Tour stop #5. Still electrified from my Father’s Day book talk with the veteran LA Times reporter Stacy Perman at the iconic “bookseller to the great and infamous.” Together we explored the systemic dysfunctions of the Los Angeles County child welfare system, and how it impacts the lives of foster-adoptive families like ours.
Both the interviewer and the location were quite remarkable.
Stacy Perman is an award-winning journalist, a New York Times bestselling author, and a recipient of a MacDowell Fellowship, whose work appeared not only in Los Angeles TImes, but also in Business Week, Time, and Wall Street Journal.
Located on Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, Book Soup has been serving readers, writers, artists, rock ‘n’ rollers, and celebrities since 1975. I was humbled by the fact that after so many Hollywood and high-profile books launched here, this legendary venue would save a spot for a talk about my memoir A Family, Maybe.
We talked, I read the opening chapter of the book (“Curbside Delivery”), answered questions from the audience, and signed a few books. The time flew by in what felt like 10 minutes, but was closer to 2 hours.
So thank you, Book Soup, for hosting and promoting us, Stacy Perman for insightful, probing questions, and everyone who came for their support. Some of the attendees drove from as far as Altadena, Seal Beach, and Torrance, and I truly appreciate that.
I am also grateful to Janet Fitch for helping get the word out, my friend and colleague Susan Niemeyer for these great photos, and the tireless book impressario Corey Roskin for connecting me to Book Soup.
Lane Igoudin | Author, Professor, Dad 
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