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Author Archives: K.P. Rennie
Sketchers Pier to Pier Walk 2017
This Sunday, October 29th at 9:00am thousands of people will meet at the Manhattan Beach Pier and walk to the Hermosa Pier to participate in the Sketcher’s pier to pier walk. A FUNd raising event that helps support children with … Continue reading
The Mighty: Best Food I’ve Ever Had
Here is a photo of the best food I’ve ever had in my life. The Mighty‘s agnolotti — butternut squash in freshly made pasta envelopes, tossed in maple brown butter with trevisio, pecan, mint, pomegranate and Parmesan. A perfect mix … Continue reading
Posted in Cocktails, Beer, Wine & Weed, Food
Tagged casual dining, desserts, dinner, DTLA, food, Lunch in DTLA, the Mighty
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Fun and Philanthropy this Sunday in Hermosa Beach
Most of us see the images on the news or social media and wish there was some way we could help those who have recently survived hurricanes. Maybe we even send a donation or give blood. When Betsy Ryan sees … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Upcoming Events
Tagged FUNd raising, Fundraiser, Funism, Hermosa Beach, hurricane relief
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Book-Ness with K.P.-Ness: Another Bullshit Night in Suck City
“We all need to create the story that will make sense of our lives.” – “Another Bullshit Night in Suck City,” by Nick Flynn I will often choose a book based on the title or the dedication alone. With this … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Movies
Tagged another bullshit night in suck city, Bookness, Books, KPRennie, Memoir, Nick Flynn, Reading
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Book-Ness with K.P.-Ness: The Adderall Diaries
This is the story of a book → that was made into a movie → that was made into a movie about making the movie → and the film festival that was started because of the movie about the movie. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Events, Movies, Upcoming Events
Tagged Adderall Diaries, Bookness, Books, film festival, Hans Reiser, James Franco, KPRennie, Memoir, Stephen Elliot, true crime
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Book-Ness with K.P.-Ness: Chuck Palahniuk
Here are two more suggestions from my “List of books I have read more than once, from authors I adore.” These are by Chuck Palahniuk, author of “Fight Club” and many other books. “CHOKE” Chuck Palahniuk holds a special place … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Movies, Television
Tagged Bookness, Books, Choke, Chuck Palahniuk, KPRennie, Reading, Survivor
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Book-Ness with K.P.-Ness: “Diary of a Teenage Girl”
Phoebe Gloeckner’s “Diary of a Teenage Girl” is “An Account in Words and Pictures” of Minnie, a fifteen-year-old who is having an affair with Monroe, a 35-year-old man who is also her mother’s lover. What makes this story so different from … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Movies
Tagged Bookness, Books, Diary of a Teenage Girl, Graphic Novel, KPRennie, Memoir, Phoebe Gloeckner
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Book-Ness with K.P.-Ness: “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”
“Miss Peregrine’s” by Ransom Riggs has been on my “to read” list for a while, but I kept putting it off – until I saw the commercial for the movie that Tim Burton is directing. I grabbed this 350 page … Continue reading
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Tagged Book-ness, Books, fiction, K.P. Rennie, Miss Peregrine's home for Peculiar Children, Ransom Riggs, Reading, young adult
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Book-Ness with K.P.-Ness: “Furiously Happy”
As a fan of Jenny Lawson’s New York Times bestselling memoir, “Let’s Pretend This Never Happened,” I was looking forward to “Furiously Happy” coming out in September 2015. “Furiously Happy” is a collection of humorous essays with topics ranging from … Continue reading
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Tagged Bookness, Books, essays, humor, Jenny Lawson, Memoir, Reading
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Book-ness with KP-Ness: “Let’s Pretend This Never Happened”
Since reading this memoir a few years ago, I have gifted five copies to friends. Although this book came out in 2012, I’ve decided to write about it here – that way I feel like I am gifting it to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bookness, Books, humor, Jenny Lawson, Lets Pretend This Never Happened, Memoir, Reading
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