Mar 20 2020
John Rember | A Hundred Little Pieces on the End of the World -CANCELLED

John Rember | A Hundred Little Pieces on the End of the World -CANCELLED

Presented by The King's English Bookshop at The King's English Bookshop

ohn Rember will read from and sign his new nonfiction book, A Hundred Little Pieces on the End of the World.

Written with clarity, tenacity, humor, and warmth, A Hundred Little Pieces on the End of the World attempts to find tolerable ethical positions in the face of barely tolerable events--and the real possibility of an intolerable future. It is a compelling, surprising, disturbing, and highly literate work of reportage and contemplation. It is both a collection of gentle-spirited wisdom and a rumination on ruin, as if distilled in equal measure from the spirits of Norman Maclean's A River Runs Through It and Cormac McCarthy's The Road.

Through these ten essays, each further broken into ten smaller pieces, Rember examines the practical and ethical dilemmas of climate change, population, resource depletion, and mass extinction. At the same time, he never forgets those improbable connections between human beings that lead to moments of joy, empathy, and grace.

Places in the signing line are reserved for those who purchase a copy of A Hundred Little Pieces on the End of the World from The King's English.

 

Admission Info

This event is free and open to the public and will take place at the bookshop.

Dates & Times

2020/03/20 - 2020/03/20

Location Info

The King's English Bookshop

1511 South 1500 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84105