Past Appearances & Events

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Red May: Grief and Revolution with Nica Siegel

May 16, 2025 2:00 pm

Nica Siegel and I have been talking about grief and exhaustion for a while, and it was an absolute pleasure to have her join me at Red May this year for a talk about our work and how the subjects intersect. We live in a time of collapse on multiple levels, from the individual to […]

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Inside Europe: Mourning and Memory

April 17, 2025 12:00 am

This is a special one: host Kate Laycock of Inside Europe interviewed me about From the Ashes and then put together an episode with some deep original reporting on the themes and subjects of the book, visiting Bergamo and the mining towns in the north of England to follow up on the work I did. Find […]

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Let’s Talk Memoir: How We Are Haunted

February 27, 2025 12:00 am

I really enjoyed talking to Ronit Plank for Let’s Talk Memoir. We spoke about craft, about family and loss, and of course all things From The Ashes.

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Macrodose: On Grief and Struggle

January 22, 2025 12:00 am

The lovely folks at Macrodose podcast ran an excerpt from my London book event at Pelican House with Dalia Gebrial, Camille Barbagallo and Asad Rehman. You can hear the whole thing if you join Macrodose  on Patreon!

Event • San Antonio, Texas

From the Ashes at Trinity University San Antonio

December 5, 2024 6:30 pm

I’m excited to bring From the Ashes to San Antonio! I’ll be at Trinity University on December 5, 6:30 PM at Dickie Hall with local organizers Joleen Garcia and Ananda Thomas, moderated by Alex Birnel. 

Event • Online!

York University Department of Politics: From the Ashes

December 2, 2024 2:30 pm

I’m joining the York University Department of Politics Seminar Series on Monday, December 2, 2024 from 2:30 to 4:00 PM EST on Zoom to discuss From the Ashes: Grief and Revolution in a World on Fire.