AUTHOR EVENT | Jon Imparato : The Good Inside The Grief

Jon Imparato discusses his debut book The Good Inside the Grief in conversation with Corey Roskin. The Good Inside the Grief is a powerful, tender and unconventional memoir that takes readers on a 60 year journey where death is never far away. Revealing how grief becomes more than mourning as a wild dance partner, a mischievous teacher and a force that transforms, The Good Inside the Grief is for anyone who has ever loved, lost, and dared to laugh through tears.

5:30PM Cocktails

6PM Conversation | Free Event

6:45 PM Book Signing

Author Jon Imparato
Jon Imparato is an award-winning writer, producer, and LGBTQ+ activist whose work spans decades of cultural storytelling and advocacy. For 25 years, he served as Artistic Director of the Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center, producing more than 350 events and collaborating with artists such as Liza Minnelli, Jane Fonda, Billy Porter, Laverne Cox, and Shirley MacLaine. His productions earned nearly 200 awards, including multiple Ovation Awards, the LA Drama Critics Circle Award for Sustained Excellence, and the LA Stage Alliance Lifetime Achievement Award.

Imparato now brings his lifelong mission of amplifying underrepresented voices to the page. His memoir, The Good Inside the Grief, explores loss, faith, caregiving, and resilience with honesty and humor. His acclaimed essay The Shaving Cart, reflecting on caregiving during the AIDS crisis, received the Sherman Hewitt Award for Nonfiction. Through his writing and advocacy—including a decade of work with homeless LGBTQ+ youth—Imparato continues to tell stories that confront grief, honor identity, and affirm the human spirit.

Moderator Corey Roskin