If you’re interested in hearing Pico Iyer speak, here are a few dates and places to try:

Many more engagements are currently in the works.

“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 Compass on the Navigable Sea: 100 Years of World Literature, published by Restless Books, February 3, 2026.

“The Shock of the Old”—a Foreword to The Modern Japanese Garden, published by Thames & Hudson, February 2026.

“Deep Dive with Pico Iyer on Curiosity”—a podcast conversation with a wonderful and spirited host on Kerry Corrigan Wonders, posted February 10, 2026.

“The Poetry of the Everyday”—an essay to go with the photographs in The Eighty-Eight, a pictorial representation of the Shikoku pilgrimage, by William Wylie, published on March 7, 2026

“Kawauchi Alight”—an essay on the photographs of Rinko Kawauchi, for Aperture, March 2026.

“The TED Talk that Put Pico Iyer in Marty Supreme”—A brief interview on film-acting for the TED Radio Hour, broadcast March 18, 2026.

“The Bard of Ireland”—a review of Colm Toibin’s new book of short stories, The News from Dublin, published in Air Mail  March 28, 2026

A few small appearances in Ken Burns’s documentary Henry David Thoreau, airing on PBS March 30-31, 2026.

“Soul reflections”—a series of comments on serendipity, presented as an article in Namaste, the Air India magazine, April 2026.

A brief conversation on Thoreau for Ken Burns’s podcast, Unum, broadcast April 17, 2026

Same Sun, Same Moon—A book with photographer Michael Kenna featuring 65 of his classic duotone images, 65 micro-essays by Iyer and 65 essays from Kenna. Published by Prestel (part of Penguin Random House), April 2026.

“The Story of Jim and Jan”—a review of Sara Wheeler’s biography, Jan Morris: A Life for Air Mail, April 2026.

“Calm in a World on Fire”—An essay on the memorable film Wisdom of Happiness for Tricycle, May 2026.

“The Geisha Next Door”—an essay on the new Capella Kyoto Hotel, in Air Mail May 16, 2026.

“The Place where Hope Begins”—a long introduction to Vijay Gupta’s book Restrung, published by Hachette, June 30, 2026.

“Pico Iyer’s Hybrid Honeymoon”—an essay on unexpectedness and variety in travel, and my honeymoon, for Town and Country, June 2026.

“The Dark Fairy-Tale”—a long introduction to A Quiet Place, by Seicho Matsumoto, now being rereleased by the Modern Library, July 2026.

“Rome Open City, 1982”—a memory of celebrating Italy’s World Cup victory in the Italian capital, printed in the special magazine Golden Goal, July 2026.

If you’re interested in hearing Pico Iyer speak, here are a few dates and places to try:

Many more engagements are currently in the works.

“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 6, 2025.

A long, rich conversation with Nathan Gardels on how the world has changed—and hasn’t—since Video Night in Kathmandu, for the Berggruen Institute’s Futurology podcast, broadcast on September 16, 2025.

“Our Common Global Humanity”—an extended essay on the work of Steve McCurry, to introduce a new book of his images, from Artika Press—September 16, 2025.

“The Lone Seabird”—a review of True Nature, the new biography of Peter Matthiessen, run in Air Mail, September 27, 2025.

“How to find Calm in a World on Fire”—an interview with Dan Harris on his Ten Per Cent Happier podcast—October 8, 2025.

“The Unspoken Space We Share”—a short essay on the “ma” of conversation, written for Ma, a book published by Tuttle, October 2025.

“Matter of Faith”—an essay on the spirit of pilgrimage for the 15th anniversary edition of Conde Nast Traveller India, November 2025.

“The Depth of Simplicity”—a long essay on Michael Mandapati’s collection of kilims to introduce the new book Kilims, Warp & Weft, published by Hali, November 15, 2025.

“Time Out of Time”—an essay on Bhutan to introduce the volume Bhutan: Portrait of a Kingdom, with a Foreword by Her Majesty Jetsun Pema Wangchuck, and featuring photographs by His Majesty King Jigme and ten others, published in November 2025.

“Flow Zone”—a long essay on Yamanaka Onsen and Fukui-ken, two overlooked treasures in Japan, for Conde Nast Traveller (U.K.), December 2025.

“The Zarafshon Parkside Hotel, Samarkand”—a short piece on my Discovery of 2025 (and the Disappointment, Bali) for the Financial Times, December 6, 2025.

“Pico Supreme”—An interview with Santa Barbara Film Festival Director Roger Durling on appearing in the movie Marty Supreme, run in The Santa Barbara Independent, December 11, 2025.

A small part as Ram Sethi, opposite Timothee Chalamet’s Marty, in Josh Safdie’s film Marty Supreme, released by A24 on December 25, 2025

“Peace Be With You”—a short but lavishly illustrated essay on seeing Japan through its three Aman properties, published in Air Mail, December 27, 2025.

“Naoshima and Teshima”—a tiny piece on Japan’s art islands for a short collection of tributes to cultural pilgrimage, Financial Times, December 27, 2025.

“Silence, the Universal Medicine”—the closing talk at the TED Annual Conference in Vancouver, delivered on April 11, 2025 and posted online on January 6, 2026.

“How a Travel-Writer Became Timothee Chalamet’s Ping-Pong Nemesis”—a Guest Essay on acting in Marty Supreme for The New York Times, January 9, 2025.

“Our Unseen Sanctuary”—a long essay on an imaginary place for the 30th anniversary issue of Outlook, published January 21, 2026.

If you’re interested in hearing Pico Iyer speak, here are a few dates and places to try:

Many more engagements are currently in the works.

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, Jeremy Bassetti, Rolf Potts and many others—released January-June, 2025.

A talk with Sean Illing for Vox’s Gray Area podcast—March 10, 2025.

“The Inner Scorecard”—a long interview with the brilliant William Green on his podcast, “Richer, Wiser, Happier,” posted March 17, 2025.

A talk with the really searching Spencer Bailey for his “Time Sensitive” podcast, posted March 26, 2025.

“Unexpected Blessings”—an essay on a wise woman who taught me much in my monastery, published in America, April 2025.

A deep and soulful talk with the remarkable Rachel Schwartzman on her “Slow Studies” podcast—April 16, 2025

“The World Beyond Our Chatter”—a short essay for Conde Nast Traveler, posted April 18, 2025, and offered in print in the May/June 2025 issue.

A virtual conversation with Susan Pollak for Harvard Medical School’s Center for Mindfulness and Compassion—April 19, 2025

“Picture Perfect”–an ode to wonderful Benesse House on Naoshima, for Air Mail, April 26, 2025.

A talk on Pope Francis for the radio program “Life Examined,” broadcast on KCRW, April 26, 2025.

“W is for Walking”—an essay for The New York Times T Magazine’s special issue on Japan, April 27, 2025.

“I is for Iterations”—another essay for The New York Times T Magazine’s special issue on Japan, April 27, 2025.

“The Spiritual Wisdom of Slowing Down”–a long interview with Simran Jeet Singh, for the “Wisdom and Practice” podcast, posted May 14, 2025

“The Geography of Hope”–an essay on Robert Macfarlane’s dazzling new book, Is a River Alive?, for Air Mail, May 17, 2025.

“To share or to gatekeep is the question for a travel writer in today’s overtouristed world”—An essay for The New York Times, published June 15, 2025.

“Escape”—a talk with the TED Radio Hour for its “Great Escapes” show, broadcast June 13, 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 on art as contemplation and act of worship, based around the islands of Naoshima and Teshima, in Lion’s Roar, October/November 2024.

“The Light in Kyoto”—a short tribute to the irreplaceable editor Ken Rodgers in the indispensable Kyoto Journal, December 2024

“The Kid Stays Out of the Picture”–an essay (accompanied by podcast interview) on staying with some monks, published in Air-Mail, January 4, 2025

“What I Find in Solitude and Silence on the Cliffs of Big Sur”–an essay on Thoreau and the meaning of solitude for the Los Angeles Times, January 5, 2025.

“Pico Iyer’s Wide-Awake Silence”—A long interview with Nautilus, January 10, 2025.

“Hospitals of the Soul”—a long essay on what we stand to lose if monasteries become extinct–Globe & Mail, January 11, 2025.

Aflame: A book on my first 100 retreats at a Benedictine hermitage in Big Sur, California—published by Riverhead, January 14, 2025 (published by Cornerstone in Britain and Penguin India as Learning from Silence, in February 2025).

A long talk with Terry Gross for “Fresh Air” on public radio—January 15, 2025.

A very long talk with soulful Jenna Abdou on the 33 Voices podcast—January 15, 2025

An hour-long chat with Mina Kim at KQED’s “Forum” show—January 16, 2025.

“Losing Everything to Fire Changed How I Lived”–An essay on the Los Angeles Fires, for The New York Times Opinion page—January 18, 2025

A podcast interview with New York Times Book Review editor Gilbert Cruz—January 19, 2025

An essay on a cure for hopelessness, recorded as part of the Hidden Brain podcast (the first such essay ever to be a part of Hidden Brain)—January 20, 2025.

A conversation with the amazing William Green at the Asia Society, on January 22, 2025–

The Search for Liberation”—an essay to serve as Introduction to a new edition of Pankaj Mishra’s The End of Suffering. Published by Penguin India, January 2025.

Numerous podcasts with Jonathan Fields, Elise Loehnen, William Green, Christopher Lydon, Jeremy Bassetti, Rolf Potts, Jonathan Bastian, James Shaheen and many others—released January 2025.

If you’re interested in hearing Pico Iyer speak, here are a few dates and places to try:

Many more engagements are currently in the works.

If you’re interested in hearing Pico Iyer speak, here are a few dates and places to try:

Many more engagements are currently in the works.

“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 Czech Republic for AAA Explorer, July 2024 and Westways, August 2024.

“Awakening to Rain”—an essay to go with the new album, “Migratory,” by Masayoshi Fujita, released August 2024.

“A Singular Man”—a review of Katherine Bucknell’s Christopher Isherwood Inside Out for Air Mail, August 17, 2024.