An Interview With Journalist, Novelist, and Adventurer Peter Heller

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7min 54sec

Journalist and novelist Peter Heller has led a life of adventure, covering extraordinary stories in remote parts of the world for such magazines as Outside, Men’s Journal, and National Geographic Adventure. He’s the author of several critically acclaimed books of nonfiction, and more recently, he’s made a foray into fiction-writing with his bestselling novel The Dog Stars and his new book, The Painter. He’ll be in Colorado Springs to speak at Colorado College on Wednesday as part of the Journalist-In-Residence speaker series. In advance of that talk, Heller spoke with Hampton Sides, bestselling author of In the Kingdom of Ice, visiting professor at Colorado College, and principal organizer of CC's Journalist-in-Residence series.  

Heller's talk will take place in Gates Common Room on the Colorado College campus, Wendesday, May 6th, at 7pm. For more information, about the event, click HERE.