Upcoming Events

March 16 @ Tucson Festival of Books

Kate Conger, Ryan Mac and Elle Reeve, the author of Black Pill, discuss the internet’s turn to dystopia at the Tucson Festival of Books, 10-11 a.m. at the Integrated Learning Center, Room 120.

Past Events

Sept. 18 @ The Knight First Amendment Institute, Columbia University, New York

Kate Conger + Ryan Mac in conversation with the staff of the Institute, focused on online speech issues. This is a private event.

Sept. 21 @ Politics + Prose, Washington, D.C.

Kate Conger + Ryan Mac in conversation with Cecilia Kang, an award-winning technology reporter for The New York Times and co-author with Sheera Frenkel of the international- and national-bestseller An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination. This talk is at 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. beginning at 3 p.m. This is a free event. Livestream available.

Sept. 25 @ Steel + Lacquer, San Francisco

Kate Conger + Ryan Mac in conversation with Lara Cohen, a former vice president at Twitter who will bring questions and insights from the perspective of Tweeps. Steel + Lacquer is a local business that moved to mid-Market in to keep up with its Twitter clientele and enjoyed a front-row seat to Musk’s takeover and the changes that followed. This talk is at 14 10th Street, S.F., at 6:30 p.m. This is a free event.

Sept. 26 @ Commonwealth Club, San Francisco

Kate Conger + Ryan Mac in conversation with Kevin Roose, a New York Times technology columnist and the co-host of the podcast "Hard Fork.” This talk is at 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are available for in-person and online attendees.

Oct. 1 @ Stanford University, Stanford

Kate Conger + Ryan Mac in conversation with Charles Petersen, the Harold Hohbach historian at the Silicon Valley Archives at Stanford. This event is co-sponsored by the McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society, American Studies, the Department of Communication, and Stanford Libraries. 

Oct. 8 @ Book Soup, West Hollywood

Ryan Mac will discuss the reporting and writing of the book with Alex Winter, an actor and filmmaker, at Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, at 7 p.m. This is a free event.

Oct. 16 @ Tell Me Bar, New Orleans

Kate Conger + Ryan Mac will chat about the book with John Stanton, editor of The Gambit. This discussion is at 1235 St Thomas St, New Orleans at 6 p.m. This is a free event.

Oct. 18 @ Tulane University Law School, New Orleans

Kate Conger + Ryan Mac in conversation with Ann Lipton, a professor of business law and entrepreneurship. This is a private event for students of the University.

Oct. 29 @ The University of California, Irvine

Kate Conger + Ryan Mac in conversation with David Kaye, a professor of law and former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression. This is a private event for students of the University.

Oct. 30 @ Barnes and Noble at Irvine Spectrum, Irvine

Kate Conger + Ryan Mac will speak about Elon Musk with Bobby Allyn, tech reporter for NPR. This talk is at 728 Spectrum Center Dr, Irvine, CA at 6 p.m. This is a free event.

Nov. 13 @ Web Summit, Lisbon

Kate Conger + Ryan Mac speak on the main stage about Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter and his use of the platform as a vehicle to help drive Donald Trump back to the White House.

Jan. 17 @ Revue Stage on Granville Island, Vancouver

Kate Conger and Ryan Mac headline the first Books & Ideas event for the Vancouver Writers Fest with one of the most shocking and defining stories of our time: the $44 billion dollar deal behind Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter—and the seismic political, social, and financial fallout that is still rapidly unfolding—masterfully told in Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter. Don’t miss them in conversation with Kathryn Gretsinger. $27; tickets available here.