An Evening with Kara Swisher

Just when we thought the era of “move fast and break things” might be over, the biggest tech billionaire of them all has moved lightning-quick to “fix” the federal government. Who better to consult about the confusing entanglements of technology and power today than “bad-ass journalist and OG chronicler of Silicon Valley” (Booklist) Kara Swisher? In her memoir Burn Book: A Tech Love Story (an instant NYT bestseller called “incendiary” by the Associated Press), Swisher reflects on her own history of speaking truth to technocrats, and she sounds a dire warning about the intersecting threats of unchecked power and artificial intelligence. The newly released paperback edition of Burn Book also includes a brand-new chapter, with fresh insights gleaned after the 2024 presidential election. In conversation with her friend and fellow award-winning journalist Laura M. Holson, founder of The Box Sessions, a series of gatherings that celebrate community and cultivate creativity in a variety of artistic fields