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Note: Jeffrey Tambor will be at Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing in conversation with Kristi Turnquist on Monday, May 22, at 7 p.m.
Describe your book.
Like you, I love books. I love them so much I co-own a bookstore in Los Angeles called Skylight Books. I also wrote a book of my own called Are You Anybody?
During the process of writing the book, I realized the same thing that draws me to writing is what feeds my love of acting: connection. As E. M. Forster once wrote, “Connect, only connect.” That is the essence of what I’ve tried to do my whole life. From hosting a talk show in my basement as a kid to playing a talk show sidekick on television, I have always sought to entertain as a way of connecting with an audience...