Past Public Appearances

Corte Madera, CA—Paperback Tour

Book Passage, 1 PM PT In-person & virtual

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Seattle, WA—Paperback Tour

Elliott Bay Book Company at Town Hall Seattle, 7:30 PM PT In-person

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Portland, OR—Paperback Tour

Newmark Theater, presented by Powell’s Books, 7:30 PM PT In-person

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San Francisco, CA—Paperback Tour

City Arts & Lectures, 7:30 PM PT In-person

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Washington, DC—Paperback Tour

Sixth & I, 7 PM ET In-person

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New York, NY—Paperback Tour

Barnes & Noble Union Square, 7:30 PM ET In-person

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Brooklyn, NY—Paperback Tour

Word Bookstore, 7 PM ET In-person

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Philadelphia, PA—Paperback Tour

Free Library of Philadelphia, 7:30 PM ET In-person

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Grass Valley, CA

The Center for the Arts at The Marisa Funk Theater

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Frederick, MD

Frederick Speaker Series, Weinberg Center for the Arts

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The Royal Institution — In conversation with Jules Evans

Online, 7pm BST

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Libreria/Second Home — In conversation with Dennis McKenna

Online, 7 pm BST/11 am PT

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Virtual—The College of The Atlantic

The Summer Institute: Good Food and Food Fights

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How To Academy — In conversation with Robin Ince

Online, 6:30 pm BST

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Virtual Book Tour: In conversation with Davia Nelson

Presented by Literati, Seminary Co-op, Northshire Books, and Midtown Scholar—8pm ET

A Drink with the Idler—In conversation with Tom Hodgkinson

Online, 6 pm BST

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Virtual Book Tour: In conversation with Rick Doblin

Presented by Changing Hands Bookstore, Elliott Bay Book Company, Vroman’s Bookstore, and Boulder Bookstore—9pm ET

Intelligence Squared—In conversation with Dr. Guddi Singh

Online, 6pm BST

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Virtual Book Tour: In conversation with Alix Spiegel

Presented by Harvard Book Store, Politics & Prose, Community Bookstore, and Books & Books—8 pm ET

5×15—In conversation with Monty Don

Online, 7 pm BST

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Virtual Book Tour: In conversation with Dacher Keltner

Presented by Book Passage, Booksmith, Bookshop Santa Cruz, and Point Reyes Books—9pm ET

Denver, CO

The Denver Post Pen & Podium Series 

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Frederick, MD

Weinberg Center For the Arts POSTPONED

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Eugene, OR

Hult Center for the Performing Arts

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Bend, OR

Author! Author!

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New Orleans, LA

Improv Conference New Orleans, in conversation with Mark Plotkin and Randy Fertel

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Brookline, MA

Brookline Public Library: Dessa discusses her memoir MY OWN DEVICES in conversation with Michael Pollan

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Boston, MA

Northeastern University—The 2019 Morton E. Ruderman Lecture

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Boston, MA

HubWeek Fall Festival

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Chicago, IL

American Psychological Association Convention

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Sydney, Australia

Sydney Opera House

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Melbourne, Austraila

The Wheeler Centre at Melbourne Town Hall

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Corte Madera, CA

Book Passage—With Rebecca Solnit and Peter Coyote

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Bristol, England

Bristol Festival of Ideas

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Hay-on-Wye, Wales

Hay Festival — in conversation with Katya Adler

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New York, NY

92nd Street Y — in conversation with Hamilton Morris

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Brooklyn, NY

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Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures

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St. Paul, MN

In conversation with Dessa

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Chicago, IL

Chicago Humanities Festival

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Portland, OR

In conversation with Nick Powers, PhD

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San Francisco, CA

In conversation with Nellie Bowles

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Mesa, AZ

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Los Angeles, CA

In conversation with Lera Boroditsky

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Santa Barbara, CA

UC Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures

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San Francisco, CA

The Integrative Mental Health Conference

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Big Sur, CA

Esalen Institute — Psychedelic Integration Workshop

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West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University

Austin, TX

SXSW, in conversation with Tim Ferriss

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San Francisco, CA

Wisdom 2.0

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St. Louis, MO

Washington University

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Vancouver, BC

University of British Columbia

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San Rafael, CA

Bioneers 2018 Conference

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Boston, MA

Boston Book Festival

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New York, NY

Horizons Conference

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Chilmark, MA

Martha’s Vineyard Author Series

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Kent, CT

KentPresents – A Festival of Ideas

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San Francisco, CA

Scribd

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Bolinas, CA

Commonweal

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London, England

Presented by 5×15 at The Tabernacle.

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London, England

The Royal Institution

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San Francisco, CA

Psychedelic Seminars—Mission Bay Conference Center

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Santa Cruz, CA

In conversation with David Bienenstock, Peace United Church

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Berkeley, CA

Berkeley Arts & Letters

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Boulder, CO

First Congregational Church

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Denver, CO

Trinity Methodist Church

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Albuquerque, NM

University of New Mexico

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Austin, TX

Central Presbyterian Church

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Pasadena, CA

All Saints Church

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Portland, OR

Newmark Theater

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Seattle, WA

Town Hall Seattle/Elliott Bay Books

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San Francisco, CA

City Arts and Lectures — SOLD OUT

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Miami, FL

Books & Books/Miami Book Fair

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Washington DC

Politics & Prose

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Cambridge, MA

In conversation with Ron Suskind, Harvard Science Center

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New York, NY

Barnes & Noble, Union Square

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Minneapolis, MN

University of Minnesota Center for Spirituality and Healing

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Toledo, OH

Toledo Lucas County Public Library

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Fresno, CA

San Joaquin Valley Town Hall

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Arlington, TX

University of Texas

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Santa Rosa, CA

The Luther Burbank Center

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Austin, TX

The Long Center

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Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College

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Salt Lake City, UT

Tifie Humanitarian — Events will be held at Red Butte Garden

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Ithaca, NY

Cornell University

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Vero Beach, FL

Emerson Center. Details to come.

Hanover, NH

Dartmouth College

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Dayton, OH

The University of Dayton

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Tempe, AZ

Arizona State University

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Atherton, CA

Common Ground Speaker Series

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Boston, MA

Boston Museum of Science

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Washington, D.C.

George Washington University

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Williamstown, MA

Williams College

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Sacramento, CA

Sacramento Speakers Series

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Berkeley, CA

Books, Inc.

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Santa Barbara, CA

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Seattle, WA

University of Washington

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Malibu, CA

Pepperdine University

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New Albany, OH

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Pocantico Hills, NY

Stone Barns-New York Times Conference: “Food for Tomorrow – Eating Better, Farming Better, Feeding the World.”

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Milwaukee, WI

The Urban and Small Farms Conference. In conversation with Growing Power’s Will Allen.

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Kalamazoo, MI

Kalamazoo Community Foundation. 

Burlington, VT

University of Vermont. Details to come.

London

London School of Economics

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Amherst, MA

Taste of the World Chef Culinary Conference, University of Massachusetts

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Austin, TX

Book People

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Oxford, MS

Square Books

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Memphis, TN

Crosstown Arts

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Seattle, WA

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

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Raleigh, NC

Quail Ridge Bookstore

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Miami, FL

Books and Books, offsite at Miami Dade College Culinary Institute

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Nashville, TN

Parnassus Books

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New York, NY

92Y

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Boston & Cambridge, MA

Harvard Bookstore, offsite at First Parish Church

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Pittsburgh, PA

Hillman Center for Performing Arts

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Healdsburg, CA

SHED

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San Francisco, CA

City Arts & Lectures

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Sacramento, CA

Cosumnes River College, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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Denver, CO

Craft Brewers Conference

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Temecula, CA

Permaculture Voices Conference

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Grass Valley, CA

The Center for the Arts, 8 pm

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Charlotte, NC

The Learning Society of Queens, Queens University, Dana Auditorium, 8:15 pm

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Tempe, AZ

Flinn Foundation Centennial Lecture, Tempe Center for the Arts, 8:00 pm

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Gambier, OH

Following his Wednesday evening lecture, Michael Pollan will engage in a Common Hour conversation about his work. Peirce Hall Lounge, Kenyon College, 11:10am.

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Gambier, OH

“How Cooking Can Change Your Life,” Kenyon College, Rosse Hall Auditorium, 7:30 pm

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Guelph, Ontario, CANADA

Eden Mills Writers Festival, Food for Thought with Michael Pollan & Sarah Elton in Rozanski Hall, 1:00 PM EDT.

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Walnut Creek, CA

Lecture at Lesher Center for the Arts, evening.

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Santa Cruz, CA

Book talk and signing at Bookshop Santa Cruz, 7 pm.

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Petaluma, CA

Copperfield’s Books & Music event at The Seed Bank, 7pm.

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Toronto, Canada

The Cookbook Store event on-stage at Isabel Bader Theatre in conversation with CBC Metro Morning Host Matt Galloway, 7 pm

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Amsterdam

Aula – Universiteit van Amsterdam – Singel 411, Amsterdam. Presented in cooperation with  The John Adams Institute.

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Hay on Wye, Wales

Hay Literary Festival, Michael Pollan talks to Rosie Boycott, Sky Arts Studio, Hay Festival Site, Dairy Meadows, Brecon Road, Hay on Wye

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Bristol, UK

Bristol Festival of Ideas, Cooking as a Political Act, A Talk by Michael Pollan, Rosalind Franklin Room, At-Bristol, Anchor Road, 7:45pm

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London, UK

How Cooking Can Change Your Life A talk by Michael Pollan, RSA, 8 John Adam Street, London 1:00pm

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London, UK

Cooking as a Political Act, A talk by Michael Pollan, New Theatre, East Building, London School of Economics, 6:30pm

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London, UK

Michael Pollan talks to William Leith, The School of Life, Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, 7:30pm

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El Cerrito, CA

Book talk and signing at Barnes and Noble, 7pm.

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Corte Madera, CA

Book Passage talk at Dominican University, 7:00 PM.

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Portland, OR

Powell’s Book event at the Newmark Theatre, 7:30pm.

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Seattle, WA

Lecture at Benaroya Hall, 8pm.

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Kansas City, MO

Rainy Day Books talk at Unity Temple, 7:00 PM

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Saint Louis, MO

Left Bank Books event at the Skip Viragh Center for the Arts, Chaminade College Preparatory School, 7 pm.

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Denver, CO

Tattered Cover talk with Denver U. College Enrichment Program (University of Denver, Sturm Hall), 7:00 PM

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Salt Lake City, UT

Event at King’s English Bookshop talk (Rowland Hall School, Larimer Auditorium), 7:00 PM.

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San Francisco, CA

Event for Booksmith at First Unitarian Universalist Society,  7:30 PM

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St Louis Park, MN

Beth El Synagogue talk and book signing, 7 pm.

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Louisville, KY

Carmichael’s Bookstore event at The Clifton Center, onstage conversation with Wendell Berry, 7pm.

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Milwaukee, WI

Boswell Book Company talk (The Oriental Theatre), 7:30 PM.

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Elmhurst, IL

Lecture at Elmhurst College, Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel, 7pm.

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Durham, NC

Regulator Bookshop talk (Motorco Music Hall), 7:30 PM

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Philadelphia, PA

Free Library talk, 7:30 PM

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Washington, DC

Book reading at Politics & Prose, 7:00 PM

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New York, NY

Barnes and Noble Union Square talk, 7:00 PM

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Austin, TX

Lecture at the Paramount Theatre, 7pm.

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Jackson, Wyoming

Lecture at the Teton Wellness Institute, 7 pm.

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Sydney, Australia

Lecture at the Sydney Opera House. Tickets go on sale at the end of April.

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Melbourne, Australia

Lecture at the Capitol Theatre. Tickets go on sale at the end of April.

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Hartford, CT

The Connecticut Forum at the Bushnell Theater.

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Fayetteville, AR

Walton Arts Center

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Chattanooga, TN

Benwood Foundation event to be held at the Tivoli Theater at 7:00 pm.

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Dallas, TX

Southern Methodist University, Tate Series, 8:00 pm

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Denver, CO

Paramount Theatre

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Boston, MA

Cambridge Speaker Series at Boston Symphony Hall, 8:00 pm

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St Louis, MO

Cambridge Speaker Series, sponsored by Maryville University at Powell Symphony Hall, 8:00 pm

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Philadelphia, PA

Cambridge Speaker Series. Sponsored by Widener University at Kimmel Center, 8:00 pm

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Pittsburgh, PA

Cambridge Speaker Series. Sponsored by Robert Morris University at Heinz Hall, 8:00 pm

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Baltimore, MD

Baltimore Speakers Series presented by Stevenson University, Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 8:00 pm

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New York, NY

Book signing at Barnes and Noble, Union Square, 7:00 pm for the newly published, Illustrated Food Rules.

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Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University, Presidential Lecture & Performance Series, 7:00 pm

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Houston, TX

Lecture at the Progressive Forum. 7:30 pm at the Wortham Center, Cullen Theater.

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Bethesda, MD

Lecture at the Strathmore Hall Foundation, 8:00 pm at the Music Center at Strathmore.

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Troy, NY

Lecture at Hudson Valley Community College. SOLD OUT.

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New York City, NY

Yoga Journal Conference. Evening Onstage Conversation Hilton Hotel in NYC. (Tickets on sale after Dec. 2010)

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Portland, OR

Lecture at the University of Portland.

San Rafael, CA

Marin Center.  Evening Lecture. Go to: www.marincenter.org or call 415-499-6800

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Santa Barbara, CA

University of California Santa Barbara and Orfalea Foundation onstage hosted conversation.

Los Angeles, CA

Onstage conversation with Eric Schlosser and host at the University of Southern California.

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Seattle, WA

Lecture at Benaroya Hall for Northwest Associated Arts, 8 p.m.

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Austin, TX

Lecture at the University of Texas at Austin. Bass Concert Hall, 8pm.

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Arcata, CA

Lecture at Humboldt State University.

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Indianapolis, IN

Spirit and Place Festival, 12 noon.

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Milwaukee, WI

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, lecture at 7pm.

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Louisville, KY

Lecture at Bellarmine University, 7:30pm.

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Syracuse, NY

Lecture at the Friends of the Central Library, 7:30pm.

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Berkeley, CA

Books Inc. celebrates 75 years of Penguin Books, 7pm.

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Petaluma, CA

Copperfield’s Bookstore at SEED Bank

Campbell, CA

Silicon Valley Reads

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San Francisco, CA

SF Ferry Building, Farmer’s Market

Bellingham, WA

Western Washington University

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Pullman, WA

Washington State University

Past Public Appearances 2008-2009

December 8, 2009; San Francisco, CA. Jewish Community Center.

November 4, 2009; San Francisco, CA. City Arts & Lectures. In conversation with Wendell Berry

October 16, 2009, San Rafael, CA. Bioneers.

October 14, 2009, San Luis Obispo, CA. Fundraiser for Cal Poly’s Sustainable Agriculture Resource Center.

September, 30, 2009, Berkeley, CA. Zellerbach Hall. UC Berkely’s College of Letters & Science’s On the Same Page program

September 27, 2009, Cincinnati, Ohio. E/RS Lecture.

September, 26, 2009; Madison, WI. Food for Thought Festival.

September 24, 2009; Madison, WI. Lecture at the Kohl Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

September 23, 2009; Winona, MN. Lyceum Lecture Series, Winona State University.

September 21, 2009; Chicago, IL. Chicago Botanic Garden. Lecture and book signing.

August 22 , 2009; NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon interviews Michael about orchids.

August 21, 2009; Michael on a panel on NPR’s Science Friday discussing "Sizing Up Sustainable Food."

August 3, 2009, Fresh Air; Terry Gross interviews Michael about his recent cover story in The New York Times Magazine exploring America’s obsession with cooking as a spectator sport.

June 10, 2009, Sacramento, CA; Westminster Presbyterian Church/California Lectures

June 15, 2009, El Cerrito, CA; Barnes & Noble

June 16, 2009, San Francisco, CA; World Affairs Council

June 18, 2009, Berkeley, CA; In conversation with Novella Carpenter. Berkeley Arts and Letters First Congregational Church of Berkeley

June 22, 2009, San Francisco, CA; Benefit for the Chez Panisse Foundation Omnivore Books

June 6, 2009, Vancouver, BC; UBC Farm

May 22, 2009, St. Louis, MO; St. Louis County Library

May 21, 2009, Boulder, CO; Unity Church/Boulder Bookstore

May 20, 2009, Kansas City, MO; Union Temple/Rainy Day Books

May 19, 2009, Edina, MN; Barnes & Noble

May 18, 2009, Chicago, IL; Chicago Public Library

May 17, 2009, Fairfax, VA; Wegman’s   

May 16, 2009, Baltimore, MD; Enoch Pratt Library

May 15, 2009, Washington, DC; Politics & Prose

May 14, 2009, New York, NY; American Museum of Natural History

May 12, 2009,  West Roxbury, MA; West Roxbury Branch Library

May 11, 2009, Coral Gables, FL; Temple Judea/Books & Books

May 1, 2009, San Francisco, CA; Michael J. Fox in conversation with Michael Pollan at the Herbst Theater.

April 18, 2009, Richmond, VA; The Richmond Forum; A Conversation with Marion Nestle

March 2009, Bridgewater, MA; Bridgewater State College Distinguished Speaker Series

March 2009, Medford, MA; Tufts University Richard E. Snyder Presidential Lecture

March 2009, New York, NY; Columbia University American Studies Program Lecture

March 2009, Atlanta, GA; 12th Annual Georgia Organics Conference

March 2009, “Michael Pollan Fixes Dinner,” Mother Jones Magazine interview.

February 2009, Berlin, Germany; Berlin Film Festival

January 2009, Portland, OR; Portland Arts & Lectures

January 2009, Seattle, WA; Seattle Arts & Lectures, Benaroya Hal

November 2008,“Changing the Way We Eat”, Bill Moyers Journal, PBS

November 2008, St. Louis, Missouri, Washington University, Center for the Humanities 2008 Humanities Prize and Grossman Humanities Medal.

November 2008, Ketchum, Idaho; Sun Valley Center for the Arts

November 2008, Boise, ID; The Cabin ‘Readings and Conversations’ series

October 2008, Kenmore, WA; Bastyr University

October 2008, Oberlin, OH; Oberlin College, Finney Chapel

October 2008, Lewiston, Maine; Bates College Otis Lecture

October 2008, In an interview with TIME Magazine, Barack Obama refers to Michael Pollan’s New York Times Magazine article “Farmer In Chief.”

October 2008, Michael Pollan on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross

May 2008, Michael Pollan on Nightline

April 2008, New Haven, CT; Yale University, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity

March 2008, Democracy Now interview:
In Defense of Food: Michael Pollan on Nutrition, Food Science, and the American Diet

March 2008, Mountain View, CA: Authors @ Google, In Defense of Food

March 2008, Salt Lake City, UT: Utah Museum of Natural History

February 2008, Portland, OR: In Conversation with Deborah Kane

January 2008, San Francisco, CA: Michael Pollan at Grace Cathedral

January 2008, Stanford, CA: Stanford School of Medicine; Michael Pollan on Nutritionism

January 2008, Louisville, KY: Kentucky Author Forum