Upcoming Events (July 2026)
If you’re interested in hearing Pico Iyer speak, here are a few dates and places to try: Aug. 16-20 Modern Elder Academy Workshop with Chip ConleySanta Fe, New Mexico Aug. 29 Book signing with Michael Kenna, Peter Fetterman GallerySanta Monica, California Sept. 4-8 Presentations, Telluride Film FestivalTelluride, Colorado Oct. 8 Conversation with Lauren Groff for […]
Some Recent Pieces of Iyer (July 2026)
“Pico Supreme”—a long conversation on the movie Marty Supreme with Christopher Lydon on Radio Open Source, aired January 22, 2026, the day Academy Award nominations were announced. “As I Lay Dying”—a review of George Saunders’s new novel, Vigil, run in Air Mail, January 24, 2026. “Their Story is Ours”—an introduction to the new anthology, A […]
Upcoming Events (January 2026)
If you’re interested in hearing Pico Iyer speak, here are a few dates and places to try: January 24-25 Kerala Literature FestivalCalicut, India January 26 Lecture, Mahindra UniversityHyderabad, India February 11 Conversation, Midlife Mastery Summit (online)Modern Elder Academy March 13 Onstage conversation, India Today ConclaveNew Delhi, India April 30-May 5 Lectures, Gohagan shipJapan-South Korea May […]
Some Recent Pieces of Iyer (January 2026)
“Why the Dalai Lama Continues to be a Counselor to Us All”—an essay on the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday, published in Time, July 5, 2025. A curated set of 10 Favorite Movies for Galerie.com, July 31, 2025. “The Gospel According to Matthew”—a long review of Matthew McConaughey’s Poems & Prayers, published in Air Mail, September […]
Upcoming Events (June 2025)
If you’re interested in hearing Pico Iyer speak, here are a few dates and places to try: June 24 Keynote address, Coca-Cola C.E.O. SummitNapa, California June 30 Keynote lecture, Aspen Ideas FestivalAspen, Colorado July 1 Conversation with Elaine Pagels, Ideas FestivalAspen, Colorado August 18-23 Workshop with Chip Conley, Modern Elder Academy,Santa Fe, New Mexico Oct. […]
Some Recent Pieces of Iyer (June 2025)
A long chat with the brilliant Christopher Lydon on Radio Open Source—January 23, 2025. A long talk with Jonathan Bastian on KCRW’s “Life Examined” radio show—January 26, 2025 “To Big Sur, with Love”—an essay on the enchanted coastline for The Guardian, February 1, 2025. Numerous podcasts with Jonathan Fields, Elise Loehnen, Mitch Joel, James Shaheen, […]
Some Recent Pieces of Iyer (January 2025)
“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Son”—a review of Nick Harkaway’s novel Karla’s Choice, published in Air Mail, October 21, 2024 “The Moving River”—a short essay on my 37 years in Japan to go with Magdalena Sole’s series of seven artist’s books chronicling her 33 years of visits to the country—October 2024. “The Zendo called the World”—an essay […]
Upcoming Events (January 2025)
If you’re interested in hearing Pico Iyer speak, here are a few dates and places to try: Jan. 27 Conversation about Aflame, Zen Luminaries PodcastOnline Jan. 28 Conversation around Aflame, Vroman’s BooksPasadena, California Jan. 30 Conversation on Aflame, Books and Books and othersOnline Feb. 23 Conversation with Richard Powers, UCSBSanta Barbara, California April 7-11 TED […]
Upcoming Events (September 2024)
If you’re interested in hearing Pico Iyer speak, here are a few dates and places to try: September 14 Jaipur Literature Festival Boulder Boulder, Colorado Sept. 16 Conversation with Katherine Bucknell, Huntington Lib. San Marino, California Sept. 22 Keynote, Trinity Church Wall Street New York, New York Sept. 23-Oct. 12 Montgomery Fellow, Dartmouth College Hanover, […]
Some Recent Pieces of Iyer (September 2024)
“Leave Your Ideas—and Ideologies—Behind”–an essay on how travel can help us overcome our prejudices, for the new magazine in India, The Nod, May 2024 “Calm Behind the Clamour”–an essay on the new Six Senses, Kyoto and the city around it—Conde Nast Traveller (U.K.), July/August 2024 “Prague’s Second Act”–a longish account of the capital of the […]