Future Present Book Club: Second Nature

Join us for Future Present Book Club with Flying Books author Tomas Hachard!

Does the future seem closer than it used to? Does what seemed unimaginable feel as though it's uncannily creeping into the present? What does that mean for how we live today - or tomorrow?

In January's iteration, we're reading Nathaniel Rich's essay collection Second Nature.

Included in the price of admission:

One beverage (glass of wine/cocktail/mocktail/matcha)

One 20.00 book credit, usable for that night only

An evening of literary discussion, moderated by Flying Books author Tomas Hachard.

About the book:

From Nathaniel Rich, author of Losing Earth, comes a beautifully told exploration of our post-natural world that points the way to a new mode of ecological writing.

We live in a time when scientists race to reanimate extinct beasts, our most essential ecosystems require monumental engineering projects to survive, chicken breasts grow in test tubes, and multinational corporations conspire to poison the blood of every living creature. No rock, leaf, or cubic foot of air on Earth has escaped humanity’s clumsy signature. The old distinctions—between natural and artificial, dystopia and utopia, science fiction and science fact—have blurred, losing all meaning. We inhabit an uncanny landscape of our own creation. In Second Nature, ordinary people make desperate efforts to preserve their humanity in a world that seems increasingly alien. Their stories—obsessive, intimate, and deeply reported—point the way to a new kind of environmental literature, in which dramatic narrative helps us to understand our place in a reality that resembles nothing human beings have known.

About Tomas:

Tomas Hachard published City in Flames with Flying Books in 2023. His short fiction has appeared in The Walrus, and he has written for The Atlantic, The Guardian, The Globe and Mail, Slate, Guernica Magazine, The Literary Review of Canada, and Hazlitt, among others. He is also a former book and film critic for NPR.

Check out Tomas' substack with info from our first book club!

Important to know:

Ticket price includes HST and fees.

The $20 book credit is only usable on the night of attendance and is non-refundable and non-transferrable.

The glass of wine is also only offered on the night of the event. ID required.

Due to our limited space, book club tickets are only refundable with 7 days' notice.