KIM STANLEY ROBINSON - Climate Work for the Next Five Years, A Vision for the Future
Event Date: February 18, 2025
Time: 7:30 pm
This Program is Live in Sonoma and will be held at the Sonoma Community Center, 276 E. Napa St., Sonoma, Andrews Hall.
Kim Stanley Robinson is an American novelist, widely recognized as one of the foremost living writers of science fiction. His work has been described as “humanist science fiction” and “literary science fiction.” He has published twenty-two novels that have been translated into 24 languages. These books include the Mars Trilogy, New York 2140, Aurora, and The Ministry for the Future, which will be discussed at the event. Many of his novels and stories have ecological, cultural, and political themes and feature scientists as heroes. Robinson has won numerous awards, including the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Novel, the World Fantasy Award and The Arthur C. Clarke award, to name just a few. The Atlantic has labeled his work as “the gold-standard of realistic, and highly literary, science-fiction writing.” In addition to mountain climbing and a deep reverence for Nature, Robinson holds a PhD. In English literature from UC San Diego and has taught at UC Davis.
New York Times columnist Ezra Klein said this of Ministry for the Future:
If I could get policymakers and citizens everywhere to read just one book this year, it would be Kim Stanley Robinson’s The Ministry for the Future.
A separate reception will be held at 6:30 pm at a private residence near the event venue.
Tickets For Event Only: $30 General – $25 for Praxis Members – Tickets (including Reception & Event) $60 General – $50 for Praxis Members Click Here to Register.
Venue: Andrews Hall, Sonoma Community Center, 276 E. Napa St., Sonoma