Author Pico Iyer’s story of coping after wildfire resonates not far from LA County fires

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Author Pico Iyer’s story of coping after wildfire resonates not far from LA County fires
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34 years after a wildfire turned his life upside down, novelist Iyer shared how it transformed his life at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena, ay community devastated by the deadly Eaton Fire earlier t…

Pico Iyer, the bestselling author of “The Art of Stillness,” presents his new book “Aflame: Learning from Silence” at Vroman’s bookstore in Pasadena, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in the wake of the devastating Eaton Fire that recently swept through parts of Pasadena and Altadena, forcing over 30,000 people to evacuate and burning thousands of structures.

Violinist Vijay Gupta performs to introduce Pico Iyer, the bestselling author of “The Art of Stillness,” left, presents his new book “Aflame: Learning from Silence” at Vroman’s bookstore in Pasadena, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in the wake of the devastating Eaton Fire that recently swept through parts of Pasadena and Altadena, forcing over 30,000 people to evacuate and burning thousands of structures. Pico Iyer, the bestselling author of “The Art of Stillness,” front right, presents his new book “Aflame: Learning from Silence” in conversation with violinist Vijay Gupta, front left, at Vroman’s bookstore in Pasadena, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in the wake of the devastating Eaton Fire that recently swept through parts of Pasadena and Altadena, forcing over 30,000 people to evacuate and burning thousands of structures. Violinist Vijay Gupta, right, introduces Pico Iyer, the bestselling author of “The Art of Stillness,” during a presentation of Iyer’s new book, “Aflame: Learning from Silence,” at Vroman’s bookstore in Pasadena, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in the wake of the devastating Eaton Fire that recently swept through parts of Pasadena and Altadena, forcing over 30,000 people to evacuate and burning thousands of structures. Jeremy Hunter, Founder of the Executive Mind Leadership Institute, who lost his Holmes House in the Eaton Fire, smiles as he listens to author Pico Iyer present his book “Aflame: Learning from Silence” at Vroman’s bookstore in Pasadena, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. Jeremy Hunter, Founder of the Executive Mind Leadership Institute, who lost his Holmes House in the Eaton Fire, listens to author Pico Iyer present his book “Aflame: Learning from Silence” at Vroman’s bookstore in Pasadena, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. Pico Iyer, the bestselling author of “The Art of Stillness,” signs books to Aparna Ramaswamy and Ranee Ramaswamy after presenting his book “Aflame: Learning from Silence” at Vroman’s bookstore in Pasadena, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in the wake of the devastating Eaton Fire that recently swept through parts of Pasadena and Altadena, forcing over 30,000 people to evacuate and burning thousands of structures. 34 years after a wildfire turned his life upside down, novelist Iyer shared how it transformed his life at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena, ay community devastated by the deadly Eaton Fire earlier this month.DEA: ‘Immigration enforcement efforts’ took place in LA over weekendWoman was having affair but didn’t plot husband’s Woodland Hills killing, her lawyer says Neo-Nazi group coerced 2 San Bernardino County children and others to film child porn, harm themselves, feds sayState to allocate more water from Northern California, increasing supplies, denting drought woesFireAid benefit concert delivers a powerhouse night of music to aid wildfire relief Gabriel Fernandez, 8, was tortured to death. His mother didn’t like her life sentence. This is what a judge had to say. Gabriel Fernandez, 8, was tortured to death. His mother didn’t like her life sentence. This is what a judge had to say.

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