What if you woke up to discover you had a double—someone with a similar persona but views that are antithetical to yours? Join journalist Candis Callison as she chats with award-winning author Naomi Klein about her book Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World, where Klein lifts the lid on her twisted, upside-down experience of being mistaken for someone with completely opposite views. Get ready for a thrilling discussion on identity, conspiracy theories, and reclaiming truth in a destabilized world.
Naomi Klein is the award-winning author of international bestsellers, including This Changes Everything, The Shock Doctrine, No Logo, No Is Not Enough, and On Fire, which have been published in more than thirty-five languages. She is an associate professor in the department of geography at the University of British Columbia, the founding codirector of UBC’s Centre for Climate Justice, and an honorary professor of Media and Climate at Rutgers University. Her writing has appeared in leading publications around the world, and she is a columnist for The Guardian. Her most recent book, Doppelganger, was a New York Times and international bestseller and is the inaugural winner of the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction (2024).
Candis Callison is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Journalism at UBC and the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous journalism, media, and public discourse. Callison’s book, How Climate Change Comes to Matter: The Communal Life of Facts, brings together the work of science journalists, scientists, and three distinct social groups outside environmental movements and policy frameworks in an American context. Callison is Tahltan, an Indigenous people located in Northwestern British Columbia. She lives in Vancouver with her husband and two amazing kids.
How to pre-order your book
To pre-order a copy of Naomi’s book, please visit Massy Books or call 604-721-4405. If you want your book delivered directly to the Library on the day of the event, enter “bring to WVML event” in the comments/instructions box at checkout.
Big Ideas Lecture Series
This is the first event in our 2024 Big Ideas Lecture Series. The next event in this series will be Michael Audain in conversation with West Vancouver Art Museum Curator Hilary Letwin.
The West Vancouver Memorial Library Foundation generously sponsors the Library’s Big Ideas lecture series.
For this in-person event:
- Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
- Registration is required, and seating is general admission
- No admittance after 7 p.m.
Naomi Klein photo credit: Sebastian Nevols