This Opening Night double-header event will feature:
The Atlantic’s preeminent live exploration of our journalism on opening night of the New Orleans Book Festival. Join us for a series of rigorous conversations to unpack the future of democracy and the American idea. Hear from The Atlantic’s award-winning journalists, including the editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg; Anne Applebaum; Adam Serwer; Elaina Plott Calabro; and McKay Coppins.
Bryan Stevenson discusses his groundbreaking work at the Equal Justice Initiative, a human rights organization in Montgomery, Alabama, and the powerful story behind Just Mercy, which highlights the need for criminal justice reform and mercy.
Doors will open for this session at 4 p.m. Seating is first-come, first serve.
