Author Event: Robert Pantano In Conversation With Mark Cecil
When:
Monday, Mar 16, 2026 7:00p -
9:00p
Monday, Mar 16, 2026 7:00p -
9:00p
Where:
Trident Booksellers & Cafe
338 Newbury st
Boston, MA 02115
Admission:
$20.00
Hosted by:
Categories:
Drinks, Food, Lectures & Conferences
Event website:
https://robert-pantano-author-event-gw3fy.tripleseattickets.com/registration/select
Join us for an evening with Robert Pantano celebrating his new book, The Terrible Paradox of Self-Awareness, in conversation with Mark Cecil. Together, they’ll explore the big questions at the heart of Pantano’s work. Expect a dynamic conversation, fresh insights, and plenty of food for thought, plus time for audience questions. No philosophy degree required, just curiosity!
- Each ticket includes a signed copy of the book.
- Doors open at 6:30 pm, and seating is first-come, first-served.
Book Description:
Whether we realize it or not, all of us experience the pain of self-awareness. In an age when we are aware of so much—about ourselves and the world—this pain can be overwhelming. But the same awareness that causes us pain also opens the door to beauty and wonder. This is the paradox of self-awareness.
In a series of poignant aphorisms and short essays, Robert Pantano offers nuanced approaches to confronting, understanding, and living within this paradox. Rather than pretending to provide certainty or easy answers, this thought-provoking collection offers ideas and space for reflection—for living well and finding comfort and peace without clear solutions.
Focusing on major issues of today, such as personal alienation, nihilism, the futility of progress, and the malleability of truth, as well as on timeless struggles such as desire, anxiety, aging, and death, this work explores powerful philosophical and psychological ideas in an impressively succinct and memorable way.
Robert Pantano Bio:
Robert Pantano is the founder and writer behind the popular philosophy and self-development YouTube channel, Pursuit of Wonder. He is the author of several self-published books, including The Art of Living a Meaningless Existence and The Art of Living an Absurd Existence.
Mark Cecil Bio:
Mark Cecil is an author, journalist and host of The Thoughtful Bro podcast, for which he conducts interviews with an eclectic roster of Academy-award winning and bestselling storytellers. Formerly a journalist for Reuters, he has also written for LitHub, The Millions, Writer’s Digest, and WBUR's Cognoscenti, among other publications. His work has been featured on NPR, The Creative Independent, The Washington Post, and more. He is Head of Strategy for A Mighty Blaze and he has taught writing at Grub Street and UCLA. His debut novel BUNYAN AND HENRY, OR, THE BEAUTIFUL DESTINY is out now from Pantheon Books.
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