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A Conversation with Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt

Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt share their most private thoughts and the hard-earned truths they’ve learned along the way in their new book The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss.

It’s both a son’s love letter to his mother and an unconventional mother’s life lessons for her grown son, offering sometimes hilarious and always touching exchanges and an affectionate celebration of the profound and universal bond between a parent and child. Their distinctive personalities shine through — Anderson’s darker outlook on the world is a brilliant contrast to his mother’s idealism and unwavering optimism.

The correspondence began on the morning of Vanderbilt’s birthday: “91 years ago on this day, I was born. I recall a note from my Aunt Gertrude, received on a birthday long ago. ‘Just think, today you are 17 whole years old!’ she wrote. Well, today – I am 91 whole years old – a hell of a lot wiser, but somewhere still 17. What is the answer? What is the secret? Is there one?”

“That email and its three questions started the conversation that ended up changing our relationship, bringing us closer than either of us had ever thought possible,” Anderson reports. “It’s the kind of conversation I think many parents and their grown children would like to have, and it has made this past year the most valuable of my life. By breaking down walls of silence that existed between us, I have come to understand my mom and myself in ways I never imagined.”

Premium seats include a signed copy of the book. Signed books also available for purchase in advance with ticket.











When: Thu., Apr. 14, 2016 at 8:00 pm
Where: The 92nd Street Y, New York
1395 Lexington Ave.
212-415-5500
Price: $70
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Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt share their most private thoughts and the hard-earned truths they’ve learned along the way in their new book The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss.

It’s both a son’s love letter to his mother and an unconventional mother’s life lessons for her grown son, offering sometimes hilarious and always touching exchanges and an affectionate celebration of the profound and universal bond between a parent and child. Their distinctive personalities shine through — Anderson’s darker outlook on the world is a brilliant contrast to his mother’s idealism and unwavering optimism.

The correspondence began on the morning of Vanderbilt’s birthday: “91 years ago on this day, I was born. I recall a note from my Aunt Gertrude, received on a birthday long ago. ‘Just think, today you are 17 whole years old!’ she wrote. Well, today – I am 91 whole years old – a hell of a lot wiser, but somewhere still 17. What is the answer? What is the secret? Is there one?”

“That email and its three questions started the conversation that ended up changing our relationship, bringing us closer than either of us had ever thought possible,” Anderson reports. “It’s the kind of conversation I think many parents and their grown children would like to have, and it has made this past year the most valuable of my life. By breaking down walls of silence that existed between us, I have come to understand my mom and myself in ways I never imagined.”

Premium seats include a signed copy of the book. Signed books also available for purchase in advance with ticket.

Buy tickets/get more info now