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"This is a real community. A little food, a little conversation and a lot of literary substance."
The Los Angeles Times
"It's like a bedtime story for the soul."
The Journal News
"With her Southern hospitality, DeLauné Michel has recast the literary salon."
Los Angeles Magazine
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DeLauné Michel's
new novel,
The Safety of Secrets
"Almost impossible to put down..."
Dani Shapiro
"Funny and touching..."
Cathleen Schine
"Beautifully written..."
Merrill Markoe
delaunemichel.com
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In Los Angeles in 1996, the choices for literary events were pretty much limited to poetry readings or signings in bookstores. To fill that void, DeLauné Michel created Spoken Interludes, a critically acclaimed literary salon where award-winning, best-selling, and up-coming writers read their own work. Now in its fourteenth year, this literary institution has been covered extensively by publications ranging from The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, GQ Magazine and has been heard on National Public Radio.
The salon begins with the audience arriving from 6:00 to 7:30 for an exquisite buffet dinner. The readings follow from 7:30 until 8:30, and feature writers such as: John Burnham Schwartz, Mona Simpson, David Denby, Alice Sebold, Michael Korda, Arthur Phillips, Arianna Huffington, Michael Connelly, Jay McInerney, Jennifer Egan, Jerry Stahl, Sandra Tsing Loh and Christopher Moore. The evening winds down with book signing and chatting with the authors.
Since its debut, Spoken Interludes has provided a place where people come together, enjoy great food, and hear stories like their own reflected in the voices of others. See a list of upcoming events or make a reservation.
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| The audience before a show |
DeLauné Michel was raised in south Louisiana in a literary family that includes her uncle Andre Dubus, her mother Elizabeth Nell Dubus, and her cousin James Lee Burke. She has worked as an actor in theater, television, and film.
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| | DeLauné Michel with attendees Amy Nielson and Amy Nay of Channel 12 News |
The first two stories Ms. Michel wrote won recognition by the Thomas Wolf Short Fiction Award, and later work won the Pacificus Foundation Literary Award. Her first novel, Aftermath of Dreaming, was published by HarperCollins in 2006. Her second novel, The Safety of Secrets, was published by HarperCollins in May, 2008. She is currently working on her third novel. She is the founding producer of Spoken Interludes. Ms. Michel has developed, has taught in, and continues to run Spoken Interludes Next, an outreach writing programs for at-risk teenagers. She lives in Westchester County, New York with her husband Dan Fried (an owner of H & H Photographers specializing in event photography) and their children.
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