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Celebrating

30 Years

Rob Reiner was a genius. A creative genius. And he was so relentlessly kind to me and to Writers Bloc.

Rob was endlessly gracious and generous to Writers Bloc. He participated in many Writers Bloc events as both a moderator and as a featured author. He was sought after as a moderator because he was brilliant, knew his way around the issues at hand, and knew how to ask just the right questions. And he knew how to listen. That’s a true gift. Some of the Writers Bloc events he moderated include Al Franken for Franken’s book, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them; journalist Michael Isikoff on Trump and Putin’s collaboration over the years; former MSNBC anchor Joy Reid; Arianna Huffington; and former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Rob’s knowledge of the authors’ material was not only impressive, it was positively masterly. This past September, we finally had the opportunity to host Rob for his own utterly hilarious book, A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap. Please take a moment to watch this wonderful program here.

There’s so much to say and to admire about Rob: his movies, his activism, his willingness to stand for meaningful and just causes both social and political. His impact on our cultural and political landscape was profound. We are stricken, shell-shocked, and heartsick by the murders of Rob and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner. Our hearts are with their loved ones during this devastating time. We will miss Rob’s art and his voice. And we thank him for his kindness and graciousness to Writers Bloc.

-Andrea Grossman, December 17, 2025

A photo collage of the program guest Stacey Abrams. There is a blue circle on the left bottom corner with the name of the guest. — January 28, 2026

A photo collage of the program guests Jacob Soboroff and Mariana van Zeller. There is a blue circle on the left bottom corner with the name of the guests. There is also the book cover of Firestorm in the middle. — January 13, 2026

A photo collage of the program guests, Benjamin Dreyer, Annabeth Gish and Kerry O’Malley, and author Shirley Jackson. There is a blue circle in the lower left corner with the names of the actors. There is a white half circle on the upper right that says "Now Available on YouTube" — December 15, 2025

A photo collage of the program guests Letitia James and Brian Tyler Cohen. The names of the guests are in a blue circle on the lower left side. There is a white half circle on the upper right that says "Now Available on YouTube" — December 4, 2025 | Sold Out

A photo collage of the program guests, LA Taco's Memo Torres and LA Times' Brittny Mejia. There is a red oval that says "Is Ice Coming to a Neighborhood Near You?". The names of the guests are in a blue circle on the lower left side. There is a white half circle on the upper right that says "Now Available on YouTube" — November 11, 2025

A photo collage of the program guests, Emma Donoghue and David Ulin. The book cover of The Paris Express is in the middle. The names of the guests are in a blue circle on the lower left side. — November 6, 2025

A photo collage of the program guests, Joyce Vance and Justin Leavitt. The cover of the book, Giving Up is Unforgivable, is in the middle. The names of the guests are in a blue circle on the lower left side. There is a white half circle on the upper right that says "Now Available on YouTube" — October 30, 2025

A photo collage of the program guests, KY Governor Andy Beshear and Brian Tyler Cohen. The cover of the book, Shameless, is in the middle. The names of the guests are in a blue circle on the lower left side. There is a white half circle on the upper right that says "Now Available on YouTube" — October 25, 2025

A photo collage with photos of Timothy Snyder and Jessica Levison along with the book cover of On Freedom. There is a blue circle on the bottom left corner with the guests' names. There is a white half circle on the upper right that says "Now Available on YouTube" — October 24, 2025 | Sold Out

A photo collage of the program guests Niki Russ Federman, Josh Russ Tupper, Phil Rosenthal and the book cover of Russ & Daughters: 100 Years of Appetizing. There is a blue circle on the bottom left corner with the three guests' names. There is a white half circle on the upper right that says "Now Available on YouTube" — October 14, 2025

A photo collage of the program guests, Rep. Jasmine Crockett and Brian Tyler Cohen. The cover of the book, Shameless, is in the middle. The names of the guests are in a blue circle on the lower left side. There is a half white circle on the upper right that says "Now on YouTube" — October 12, 2025 | Sold Out

A photo collage of the program guests, Rob Reiner and Griffin Dunne. The cover of the book, A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap, is in the middle. The names of the guests are in a blue circle on the lower left side. There is a half white circle on the upper right that says "Now on YouTube" — September 19, 2025 | Sold Out

A photo collage with photos of Todd Purdum and Sam Wasson and the book cover of Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television. There is a blue circle on the bottom left corner with the guests' names. There is a half white circle that says "Now Available on Youtube". — September 16, 2025

A photo collage with photos of Jim Newton and Robin Abcarian and the book cover of Here Beside the Rising Tide. There is a blue circle on the bottom left corner with the guests' names. There is a half white circle that says "Now Available on Youtube". — September 12, 2025

A photo collage of the program guests JB Pritzker and Billy Ray. There is a blue circle on the bottom left corner with the two guests' names. There is a half white circle that says "Now Available on Youtube". — August 18, 2025 | Sold Out

Andrea Grossman Photo in the New York Times Article: A Literary Stop on the Campaign Trail, Writers Bloc, a Los Angeles reading series now in its 24th year, has become increasingly important for political authors

A photo collage of Larry Charles, Luke Wilson, and the cover of the book Comedy Samurai. There is a white circle on the lower left corner that has the name "Larry Charles and Luke Wilson" — June 17, 2025

A photo collage with photos of David Denby and Kenneth Turan. There is a white circle on the bottom left corner with the guests' names. — June 11, 2025

A photo collage with photos of Evan Osnos and Ben Rhodes and the book cover of The Haves and Have Yachts. There is a white circle on the bottom left corner with the guests' names. There is a half white circle that says "Now Available on Youtube" — June 10, 2025

A photo collage with photos of Molly Jong-Fast, Lisa Kudrow and the book cover of How to Lose Your Mother. There is a half white circle the says "Now Available on Youtube" — June 9, 2025

A photo collage of guests Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson in conversation with Jon Lovett and Jon Favreau. There is a white sign that says "Now On Youtube" — June 3, 2025 | Sold Out

A photo collage of program guests Deborah Treisman and George Saunders with Actors Richard Kind, Jon Cryer, and Kerry O’Malley. There is a white circle that says "Now On YouTube" — May 16, 2025 | Sold Out

A photo collage with program guests Michael Luo, Charles Yu and the book cover of Strangers of the Land. here is a white circle that says "Now On YouTube" — May 5, 2025

A photo collage. On the left is a portrait of Suleika Jaouad leaning on a table and wearing a white shirt. The cover of The Book of Alchemy is in the middle. There is a photo of Jon Batiste on the right. He is wearing a white t-shirt. At the top is a red banner that says "With Special Performances." There is a white circle on the bottom right corner that has the names of both guests in blue. — May 1, 2025

A photo collage with photos of Carol Leifer, Henry Winkler, and the book cover of How to Write a Funny Speech... There is a white circle on the lower left corner with the names of the guests in blue. There is a white half circle on the upper right that says "Now Available on YouTube" — April 21, 2025

A photo collage with a photo of Lawrence Wright, a photo of Matt Gutman and the book cover of The Human Scale. There is a white circle on the lower left corner with the name of the author. There is a white circle with the names of the guests in blue on the lower right corner. There is a half white circle on the upper right corner of the graphic that says, "Now Available on YouTube." — April 8, 2025

A photo collage of Graydon Carter and Monica Lewinsky with the book cover of "When The Going Was Good" in the middle. There is a white circle with the names of the guests in blue. There is a half white circle on the upper right corner of the graphic that says, "Now Available on YouTube." — March 30, 2025

Photo collage of the program guests, Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson and Jon Favreau, with the book cover of Abundance in the middle. A white circle is on the left bottom corner with the names of the three guests. There is a half white circle on the upper right corner of the graphic that says, "Now Available on YouTube." — March 24, 2025 | Sold Out

A photo collage with a photo of Ezra Klein and the book cover of Abundance. There is a white circle on the lower left corner with the name of the author. There is a red banner across the middle with "2nd Event Added." There is a half white circle on the upper right corner of the graphic that says, "Now Available on YouTube." — March 22, 2025 | Sold Out

Photo collage of the program guests Maureen Dowd and Todd Purdum with the book cover of Notorious. There is a white circle with the name Maureen Dowd and Todd Purdum in blue on the bottom left. There is a white half circle on the upper right that says "Now Available on YouTube" — March 20, 2025

A photo collage with photos of Peter Beinart, David Myers, and the book cover of "Being Jewish After The Destruction of Gaza" in the middle. There is a white circle with their names on the bottom left corner, and a white half circle with the words "Now Available on YouTube." — February 18, 2025 | Sold Out

A photo collage with Neko Case on the left, Kathleen Hanna on the right, and the book cover of The Harder I Fight The More I Love You in the middle. — February 9, 2025

Photo collage of the program guest Rick Steves, with the book cover of On The Hippie Trail. There is a white circle with the name "Rick Steves" in blue on the bottom left along with a white half circle on the upper right with the words "Now Available on YouTube" — February 8, 2025

A photo collage with photos of Chris Hayes and Jacob Soboroff with the cover of The Sirens' Call. There is a white circle with the "Chris Hayes and Jacob Soboroff" in blue on the bottom left along with a white half circle on the upper right with the words "Now Available on YouTube" — February 6, 2025 | Sold Out

A photo collage with photos of Hakeem Jeffries and Brian Tyler Cohen with the cover of The ABCs of Democracy in the middle. — December 2, 2024

A collage with photos of Robert Hilburn, Bernie Taupin and Randy Lewis on the left; on the right is the book cover of A Few Words in Defense of Our Country, which is a black and white photo of Randy Newman who is wearing a flower print shirt. He has a cigarette in his mouth. — October 21, 2024

A photo collage of Jacob Soboroff and the film poster for Separated. — October 12, 2024

A photo collage with a portrait of Ben Macintyre on the left, a portrait of David Kipen on the right, with the book cover of The Siege in the middle. There is a white circle on the bottom left corner that has both names of the authors. — September 30, 2024

A photo collage with a portrait of Ketanji Brown Jackson standing and wearing a black suit on the left and on the right is a portrait of Ava DuVernay in a black outfit. The book cover of Lovely One is in the middle. The book cover shows Brown Jackson wearing a yellow blazer and a white top. There is a white circle on the lower left corner with their names in blue, and a white circle on the upper right with the words "Now Available on YouTube" in blue. — September 17, 2024 – Sold Out

A photo collage with a portrait of Ketanji Brown Jackson standing and wearing a black suit with the book cover of Lovely One in the middle. The book cover shows Brown Jackson wearing a yellow blazer and a white top. On the right is a phoot of Angela Bassett in a white dress. There is a white circle on the bottom left corner with the words "Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Angela Bassett" — September 17, 2024 – Sold Out

A photo collage with a portrait of Brian Tyler Cohen on the left and a portrait of Jon Favreau on the right. The book cover of Shameless is in the middle. There is a white circle at the bottom left with both guests' names. There is a half circle on the upper right corner that says "Now on YouTube" — August 26, 2024 – Sold Out

A photo collage of Nancy Pelosi, Tracee Ellis Ross, and the book cover of The Art of Power. — August 15, 2024 – Sold Out

A collage of photos with a portrait of Taffy Brodesser-Akner on the left, a portrait of Adam Brody on the right, and the book cover of Long Island Compromise in the middle. There is a white circle on the bottom left that has the names of both guests. — July 18, 2024 – Sold Out

A photo collage of Mo Rocca, Patt Morrison, and the book cover of Mo Rocca's book, The Roctogenarians. — June 20, 2024

A photo collage of Griffin Dunne, Emma Roberts, and the book cover of The Friday Afternoon Club. — June 18, 2024 – Sold Out

April 12, 2024

June 6, 2023: With Caroline Aaron (*The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel*), Marilu Henner (*Taxi*), and Melanie Mayron (*Thirtysomething*; *Jane the Virgin*)

April 23, 2023

Adam Schiff Jamie Lee Curtis — October 17, 2021

anita hill chanel miller — October 5, 2021