A Reading and Conversation with Picador Guest Professor Daniel Gumbiner
Picador Reading: Wildfires, Survival, Community
Join us for an inspiring and thought-provoking evening with acclaimed US-American author Daniel Gumbiner, whose latest novel brings the complexities of wildfire-stricken landscapes to life. Gumbiner will provide a window into the everyday struggles of people rebuilding their lives—family, livelihood, and identity—after the climate crisis has reshaped their world.
Join us for an evening with acclaimed US-author Daniel Gumbiner, whose latest novel brings the complexities of wildfire-stricken landscapes to life. Gumbiner will provide a window into the everyday struggles of people rebuilding their lives—family, livelihood, and identity—after the climate crisis has reshaped their world.
Fire in the Canyon is a captivating novel that offers an intimate portrayal of a Californian community grappling with the aftermath of a devastating wildfire. Throughout the novel, Daniel explores the personal, and ever-intensifying reality of living on the edge of ecological disaster.
Gumbiner will share how his work offers a human-centred narrative of survival and recovery, rooted in themes of community, land stewardship, and the quiet, enduring power of hope; his empathetic voice makes this novel an essential presence in any conversation about the experience of environmental change.
This evening will take you beyond the headlines, into the heart of a community bound by fire, loss, and the enduring hope for renewal. Daniel’s storytelling is raw, moving, and unforgettable—an author and novel you can’t afford to miss.
- The event is in English, open to the public, and free.
- The Picador Guest Professorship is brought to you by Leipzig University, American Studies Leipzig, DAAD and Holtzbrinck Berlin. This event is in cooperation with EDIT Magazine.
Author: Annika Schadewaldt