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Johann Hari
The Lawrence Public Library will host a chat Wednesday night time with a NY Times bestselling author discussing how to fight some elements of recent life that scale back consideration spans and the power to focus.
Author Johann Hari will give a presentation at Liberty Hall on Wednesday, June 11 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. about his e-book “Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Consideration — and How to Assume Deeply Once more.” The e-book, which was first launched in 2022, received a number of awards and was named Guide of the Yr by The Monetary Times, The New York Publish, and The Spectator.
Hari, a Scottish-born author who grew up in London, has written over the previous decade for a number of the world’s main newspapers and magazines, together with The New York Times, The Guardian, The Spectator and Le Monde Diplomatique. Different books he has written embody “Chasing the Scream: the First and Final Days of the Battle on Medication,” which was tailored into an Oscar-nominated film and a tv collection.
Hari’s discuss is a part of the library’s Ross and Marianna Seaside Author collection, which launched in 2014 and goals to deliver celebrated writers to Lawrence. Hari is the eighth author to come to Lawrence, however is the primary worldwide author to go to. In a press launch, Brad Allen, the library’s govt director, mentioned the collection has introduced a number of the “best residing writers” to Lawrence, and he’s “excited to proceed the custom with Johann Hari as our first worldwide author.”
Doorways open to the event at Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. at 6 p.m. on Wednesday. The event is free and no registration is required, however seating is first come, first served. Extra details about the event is accessible
