An Evening with Michael Lewis, in conversation with Geraldine Brooks

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Location: Old South Church - Main Sanctuary (645 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116, USA). Ends 8:45 PM. Tickets: $45 | Available on Eventbrite The Boston Book Festival is pleased to present #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Lewis, in-conversation with Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks, author of Memorial Days, discussing Lewis’s highly anticipated Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State. A masterful storyteller with the remarkable ability to make any subject—from subprime mortgages (The Big Short) to baseball statistics (Moneyball) to bond sales (Liar’s Poker)—riveting, Michael Lewis’s Blockers offers an inside look at the early days of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and asks the pressing question: “What happens to a country when its public servants are targeted?” “Michael Lewis has this incredible ability to zoom in on one person’s story, and from there reveals something much bigger about our culture. His books leave you seeing the world differently.” (Katie Couric) Lewis views the “meteor strike” of the second Trump administration through the eyes of public servants attacked by DOGE—including one who kept Americans’ most sensitive tax data out of the wrong hands; another who made sure that politicians played by the rules; one who figured out how to stop wildfires from destroying suburban neighborhoods; and another who helped uncover the mysteries of cystic fibrosis. Each believed they had a calling and were doing essential work for the country. They were then told they were a “blocker”: an impediment, a holdover, someone useless who needed to go. All tickets include a copy of Blockers; added donations support BBF’s free festival day. An Evening with Michael Lewis is sponsored by Morgan Stanley. Bookseller: Harvard Bookstore

Who

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  Michael LewisAuthorMichael Monroe Lewis is an American non-fiction author and financial journalist. His bestselling books include Liar's Poker, The New New Thing, Moneyball, and others. - Wikipedia
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• Blockers: Rebels in the Deep StateMichael Lewis
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  Memorial DaysGeraldine BrooksBuy on Bookshop.org

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  Who is Government?The Untold Story of Public ServiceMichael LewisBuy on Bookshop.org

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