Maria Shriver, in conversation with Anne Lamott, I Am Maria

Please join us in celebrating Maria Shriver’s I AM MARIA: My Reflections and Poems on Heartbreak, Healing, and Finding Your Way Home. A book like no other, I AM MARIA blends Shriver’s hard-earned wisdom with deeply personal poetry.

Maria will be joined in conversation by Anne Lamott, and the evening will feature meditation, music, and intimate discussions about life’s defining moments—the heartbreaks that shape us, the healing that transforms us, and the journey back to ourselves.

Drawing from her own life experiences, I AM MARIA tells the story of how Maria emerged from heartbreak and uncertainty with renewed clarity and strength. Her collection of poems speaks to timeless themes of love, loss, longing, and healing, offering readers a comforting reminder that hope can be found even after the most difficult moments.

Maria Shriver is a mother and grandmother, a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning journalist and producer. She is the author of seven New York Times bestselling books, the former First Lady of California, an NBC News Special Anchor, founder of Shriver Media, The Women's Alzheimer's Movement, co-founder of the brain health brand MOSH, and the publisher of The Open Field. When she's not thinking or writing, she can be found hanging with her kids and grandkids.

Anne Lamott is the New York Times-bestselling author of Dusk, Night, Dawn; Almost Everything; Hallelujah Anyway; Small Victories; Stitches; Help, Thanks, Wow; Some Assembly Required; Grace (Eventually); Plan B; and Traveling Mercies, as well as several novels. A past recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and an inductee to the California Hall of Fame, she lives in Northern California.