On January 21, 2020 at 7pm EST at Brooklyn’s Powerhouse Arena, I’ll be discussing Chana Porter’s debut novel The Seep with the author. Refreshments will be served. An audience Q&A and a signing with the author will follow. Here’s more about the book: “It began with the end of the world—with the gentlest invasion. By … Continue reading January 21, 2020: Conversation with Chana Porter at Brooklyn’s POWERHOUSE Arena
On July 23, 2019 at 7pm EST at Brooklyn’s Powerhouse Arena, I’ll be discussing Siobhan Adcock’s novel The Completionist with the author to celebrate the book’s paperback release. Refreshments will be served. An audience Q&A and a signing with the author will follow. Here’s more about the book: “After months of disturbing behavior, Gardner Quinn … Continue reading July 23, 2019: Conversation with Siobhan Adcock at Brooklyn’s Powerhouse ARENA
Join me and author Terese Svoboda on May 15th as we discuss her forthcoming book Great American Desert at Book Culture on Columbus in New York City. Here’s more about the book: “Water, its use and abuse, trickles through Great American Desert, a story collection by Terese Svoboda that spans the misadventures of the prehistoric Clovis … Continue reading May 15, 2019: Conversation with Terese Svoboda at Book Culture
On October 18th, join me at the Wythe screening room in Brooklyn, where I’ll be discussing recent short films about crisis and ecological disaster with filmmakers Nathan Kensinger and Joe Leuben. The panel discussion will follow an engaging line-up of short films by filmmakers from around the world: Film Program (TRT 81 min) Astroturf (James Uren | … Continue reading October 18, 2018: Crisis Studies in Film
On October 13th come join me at the Morristown Festival of Books in Morristown, NJ for a conversation with Jeff Goodell about his book THE WATER WILL COME, a beautifully researched book about how the world is coping (or not) with sea-level rise. Our converation will take place at the Church of the Redeemer on 36 South Street … Continue reading October 13, 2018: Interviewing Jeff Goodell at the Morristown Book Festival
I’m delighted to announce that on December 13th I’m moderating a panel on behalf of Guernica magazine and the New York Society Library about climate fiction and communication. The STELLAR line-up includes: Jeremy Deaton writes and edits stories about climate and energy for Nexus Media News. His work can be seen in Popular Science, Quartz, Fusion, HuffPo, … Continue reading December 13, 2018: Talking Climate Change and novels at the NYSL
Many thanks to Jim Cox, a financial adviser who specializes in socially responsible investing, for having me on his podcast. We discuss the need for empathy in an age of climate change and how artists and writers can help to evoke it in viewers and readers. Thanks for having me, Jim! Continue reading New Podcast Appearance
