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Join us in person at HCLS Miller Branch for a special watch party featuring a live virtual presentation by award-winning adventure travel journalist Peter Mandel!
Nationally-known for his thrilling stories, Peter Mandel takes you on a virtual journey to the world’s most remote and extreme locations—from the deserts of Africa and fjords of Norway to mountain paths in Japan and the icy wilderness of Antarctica.
In this dynamic slideshow and storytelling event, he shares gripping experiences from the field—surviving a coup in Ecuador, fishing for piranhas in Brazil, floating in the Goodyear Blimp, kayaking to the Statue of Liberty, visiting a ‘city’ of penguins at the South Pole, and more. Along the way, he’ll reveal how these real-life adventures are transformed into powerful prose for today’s newspapers, magazines, and books.
Perfect for curious minds, aspiring writers, world travelers, and armchair adventurers of all ages, this unforgettable journey around the globe can be experienced live—from the comfort of home or in person.
Register to attend the Watch Party at HCLS Miller Branch, or sign up here to watch the live Zoom presentation from home—or anywhere!
About Peter Mandel
Peter Mandel is a children’s book author and award-winning adventure travel journalist whose work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, National Geographic Kids, The Los Angeles Times, and more. Based in Rhode Island, he shares his home with his wife, Kathy, and their rescue cats, Emily and Cecil.
Peter grew up in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, the son of two longtime LIFE Magazine writers. He attended City & Country School in Greenwich Village and holds a B.A. from Middlebury College and an M.A. from Brown University.
A frequent speaker on writing and publishing, Peter has received multiple Lowell Thomas Awards from the Society of American Travel Writers, including the gold medal for adventure travel article of the year. His essays have appeared in anthologies such as What Color is Your Jockstrap? Funny Men and Women Write from the Road.
As an author, he has published eleven children’s books, with titles exhibited at the Smithsonian, the American Museum of Natural History, and the National Baseball Hall of Fame. His books have been translated into several languages, including Japanese, German, Dutch, Swedish, and Danish.
When not writing or exploring, Peter enjoys baseball, ocean liners, tennis, birdwatching, and discovering just about anywhere he hasn’t been.