Monday, October 19· 6:30pm
We Want to Believe: UFOs, Aliens & Us
In the provocative new book, We Want to Believe: How Aliens Went Mainstream and Why It Matters, acclaimed poet and literary critic Adam Kirsch draws on declassified documents, military encounters, scientific inquiry, and a long history of believers and skeptics to explore our enduring fascination with extraterrestrial
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life. Led in conversation by former Harper’s editor-in-chief Christopher Beha, Kirsch will trace the remarkable journey of UFOs from cultural punchline to subject of serious government investigation.