Upcoming events (April 2018)
If you’re interested in hearing Pico Iyer speak, here are a few dates and places to try: April 5 Conversation with Maria Popova, UCSB Arts & LecturesSanta Barbara, California April 6 Conversation with Mohsin Hamid, City Arts & LecturesSan Francisco, California April 10-14 TED Conference (2 workshops on Travel as Transport)Vancouver, British Columbia April 16-20 […]
Some Recent Pieces of Iyer (April 2018)
“Troubled Waters”-a review of Richard Lloyd Parry’s Ghosts of the Tsunami, for the New York Times Book Review, December 31, 2017. “The River”-a short essay on the meaning of change, for the great young British magazine Satori, December 2017 “Why I’m an Optimist”-an essay for Elle India, January 2018. “Damaraland, Namibia-Where `Each Day Lasts 100 […]
Some Recent Pieces of Iyer (September 2017)
“The Mysterious Man who Gave me Japan”—a short essay on a friend I met in Kyoto for the “Chance Encounter” section of BBC Travel—April 19, 2017 “Journey into Terror”—an essay on a trip to Yemen, for the debut issue of Anastomas, Chapman University’s interdisciplinary journal—April 2017 “Nymphets in the New Japan”—a long essay on the […]
Upcoming events (September 2017)
If you’re interested in hearing Pico Iyer speak, here are a few dates and places to try: October 10 Coca-Cola CMO Leadership SummitPalo Alto, California November 29 Conversation with Zadie Smith, UCSB Arts & LecturesSanta Barbara, California January 11 Conversation with BJ Miller, UCSB Arts & LectureSanta Barbara, California January 24-29 Jaipur Literary FestivalJaipur, India […]
Upcoming events (Mar 2017)
If you’re interested in hearing Pico Iyer speak, here are a few dates and places to try: March 18 India Today Conclave Mumbai, India April 5 Conversation with Andrew McCarthy, Live Talks L.A. Los Angeles, California April 16-21 Distinguished Presidential Fellow, Chapman U. Orange, California April 24-28 TED Conference Vancouver, Canada May 6, 2017 Conversation […]
Some Recent Pieces of Iyer (March 2017)
“The Beauty of What We’ll Never Know” —a talk for ted..com (originally delivered as the closing talk at the TED Summit in Banff, June 30, 2016), posted October 11, 2016 “How the Light Goes Out”—an essay on Leonard Cohen’s new album, “You Want it Darker,” on Walrus.com, October 20, 2016, updated and revised in The […]
Some Recent Pieces of Iyer (September 2016)
“A Valentine Day’s treat from Japan”—a short essay on how to savor the romantic’s holiday on a single short street in Kyoto, in Sweet, February 14, 2016. A long essay on a new biography of film-maker Terrence Malick—The Australian, May 28, 2016. “The Great Wide Open”—a travel-essay on a recent trip to Mongolia, in Travel […]
Upcoming events (September 2016)
If you’re interested in hearing Pico Iyer talk, here are a few dates and places to try: September 29 Public conversation, Banff Centre for the ArtsBanff, Canada January 25, 2017 Conversation with Richard Rodriguez, Stanford U.Palo Alto, California January 28-29, 2017 Rancho Mirage Writers’ FestivalRancho Mirage, California April 17-22 Distinguished Presidential Fellow, Chapman U.Orange, California […]
Upcoming events (April 2016)
If you’re interested in hearing Pico Iyer talk, here are a few dates and places to try: April 9-10 Los Angeles Times Festival of BooksLos Angeles, California April 11-15 Distinguished Presidential Fellow, Chapman UniversityOrange, California April 12 Literary Pub(lishing) Crawl, Chapman UniversityOrange, California April 13 Conversation with Orange County Register Book ClubSanta Ana, California April […]
Upcoming events (January 2016)
If you’re interested in hearing Pico Iyer talk, here are a few dates and places to try: February 18 Keynote, India Infoline Global Investors’ Conference Mumbai, India February 29 Conversation with Sebastiao Salgado, ALOUD series Los Angeles, California March 2 Conversation with Sebastiao Salgado, UCSB Santa Barbara, California April 9-10 Los Angeles Times Festival of […]