Author event! Janice Kaplan x Amy Ephron

Zibby's Bookshop is excited to welcome Janice Kaplan and Amy Ephron to celebrate the release of Kaplan's WHAT YOUR BODY KNOWS ABOUT HAPPINESS! A special Thrive Cosmetics lipstick will be included with your purchase of Janice's book!

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Gratitude Diaries, What Your Body Knows About Happiness is an insightful look at how the body-mind connection can guide you to a happier, more fulfilling life.

Happiness isn't just a state of mind. It's also a state of body.

Standing straight can give you a shot of confidence and forcing a smile might improve your mood. But do you know why? We generally believe that the brain is the big computer telling our bodies how to respond, but new research shows that the system often works in reverse. Your body reacts first, and your brain then interprets the physical signals. As you walk by a dark alley, your heart starts pounding and only then does your brain get the message: I'm scared! The body can also send messages about positive emotions, allowing you to experience more happiness, love, and joy.

Based on groundbreaking research and expert opinions, What Your Body Knows About Happiness will teach you:

• How to use your body to spark your creativity
• How to find joy through your senses
• How changing your environment can improve your mood
• The unexpected powers of diet, exercise, and sex
• The ways your brain can resolve bodily pain
• How to create optimism through your body

In What Your Body Knows About Happiness, Janice Kaplan, the New York Times bestselling author of The Gratitude Diaries, explores the startling new evidence showing that our feeling bodies are often smarter than our thinking minds. Talking to experts in a wide range of fields, she brings her distinctive brand of conversation, humor, and storytelling to scientific research, drawing unexpected links that reveal the power of body-mind connections. You'll also get tips and strategies for knowing your body in a whole new way―leading to greater happiness and pleasure every day.

About the authors:

Janice Kaplan is a journalist, TV producer, and the author of seventeen popular books including the New York Times bestseller The Gratitude Diaries and her new book What Your Body Knows About Happiness. Janice was editor-in-chief of Parade magazine and the creator and executive producer of more than thirty primetime network television specials. A former producer at Good Morning America, she has appeared regularly on national TV shows including Today and CBS Mornings and hosted the daily podcast “The Gratitude Diaries” for iHeartMedia. An energetic podcast guest and speaker at events around the country, she graduated from Yale University and lives in New York City.

Amy Ephron is a bestselling and award-winning novelist of both adult and children’s novels. Her essays have appeared in Vogue; The New York Times’ T Magazine; The Chicago Tribune; The Daily Beast; Time, and many more. She is currently a contributor to Airmail Weekly. She lives in Los Angeles with her 2nd husband.

Event Venue

1113 Montana Ave, 1113 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, United States