The 2022 WIT (Words, Ideas & Thinkers) Festival

**WIT: Words, Ideas, and Thinkers Festival
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September 22-25, 2022
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Shakespeare & Company
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Lenox, MA 01240**

The Authors Guild presents our inaugural WIT: Words, Ideas, and Thinkers Festival to expand our understanding of critical issues, celebrate America’s literary culture, and amplify new voices and perspectives. **It is free **and open to the public so everyone can participate in the dialogue without barriers.

Our inaugural festival will explore the theme *Reimagining America* through a series of thought-provoking conversations and panels. Festival attendees will have the opportunity to interact with speakers in Q&A sessions, book signings, and receptions. Dinners with speakers and additional special guests will be available for ticketed purchase.

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**Featured Speakers**

*When Religion Meets Science* with **Dan Brown**
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*Does the Supreme Court Have a Future?* with **Linda Greenhouse** and **Nikolas Bowie**
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*Identity and Belonging *with **Ayad Akhtar **and **Susan Choi**
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*Reexamining American History *with **David Blight** and **Henry Louis Gates, Jr.**
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*Climate Change Solutions *with **Elizabeth Kolbert**
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*America and China: Comes the Moment* with **Simon Winchester** and **Admiral Harry Harris, **U.S. Navy (Retired)

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Though WIT Festival panel discussions are free, seating is limited, so registration is required. General registration opens **June 20**. Once registered, attendees can sign up for free tickets for one or more panel discussions beginning **August 16**.
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Weather permitting, some WIT Festival events may take place in outside venues on the Shakespeare & Company campus. The WIT Festival will follow Massachusetts Public Health COVID-19 rules for gatherings.