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Graeme Gibson Talk: Notes on the New America

October 28, 2025

Date: October 28, 2025

Time: 7:30 pm

Where: Koerner Hall in the Telus Centre for Performance & Learning

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Rachel Maddow and Rebecca Solnit in conversation on the seismic changes taking place across the US political landscape.

With a personal introduction from Margaret Atwood

The seismic political changes in the United States of America have presented the world, including Canada, with existential issues that threaten our shared understanding of what a good, free and just society should be—and have left many struggling to know how to respond.

The 2025 PEN Canada Graeme Gibson Talk brings together two eminent American writers and political thinkers in a conversation moderated by CBC IDEAS’ Nahlah Ayed, to share insights into the new American reality.

About the Speakers

Rachel Maddow is a writer, journalist, and host of MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show reporting weekly on the astonishing acts happening in America. Her most recent book is Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism.

Rebecca Solnit is a writer, historian, activist, and the author of more than twenty books. She is a frequent contributor to The Guardian on US politics. Her latest book is No Straight Road Takes You There: Essays for Uneven Terrain.