Book events in Washington D.C. and Chicago

May 1, 2015 • 1:00 pm

This is just an advance notice: if you live in the Washington, D.C. area, on May 27 I’m doing a book event at Politics and Prose, a famous independent bookstore on Connecticut Avenue. The information is here, but I’ve put the screenshot below.

I’ll give a 20-minute talk on the book, answer questions, and then sign books. If you say the secret word (“Maru”), you’ll get a special moggie drawn in your book.

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I’ll also be talking at the spiffy University Club of Chicago (a longer talk on the book) at noon on May 21 (76 E. Monroe St.), but they haven’t yet announced it formally. It’ll be open to the public as well as members, but I’m not sure if nonmembers have to get tickets. Stay tuned.

 

 

20 thoughts on “Book events in Washington D.C. and Chicago”

      1. JERRY COYNE
        Start: May 21 2015 12:00 pm

        Faith vs. Fact: Why Science and Religion Are Incompatible

        University of Chicago evolutionary biologist Coyne lays out in dispassionate detail why he believes the toolkit of science, based on reason and empirical study, is reliable, while that of religion — including faith, dogma, and revelation — leads to incorrect, untestable, or conflicting conclusions. Luncheon.

        One word, “Luncheon”, not very informative.

  2. Jerry, It’s May, which means the Faith vs. Fact must be getting very close to landing in my mailbox! 🙂

  3. Ooooh! An event I can actually attend. I saw Steven Pinker speak at Politics and Prose not too long ago. Saw Nate Silver there, as well. So you are in excellent company!

  4. Now I wish I still worked in the Loop so I could attend. I used to work in the Carson’s building which is conveniently close to the University Club.

  5. Jerry, I hope you consider a signing at the Book Revue in Huntington, NY, a classic, old-time and very popular independent bookstore on Long Island. Ceiling Cat willing, I will see you there.

  6. Did I read that right? “A frequent contributor to NPR”?

    Regardless…are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?

    b&

    1. I don’t know where they got that! It’s not on my own short bio. I have done two stints for NPR but I’m by NO means a “frequent contributor”.

      Besides, I’m too much of a nonbeliever to ever be a frequent contributor on NPR. Any bets on whether Krista Tippett will interview me? 🙂

      1. I doubt it would ever happen…but I’d be willing to subscribe to the local station if that’s what it would take to get you on the air with her.

        b&

    2. I suspect you were supposed to lump NPR and the New Republic together, even though Jerry’s contributions are (virtually?) all with the latter.

  7. 7pm on a Wednesday at Van Ness…argh! Well, good luck and best wishes with the reading and signing, I’m sure you’ll get a nice big crowd even without little ‘ol me. 🙂

  8. Hard to believe that it’s only a couple weeks until the new book is out. I’ll be camping the front door for it’s arrival.

  9. This is indeed Breaking News, I think. Pretty sure this the first time PCC’s done something so overtly like a book tour event vs. a academic lecture with signing to follow.

      1. Cool! And given the city and venue:

        Give ’em hell, Jerry!

        Well, OK, probably none that need it will show up, but given the proximity to Capitol Hill, if you have any blemished copies I’m sure you could find some (R) Congressional offices to leave them in. If they wind up denouncing you & the book, like they say, no publicity’s bad publicity.

  10. Hope they show this on Book TV (they often do Politics & Prose appearances).

  12. I suspect at some point a book tour would get exhausting, but this just sounds so exciting to me! Eager to see how the rest of the itinerary unfolds, and get your reports on how your presentations are received. (Hmm, don’t suppose they’re sending you to the Deep South, are they? 😀 )

  13. I have a Kindle version on preorder.
    For the purposes of sales figures, does it matter if I get the eBook versus paper?

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