Zibby’s Bookshop is excited to host Book Mama & bestselling author Linda Sivertsen, in discussion with Emmy-winning host Tom Bergeron, about memoir and what it takes to craft beautiful writing.
The topic of beautiful writing is never far from Linda Sivertsen's mind. Her top-rated Beautiful Writers Podcast is a favorite stop for bestselling authors on tour (including Zibby!) and where Bergeron sat in the co-host chair to interview author Lee Child (Jack Reacher). Sivertsen's latest award-winning book, Beautiful Writers: A Journey of Big Dreams and Messy Manuscripts—with Tricks of the Trade with Bestselling Authors, features writing stories and wisdom from many favorite authors, including Bergeron, whose 2009 memoir, I'm Hosting as Fast as I Can: Zen & the Art of Staying Sane in Hollywood, offers a series of humorous and inspirational stories on surviving the toughest rooms and personalities.
Bergeron and Sivertsen are longtime friends and open books about sharing details of their lives, creative processes, and even spiritual practices. Tom is a dedicated TM meditator, currently emailing Linda daily chapters of his Hollywood novel-in-progress. Linda, a former magazine editor and ghostwriter who can't meditate for more than eight minutes but has helped hundreds, perhaps thousands of people get published, is obsessively scrolling through Tom's samples on her phone and giving notes, mainly laughter and thumbs-up emojis.
Having formerly hosted Dancing with the Stars, America’s Funniest Home Videos, and Hollywood Squares, Tom has been part of three of the most popular TV shows ever. For a girl who lived many years within eyeshot of the Hollywood sign, Linda's still got stars in her eyes for their friendship and Tom's comedy chops. Join us for this fun-filled chat.
Linda Sivertsen photo credit: Michael Higgins Photography
Tom Bergeron photo credit: Corey Nickols, Emmy Magazine
