Malcolm Gladwell

Venue: Orpheum

Vancouver Writers Fest presents Malcolm Gladwell in Conversation with Ian Hanomansing

Malcolm Gladwell’s first book, The Tipping Point, changed the way we think and talk about the dissemination of ideas. Twenty-five years after its publication—and many New York Times-bestselling books later—Gladwell reframes the lessons of his groundbreaking debut for our confounding new era, in Revenge of the Tipping Point.

What does the heartbreaking fate of the cheetah tell us about the way we raise our children? Why do Ivy League schools care so much about sports? What is the Magic Third, and what does it mean for racial harmony? In this provocative new work, Gladwell returns to the subject of social epidemics and tipping points, this time with the aim of explaining the dark side of contagious phenomena.

Gladwell is one of our most influential thinkers, and a “rock-star intellectual.” (The Guardian) He shares his unique perspective in conversation with CBC’s The National host Ian Hanomansing. Books will be available for purchase before and after the event, courtesy of Book Warehouse.

Tickets on sale September 17.