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The tortured poet. The rebellious scientist. The monstrous artist. The tech disruptor.
You can tell what a society values by who it labels as a genius. You can also tell who it excludes, who it enables, and what it is prepared to 
tolerate
.
Taking us from the Renaissance Florence of Leonardo da Vinci to the Floridian rocket launches of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Helen Lewis unravels a word that we all use — without really questioning what it means.
Along the way, she uncovers the secret of the Beatles’ success, asks how biographers should solve the Austen Problem, and reveals why Stephen Hawking thought IQ tests were for losers (before taking one herself). And she asks if the modern idea of genius — a class of special people — is distorting our view of the world.
Helen Lewis 
will be 
'In Conversation'
 with 
Rafael Behr
, and she will also be signing copies of her new book, 
The Genius Myth
, which will be available to purchase on the night.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Helen Lewis
 is a staff writer at 
The Atlantic
 who writes about politics and culture. Her first book, 
Difficult Women: A History of Feminism in 11 Fights
, was a 
Sunday Times
 bestseller and a 
Guardian
, 
Telegraph
 and 
Financial Times
 book of the year. She is the writer and presenter of the BBC podcast series 
The New Gurus
 and 
Helen Lewis Has Left the Chat
, and co-host of Radio 4’s 
Strong Message Here
, with Armando Iannucci. 
CHAIR BIOGRAPHY
Rafael Behr is a political columnist for the 
Guardian
. He is a former Political Editor for the 
New Statesman
, Chief Leader Writer and Online Editor for 
The Observer
, a business news reporter for 
BBC online
 and a foreign correspondent for the 
Financial Times
, based in the Baltic region and Russia. Rafael is a regular contributor to 
Prospect Magazine
, a guest on 
BBC
 and 
Sky News
 and a speaker at UK think tanks, and he also hosts the 
Politics on the Couch
 podcast.
Thinking of coming with friends?
 
Why not add to
 
your special night out and enjoy the show in the comfort of a private booth and table
. Booths are available for 4, 5 & 6  people. See the
 '
BOOK A BOOTH'
 
options in the ticket sale section.
You can also order a copy of Helen Lewis' new book in advance, at a discounted price*. See the 
TICKET+DISCOUNTED BOOK 
option in the tickets sale section.
(
* 
Discounted price £18 , RRP  £22. Pre-ordered book will be signed and ready for collection on the night).
DOORS OPEN: 7:00pm
TALK STARTS: 7:30pm
AUDIENCE Q&A: 8:30pm
BOOK SIGNING: 9:00pm (Books available to purchase on the night)
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