{"id":343640,"date":"2021-09-24T00:02:04","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T21:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jeff-bezos-will-host-authors-at-annual-campfire-for-first-time-with-new-girlfriend\/"},"modified":"2021-09-24T00:02:04","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T21:02:04","slug":"jeff-bezos-will-host-authors-at-annual-campfire-for-first-time-with-new-girlfriend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeff-bezos-will-host-authors-at-annual-campfire-for-first-time-with-new-girlfriend\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jeff Bezos will host authors at annual \u2018Campfire\u2019 for first time with new girlfriend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Jeff Bezos will host authors at annual \u2018Campfire\u2019 for first time with new girlfriend<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Jeff Bezos\u2019 ultra-exclusive, off-the-record literary retreat, Campfire, is back this year after a COVID-induced hiatus, sources told The Post \u2014 but it may feel a little different than it did in years past. <\/p>\n<p>Even as notable guests once again flock to a posh resort in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to talk ideas and current events in an intimate setting, a lot has changed for Bezos since 2019. <\/p>\n<p>Bezos will host the retreat this year without his ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott, a Princeton-educated novelist who studied under Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison and was known to engage with the literary giants in attendance in past years\u2019 events. They divorced in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, his TV personality\/helicopter pilot girlfriend Lauren Sanchez will be by his side to greet luminaries who in years past included feminist icon Erica Jong and lauded journalist Bob Woodward. <\/p>\n<p>The new dynamic his girlfriend might bring isn\u2019t lost on at least a few of the expected attendees of the event, which is set to be held sometime in late September or early October. \u201cEveryone is used to her already,\u201d a person close to the situation told The Post. \u201cBezos and Sanchez are inseparable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beyond big-name authors, the event is expected to include its fair share of celebrities with whom Sanchez <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/08\/06\/jeff-bezos-hosting-space-themed-party-to-celebrate-flight\/?\">may have rubbed elbows<\/a> in her Hollywood days. Film directors and actors including Reese Witherspoon, Billy Crystal and Ron Howard have previously made <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earances. Fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg and astronaut Neil Armstrong also have shown up.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/bezos-literary-retreat-campfire-returns3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos\" class=\"wp-image-19559614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/bezos-literary-retreat-campfire-returns3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/bezos-literary-retreat-campfire-returns3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/bezos-literary-retreat-campfire-returns3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>This year, Jeff Bezos will be joined by girlfriend Lauren Sanchez in hosting his exclusive literary retreat.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>But authors \u2014 like the man behind <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> of Thrones, George Martin, and The Handmaid\u2019s Tale author, Margaret Atwood \u2014 are the focus of the event.<\/p>\n<p>The conference comes as Bezos has taken a step back from the day-to-day running of Amazon, the world\u2019s largest book retailer, where he\u2019s still executive chairman, and comes as Bezos has put more time toward other interests, like exploring space and certain philanthropies. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe needs to invent Bezos 2.0,\u201d one person with knowledge of the event said. \u201cHe wants to be seen as a forward-thinking global player launching utopian initiatives to make the world a better place.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/bezos-literary-retreat-campfire-returns4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Jeff Bezos (second from left) with the other three crew members of his Blue Origin New Shepard space rocket\" class=\"wp-image-19559639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/bezos-literary-retreat-campfire-returns4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/bezos-literary-retreat-campfire-returns4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/bezos-literary-retreat-campfire-returns4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bezos is hosting this year\u2019s conference in the aftermath of his stepping down as CEO of Amazon to pursue other interests like space exploration.  <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>A spokesperson for Amazon confirmed the event was happening but declined further comment.<\/p>\n<p>The gathering, held annually since 2009, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly takes place at the end of September or beginning of October in Santa Fe. The number of attendees ranges from as few as 50 to as many as 200. An attendee with knowledge of the event expects this year to be on the smaller side with perhaps fewer than 50 guests. The event is off-the-record, which means guests are asked not to discuss the getaway or post about it online.<\/p>\n<p>Bezos has previously rented out the entire Bishop\u2019s Lodge Ranch Resort and Spa for attendees \u2014 a 450-acre property outside Santa Fe. It\u2019s unclear if the event will be held there this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/bezos-literary-retreat-campfire-returns2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Santa Fe New Mexico skyline\" class=\"wp-image-19559671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/bezos-literary-retreat-campfire-returns2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/bezos-literary-retreat-campfire-returns2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/bezos-literary-retreat-campfire-returns2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>It is not clear where this year\u2019s literary retreat will be held, but in years past, authors have gathered at a resort outside the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Alamy Stock Photo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>While Bezos engages as a peer with his guests, his wealth is fully on display, according to reports. Bezos pays for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> and accommodations for guests and their plus-ones.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s fixer Ghislaine Maxwell attended the event in 2018, according to a report from Vice. Other now-infamous names who attended in past year include Harvey Weinstein and Charlie Rose.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, since he left Amazon, Bezos hasn\u2019t merely been trotting the globe \u2014 he\u2019s been trotting the universe. In July Bezos, flew to space in a rocket created by his aerospace company Blue Origin. 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