For Small Creatures Such As We: Understanding Our Place in the Universe | Sasha Sagan Moderated by: Nicole Richie

In For Small Creatures Such As We, Sasha Sagan examines how science can guide us through life’s biggest moments—birth, love, grief, and death—without relying on traditional belief systems. In conversation with Nicole Richie, Sagan reflects on ritual, mortality, and the quiet comfort of understanding our place in the universe. This Burgundy Room session offers a thoughtful, personal exploration of how knowledge and wonder can coexist, and how we shape traditions that feel honest to who we are. The New Orleans Book Festival brings the world’s leading authors to Tulane University for a multi-day celebration of their works. The Festival features both fiction and non-fiction and convenes readings, panel discussions, symposia and keynote speeches. It provides an opportunity for outlets, authors and readers to interact with each other in one of the most vibrant and culturally diverse cities in the world.