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NPC Virtual Book Event: Bill Novelli, "Good Business”
Bill Novelli, one of the pioneers of social marketing, will discuss his book, Good Business: The Talk, Fight, Win Way to Change the World, at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event at 1 p.m. on Friday, January 29. In Good Business, Novelli aims to prove that you can do well (creating economic and financial success for yourself and your company or organization) by doing good (helping to solve the world's and society's major problems) and argues that you can make a positive social difference regardless of what business you are in or where you are in your career. This one-hour program will…
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NPC Virtual Book Event: Dan Morain, "Kamala's Way"
Veteran journalist Dan Morain, who wrote his first story about Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in 1994 for the Los Angeles Times, will discuss his new biography, Kamala's Way: An American Life, at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event at 1 p.m. ET on Monday, Jan. 25. This one-hour program will stream live on the Club’s website and YouTube Channel, and is accessible to both the media and members of the general public free-of-charge. Kamala's Way, published Jan. 12, takes readers from her early years in Oakland and Berkeley through her rise in politics to the second-highest office in…
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NPC Virtual Book Event: Ron Brownstein, “Rock Me on the Water”
The stars aligned in Los Angeles in 1974 as a diverse group of talents across film, music, and television hit a creative zenith, jolting American popular culture and in turn, American politics. Atlantic senior editor Ron Brownstein, who analyzes that pivotal year in his new book, “Rock Me on the Water: 1974-The Year Los Angeles Transformed Movies, Music, Television, and Politics” will discuss what we can discern about our political future from the current generational cultural divide at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 20 at a National Press Club Virtual Book Event. This one-hour program will…
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NPC Virtual Book Event: Elizabeth McGowan, “Outpedaling the Big C”
Celebrating both National Bike Month and National Melanoma Awareness Month, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Elizabeth McGowan will discuss her memoir “Outpedaling the Big C: My Healing Cycle Across America” at a National Press Club Virtual Headliners Book Event on Wednesday, May 19 at 2 p.m. This one-hour program will stream live on the Club's website and YouTube Channel, and is accessible to both the media and members of the general public free-of-charge. Viewers can submit their questions for McGowan in advance or during the live program via email to [email protected] Outpedaling the…
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NPC Virtual Book Event: Lisa Napoli, "Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News"
How did a former billboard salesman, baseball team owner and America’s Cup winner who hated news end up as the father of 24-hour news? Journalist Lisa Napoli, author of "Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN and the Birth of 24-Hour News," will describe how Ted Turner flipped the switch on media with the creation in 1980 of the first 24-hour news channel at a virtual Headliners Book Event at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22. This one-hour program will stream live on the Club’s website and YouTube Channel, and is accessible to both the media and members of the general public free-of-charge. Viewers can…
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NPC Virtual Book Event: Brian Stelter, "HOAX"
Over the course of two years, CNN Worldwide’s chief media correspondent and Reliable Sources anchor Brian Stelter interviewed more than 250 current and former Fox News insiders in a bid to understand why the network dropped the “fair and balanced” claim and embraced “fake news.” Stelter chronicles what he learned about the multibillion-dollar media powerhouse and its ties to President Donald Trump in his new book “HOAX: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth.” On Tuesday, September 8, Stelter will discuss his findings and what he calls “the collusion between Fox News…
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NPC Virtual Book Event: Max Brooks, "Devolution"
Bestselling author Max Brooks will deliver a talk entitled, “Zombies, Bigfoot, and COVID: How Fiction Can Prepare Us For Disasters,” at a National Press Club Headliners book event on Thursday, Sept. 3 at 1 p.m. Brooks is perhaps best known for reinventing the modern zombie genre with his "Zombie Survival Guide" and his novel, "World War Z." More than a mere horror tale, "World War Z" builds on Brooks’ extensive research in pandemic planning – which Brooks says the Trump administration largely ignored in its response to COVID-19 – as well as describing how a pandemic threat can transform…
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NPC Virtual Book Event: Jacob Soboroff, "Separated"
In June of 2018 award-winning NBC News and MSNBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff traded his mic and camera for a small blue notebook and walked into a large detention facility where 1,500 migrant boys were being held after being separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. The notes he took that day, and the conversations he would later have with affected families and inside sources, formed the basis of his harrowing New York Times bestseller “Separated: Inside an American Tragedy.” On Thursday, August 27, Soboroff will share what he has learned from the children and families he has…
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NPC Virtual Book Event: Kara Goldin, "Undaunted"
On Monday, Oct. 19, Hint founder and CEO Kara Goldin will discuss her new book, "Undaunted: Overcoming Doubts and Doubters," and explain how she turned an unsweetened flavored water into one of the biggest beverage companies of the decade. The book blends stories from Goldin's own experience with observations and advice for achieving your own goals. This one-hour program will stream live at 12 noon ET on the Club’s website and YouTube Channel, and is accessible to both the media and members of the general public free-of-charge. Viewers can send their questions for Goldin in advance or during…
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NPC Virtual Book Event: Erin Brockovich, "Superman's Not Coming"
Twenty years after the release of the movie that made her a household name, Erin Brockovich - the legal clerk turned consumer activist - is still fighting for the rights of Americans to clean, safe water. In her new book, “Superman’s Not Coming: Our National Water Crisis and What We the People Can Do About It,” Brockovich seeks to enlist everyday Americans in the fight, and empower people to be their own local heroes with practical lessons and tips for organizing and turning anger into action. On Friday, October 30, Brockovich, who also has a new podcast, will discuss the crisis of…
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