Annie Proulx has called her “a writer of incandescent talent.” The author of 2006′s runaway bestseller Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert is unquestionably one of her generation’s most beloved memoirists. Eat, Pray, Love, which has sold more than ten million copies worldwide, is Gilbert’s memoir of soul-searching and international exploration in the wake of her devastating divorce. Gilbert is a distinguished journalist who began her career writing for Harper’s Bazaar, Spin, the New York Times Magazine, and GQ. In 2002, her book The Last American Man was a Finalist for the National Book Award. Committed, the deeply satisfying follow-up to Eat, Pray, Love, tells the story of Gilbert’s unexpected plunge into second marriage—this time to Felipe, the man with whom she falls in love at the end of Eat, Pray, Love. Part memoir, part meditation on marriage as a sociohistorical institution, Committed is rich with Gilbert’s bright, engaging voice and characteristic playful humor. Gilbert lives with her husband in New Jersey. She recently finished a novel, The Signature of All Things, to be published in the fall of 2013.
Elizabeth Gilbert is a main keynote at Emerging Women Live 2013. She will share with us the “Big Magic: Thoughts on Creative Living”
The first and scariest step is this: believing there is magic in our lives. Elizabeth Gilbert explores how we can overcome our preconceptions to embrace the irrational but beautiful notions of kismet, synchronicity, and hidden messages that lead us on our true path. We will discover that we can seek magic, summon it, and allow it to guide us—moving away from a life of fear and self-doubt, and into strange and shining confidence in the greater forces that support us on our journey.
Enjoy this TEDTalk below (one of the most popular TEDTalks of all times), where Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses — and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person “being” a genius, all of us “have” a genius. It’s a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk. Also, check out Elizabeth’s beautiful, intriguing promo for her upcoming book The Signature of All Things.
Elizabeth Gilbert is a main keynote speaker at Emerging Women Live. If you are dedicated to living a fully expressed life, and you are starting or growing a business that thrives on authenticity, creativity, and the power of your unique self, Emerging Women Live is your tribe. Join us!
