“ Only a writer as psychologically astute as Barss could show us an impossible man in full. ” The New York Times on The Impossible Man: Roger Penrose and the Cost of Genius
Whether you’re working on a biography, memoir, or creative non-fiction, this session with acclaimed biographer Patchen Barss provides insight and practical tools to help you find the human and relatable person within the extraordinary. Learn how to deal with contradictory and incomplete narratives, and navigate ethical considerations in life writing.
Patchen Barss is a science journalist, author, and speaker. His biography, The Impossible Man: Roger Penrose and the Cost of Genius , was a New Yorker and Globe and Mail best book of 2024. It draws on years of research, interviews and previously unpublished letters, journals and papers to present a deeply moving, eye-opening portrait of Penrose the Nobel Prize-winning scientist and Roger the human being.
This workshop runs for 90 mins.