Author Series Event: Carl Hoffman

Journalist and author Carl Hoffman will speak about his travels and research delving into the notorious disappearance and death of 23-year-old Michael C. Rockefeller, son of New York governor Nelson Rockefeller, who went missing in 1961 off the coast of New Guinea.

Hoffman will introduce his book: Savage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael Rockefeller's Tragic Quest for Primitive Art and sit down for a talk with Patricia Cohen, a New York Times investigative arts reporter.

Carl Hoffman has written The Lunatic Express: Discovering the World via Its Most Dangerous Buses, Boats, Trains, and Planes, named one of the 10 best books in 2010 by the Wall Street Journal. He is a contributing editor at National Geographic Traveler.