Life Isn’t Everything: Mike Nichols, as Remembered by 150 of His Closest Friends

Join us for a searching conversation all about the life and work of the prolific and influential filmmaker, theater director, and comedian Mike Nichols, with editors Sam Kashner and Ash Carter and Nichols’ collaborator Candice Bergen.

Ash Carter and Sam Kashner offer an intimate look behind the scenes of Nichols’ life, as told by the stars, moguls, playwrights, producers, comics and crewmembers who stayed loyal to Nichols for years. A mosaic portrait of a brilliant and original director known for his uncommon charm, wit, vitality, and genius for friendship, this volume is also a snapshot of what it meant to be living, loving, and making art in the 20th century.