Adam Kirsch with Nicholas Lemann
Thursday, March 2, 2023
7:00pm — 8:00pm ET
Book Culture, 112th Street
Should we welcome the end of humanity?
In this blistering book about the history of an idea, leading critic Adam Kirsch draws on his dazzling range and calls our attention to a seemingly inconceivable topic that is being seriously discussed: that the end of humanity’s reign on earth is imminent, and that we should welcome it.
Join author Adam Kirsch and journalist Nicholas Lemann as they discuss the potential end of humanity, and Adam’s new book, The Revolt Against Humanity: Imagining a Future Without Us.
This event will be at Book Culture on 112th Street (536 West 112th Street, between Broadway & Amsterdam).
Adam Kirsch is a poet and literary critic. He is the author of three collections of poems and several books of criticism and biography, including The Global Novel, published by Columbia Global Reports in 2017. He lives in New York City, where he is an editor at the Wall Street Journal's weekend Review section.
Nicholas Lemann is director of Columbia Global Reports and Dean Emeritus of Columbia Journalism School. He’s also a staff writer for the New Yorker and the author of several highly acclaimed books.
Should we welcome the end of humanity? In this blistering book about the history of an idea, leading critic Adam Kirsch draws on his dazzling range and calls our attention to a seemingly inconceivable topic that is being seriously discussed: that the end of humanity’s reign on earth is imminent, and that we should welcome… more
Book Culture, 112th Street