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New Date: Malcolm Gladwell

Sunday, October 13, 2024
7:30pm Pacific Time
KQED Broadcast: 10/20/2024
Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater

* This event was originally scheduled for October 12

City Arts & Lectures members at the Sponsor level are invited to a backstage party following this program. To become a member, visit our membership page here.

Since the publication of his first book The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell has garnered influence and fame through his fascinating analyses of our world. The New York Times Book Review wrote that “in the vast world of nonfiction writing, Malcolm Gladwell is as close to a singular talent as exists today.” A Guggenheim fellow, and a finalist for both the National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle award, Gladwell’s books reveal his endless interests and insights, from the influence of our unconscious on our decisions, to what lies behind the rise and fall of everything from crime to epidemics. Gladwell’s writings made him a New York Times bestseller for five books, and created the term “Gladwellian perspective” to describe the numerous authors, and people, who are influenced by Gladwell. Further, at the age of 57, he could run a 5:15 minute mile. In the fall of 2024, Gladwell returns to the ideas of his debut book, and his following rapid rise to fame, in Revenge of the Tipping Point. With two decades of experience as an author, public figure, and widely known thinker, Gladwell brings a new and intimate eye to his classic text.

Caterina Fake is an entrepreneur and host of the podcast “Should This Exist?” which looks at the impact of technology on humanity. Fake co-founded the photo sharing company Flickr and served as Chairman of Etsy. She serves on the board of City Arts & Lectures, The Sundance Institute, Public Goods, and McSweeneys.

Orchestra and loge tickets include a copy of Gladwell’s new book, Revenge of the Tipping Point. Balcony seats do not include the book.

 

The Student/Educator list for this event is full. Join the waitlist here.

Photo by Celeste Sloman