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LOCAL>> Jeffrey Kluger – Holdout

Presented by Commonwealth Club at Streaming Arts

Aug 05 2021
LOCAL>> Jeffrey Kluger – Holdout

Acclaimed science author in conversation with astronaut about his new novel

Join us for a conversation between Jeffrey Kluger and astronaut Nicole Stott about Kluger’s new novel Holdout, which tells the story of a principled astronaut who has to make a spilt-second decision to try to seek justice in the only place she knows how—the International Space Station.

Watch life meet art, as Stott brings her experience to bear on Kluger’s imagination.

Kluger’s plot centers around Walli Beckwith, a model astronaut who graduated at the top of her class from the Naval Academy, had a successful career flying fighter jets, and has spent more than 300 days in space. So when she refuses to leave her post aboard the International Space Station following an accident that forces her fellow astronauts to evacuate, her American and Russian colleagues are mystified.

For Walli, her decision is all too clear and terrifying to worry about ruining her career. She is stuck in a race against time to save a part of the world that has been forgotten, plus the life of the person she loves most. She will go to any length necessary, using the only tool she has, to accomplish what she knows is right.

ADMISSION INFO

$5 – General Admission
$26 – General Admission + book

Free for members, with discount code at registration

Additional time info:

3:00 pm

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