An Evening with M. Gessen

A lauded opinion columnist with The New York Times and the author of 11 acclaimed works of nonfiction, most recently Surviving Autocracy and The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia, which won the National Book Award, Gessen is a vital voice in modern journalism and literature whose books regularly top the bestseller charts. Their fearless reporting and penetrating political analysis have made them a key guide to our bewildering and tumultuous times.

Join us for their only Aotearoa New Zealand appearance offering incisive insights to our febrile world in 2025, and what may lie ahead