How do we write about the Climate Crisis?

Saturday 18 October, 10am

John Ironmonger discusses his new novel The Wager and the Bear.

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John Ironmonger’s debut novel, The Notable Brain of Maximilian Ponder, was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award, and his third, Not Forgetting the Whale - also published as The Whale at the End of the World - was a number one international bestseller. 

John – who has a PhD in Zoology from this University - will join us to talk about writing about the climate crisis -  the biggest story of our time -  and its associated pitfalls. His novels often feature issues of environmental concern, including his most recent novel The Wager and the Bear, which tells the story of a dangerous wager and the slow collapse of the global climate. 
 
John will be interviewed by the eco-linguist Dr Jessica Hampton.