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Join us at the Nantucket Atheneum for a special evening with investigative journalist Mariah Blake, as she discusses her powerful new book, They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals.
The book interweaves the moving story of a small town on the frontlines of an epic global crisis with a deep investigation into one the most brazen cover-ups in corporate history, and the response from early readers has been enthusiastic. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Dan Fagin has described it as “the definitive account of a slow-motion catastrophe and the everyday heroes who fought to bring it to light.” The Washington Post has called it “riveting,” a “deft chronicle of one of the greatest moral scandals of our time,” and “a book that none of us can afford to miss.” Other outlets have dubbed it “a crackling David vs. Goliath story,” “impeccably researched,” and “a must read.”
For a glimpse at some of the book’s key themes, see Blake's recent essay in The New York Times or this excerpt in The Atlantic.
Author talk followed by a live Q & A with Blake.
Free and Open to the Public!!