Description
ISBN: 978-1-997880-03-5
Genre: memoir (Hollywood memoir), fiction (TV & Film memoir)
Cover art by: Ted Angel
While supplies last, each softcover version comes with white vinyl endpages and a clear vinyl title sheet; our way of recycling and diverting more waste from the landfill. Each book is also serial numbered and hand bound.
SYNOPSIS: Every Restaurant Tells a Story is a dazzling work of fiction set amid the glitter and grit of 1980s Hollywood and beyond. From smoky delis on Fairfax to five-star hotel dining rooms in London, Cannes, and Cape Town, Dianne Reeves Angel serves up a feast of film-industry folly, romantic misadventure, and self-discovery—each story anchored in a restaurant where something deliciously unexpected occurs. Told with the wit of Eve Babitz and the bite of David Sedaris, this collection of interlinked tales reveals a woman finding her voice amid martinis, movie deals, and moral hangovers—proof that sometimes the best meals come with the messiest memories.
What others are saying:
“Reeves Angel has crafted a beautifully written story revolving around the cautiously optimistic, yet ambitious Sally, and the necessary schmoozing aspect of doing business in Hollywood, and beyond.. with her lyrical descriptions, Reeves Angel may debunk the glamor myth but she nonetheless gives us an insight into the passion and the excitement of following a dream…”
-Marie Rowe, author of From Coventry to Hollywood
“Every Restaurant Tells A Story is a delicious treat for the senses… notable for excellent use of language and descriptive skill… everyone young or old would be well served to read this book. In troubling times; her stories offer reflective relief.”
-Brooks Brownlee author of The Bishop
About the author: Dianne’s career is a fascinating journey through the entertainment and technology industries. In the 1970s, driven by an aspiring film producer’s dreams, she began her work as Vice President of Project Development at Zeitman/Townsend Productions at Columbia Pictures. At Z/T Productions she wrote the screenplay, James Barry with Robert Townsend, Executive Producer. She also wrote Berlin with Robert Townsend for Z/T (neither film was produced). She developed Weekend Fathers for CBS Television. (Not produced).
In the early 1990s, Dianne transitioned her skills to Silicon Valley, where she was a Human Resources executive for high-tech companies. She has published numerous poems that highlight human frailty and triumph, in Moonshine Ink.She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from UCLA. Dianne is a native of California, born in Palo Alto, California.
