Litquake 2019 Festival

Sometimes, journalism can be life- and livelihood-threatening, as both of tonight's authors learned the hard way. Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Katherine Ellison's new memoir Mothers and Murderers revolves around a critical reporting mistake that got her sued and almost ruined her career. Journalist Michael Scott Moore's story on Somali pirates turned catastrophic when they kidnapped and held him for 32 months in captivity, resulting in the memoir The Desert and the Sea. How do journalists under fire weather the storm, come to terms with their choices, and move on? Moderated by journalist and Berkeleyside co-founder Frances Dinkelspiel. FREE, $5-10 suggested donation