Author Alan Weisman: Hope Dies Last

CPL welcomes environmental journalist Alan Weisman to discuss his new book Hope Dies Last: Visionary People Across The World, Fighting To Find Us A Future . Environmental journalist Alan Weisman has established himself among the most prophetic voices on humanity's relationship to the Earth. For his latest, Hope Dies Last: Visionary People Across the World, Fighting to Find Us a Future , he returns with a book ten years in the making: a study of what it means to be a human on the front lines of our planet's existential crisis. In his new book, Weisman profiles stubborn, clear-eyed, brave visionaries around the world, determined to find how we can stop burning the past to preserve our chance at a future; stop extinguishing species on which our own depends; power civilization without broiling it; and, without sacrificing more nature, grow as much food by 2050 as in all human history to avoid calamitous famines and torrents of refugees. Alan Weisman has reported from all seven continents and in more than sixty countries. His books include the New York Times bestseller The World Without Us , translated into thirty-four languages and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and winner of China's Wenjin Book Prize; and Countdown , winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His work has appeared in Harper's, The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Review of Books, Vanity Fair, Orion, Mother Jones, Discover, and Salon, among others, and on NPR. A cofounder of the journalism collective Homelands Productions, he has also been a laureate professor of international journalism at the University of Arizona. How to Attend: Doors to the Auditorium open at 5:30 p.m., and seating is first come, first served (350 capacity). Books are available for purchase and the author will autograph books at the conclusion of the program. This event will also take place live on CPL's YouTube channel and CPL's Facebook page. You'll be able to ask questions during the event as well! Can't make it to the live stream? We'll archive the video on YouTube to watch later. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or email access@chipublib.org to request accommodations. Requests must be made at least 14 business days before the event. Photo credit: Becky Kravetz

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