borateen
08-11-2006, 07:57 AM
Ending today, MSN is hosting a video of the complete fund raising event that showcased Stephen King, J.K. Rowling, and John Irving.
From an email I received from StephenKing.com:
"AN EVENING WITH HARRY, CARRIE & GARP" was presented last week and brought together bestselling authors J.K. Rowling, Stephen King and John Irving and a star-studded line-up of presenters including Kathy Bates, Whoopi Goldberg, Tim Robbins and Stanley Tucci. The authors each read selections from their own works and answered questions from the audience with CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien moderating.
Proceeds from the readings benefit two non-profit organizations: The Haven Foundation, which helps freelance performing artists and writers whose accidents or illnesses have left them unable to work www.thehavenfdn.org, and Doctors Without Borders/ Medecins San Frontieres (MSF), the international independent medical humanitarian organization www.doctorswithoutborders.org.
Here's the link to the video.
http://video.msn.com/v/us/v.htm?g=01ba972b-80ff-40ed-b26d-62d9e2b49029&f=msn-l&fg=copy
I've been a King fan for about 20 years, so it's always nice to hear him talk. While I've enjoyed the movies, I've just started reading the Harry Potter books, and while I'm only on "The Goblet of Fire," the question/answer session with Rowling just ruined what sounds like a very major event from "The Half-Blood Prince." I haven't read anything by Irving, but I've seen the movie "The World According to Garp."
All authors seem to have a wonderful and humorous personalities and genuinely love what they do.
From an email I received from StephenKing.com:
"AN EVENING WITH HARRY, CARRIE & GARP" was presented last week and brought together bestselling authors J.K. Rowling, Stephen King and John Irving and a star-studded line-up of presenters including Kathy Bates, Whoopi Goldberg, Tim Robbins and Stanley Tucci. The authors each read selections from their own works and answered questions from the audience with CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien moderating.
Proceeds from the readings benefit two non-profit organizations: The Haven Foundation, which helps freelance performing artists and writers whose accidents or illnesses have left them unable to work www.thehavenfdn.org, and Doctors Without Borders/ Medecins San Frontieres (MSF), the international independent medical humanitarian organization www.doctorswithoutborders.org.
Here's the link to the video.
http://video.msn.com/v/us/v.htm?g=01ba972b-80ff-40ed-b26d-62d9e2b49029&f=msn-l&fg=copy
I've been a King fan for about 20 years, so it's always nice to hear him talk. While I've enjoyed the movies, I've just started reading the Harry Potter books, and while I'm only on "The Goblet of Fire," the question/answer session with Rowling just ruined what sounds like a very major event from "The Half-Blood Prince." I haven't read anything by Irving, but I've seen the movie "The World According to Garp."
All authors seem to have a wonderful and humorous personalities and genuinely love what they do.