Hamptons Magazine Authors Night dinner began at dusk with drinks and hors d’oeuvres in the garden, moved to dinner under the tent as the moon rose in the sky, and concluded with coffee, passed desserts, and pisco concoctions in the private library, with the featured authors surrounded by thousands of books. Here is the evening in their words:
"It was a really fun night and great to get to know some of the other authors. Michael Braverman was so generous to open up his house to all of us and it was the perfect setting for the dinner."
--Georgina Bloomberg
Author of The A Circuit
“It was a perfect party, under a full moon, and we got to celebrate books. An enchanted evening, like the song.”
--Christina Haag
Author of Come to the Edge
"What a talented and eclectic group of writers gathered under one tent in support of East Hampton Library. I was honored to be among such esteemed authors. I had the pleasure of hosting a table at Michael Braverman's house. He’s always such a gracious host. I look forward to participating again next year."
--Danyelle Freeman
Author of Try This
"We had a ball at one of the most spectacular, unique homes in the Hamptons. What a way to kick off our book launch! Loved sharing the night with so many talented authors."
--Jill Martin and Dana Ravich
Authors of I Have Nothing to Wear
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Robert Klein practices a comic art that fuses humor with psychology, philosophy, sociology and a kind of adolescent wonderment with sex. And he seems to have an awful lot of fun doing it.
Klein has done stand-up comedy, acted in movies and on TV, worked on Broadway (he was nominated for a Tony award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role in They’re Playing Our Song, and recorded numerous albums. He’s currently: “performing less”as he puts it: only 40 to 50 shows a year, and doing his HBO specials (latest: Robert Klein: Unfair and Unbalanced). He’s been nominated for an Emmy for a song he wrote, and he is in the cast along with Sigourney Weaver and Stockard Channing of a pilot for HBO.
Robert Klein’s youth in New York City and his coming of age are not unusual for the postwar Jewish milieu into which he was born, and he is certainly not the first to document what has turned out to be an articulate and upwardly mobile generation. Klein is the author of The Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue: A Child of the Fifties Looks Back, and the particular affection, ironic humor and clear vision that Klein brings to his memoir make it an unusual pleasure to read. Klein, one of the featured authors at the East Hampton Library event, later commented:
“Had a wonderful time under the authors’ tent shaking hands, signing books and renewing old friendships. The capper to the day was Michael Braverman’s sweet dinner party for the authors at his home, which, appropriately, has a marvelous two story library with a massive collection of books (remember them?). I pointed out that the entire collection could be replaced by 3 Kindles, but most of the company assembled preferred the real thing. The dinner was an original presentation and delicious, catered by the beautiful Andrea Correale seated to my right. When someone suggested the branzino needed a bit of salt, I acted quickly and removed the Hari Kari knife from the caterer’s hands before she could disembowel the offender. All in all it was a splendid evening.”