NEWS & EVENTS
Jonathan Rowson is a Scottish philosopher and chess grand master, who directs Perspecteeva. Based in London, Perspecteeva publishes books, sponsors the annual Realisation Festival, and promotes a deeper understanding of current developments and events.
The following is a June 1, 2026 post from Jonathan’s Substack.
Writing About the Future in Your Eighties
In the early summer of 2024, I met Christopher Nye, who had travelled far from his home in what he calls “Geezer Valley,” a retirement community in New Mexico, USA, to attend The Realisation Festival in Dorset. He was eager to talk, and we spoke in the repose between the late afternoon session and dinner, walking the grounds of St Giles House. It felt like one of those conversations that were meant to happen.
PREVIOUS Events
The Tucson Festival of Books typically turns out 140,000 people on a sunny weekend in March. The mall of the University of Arizona is filled with 600 booths hosted by in booksellers, local nonprofits, and food vendors. There are numerous book talks and panels, covering every imaginable type of book. A fiesta atmosphere prevails. This year I decided to experiment and got a booth to sell my recently released book. The kinds of people most interested in the ideas I talk about were retired professionals on the one hand, and students on the other.
