelievable, which received a Peabody Award and Best Limited Series nominations at the Critics’ Choice Awards, the Golden Globes, and the Primetime Emmys in 2020. Waldman lives in Berkeley, California with her husband Michael Chabon.
RASHEED NEWSON is the author of the national bestseller My Government Means to K*ll Me. The novel was a Lambda Literary finalist for Gay Fiction and was named one of the “The 100 Notable Books of 2022” by The New York Times. His new novel, There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood, came out on June 2, 2026.
Rasheed is also a feature film and television drama writer, producer, and showrunner. Along with his screenplay writing partner, T.J. Brady, he co-developed and is an executive producer of Bel-Air. Additionally, Rasheed has worked on The Chi, Animal Kingdom, and Narcos, among other drama series. He is a graduate of Georgetown University. Rasheed currently lives with his husband and their two children in Pasadena.
Where is it happening?
12444 Venice Blvd., 12444 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 0.00
