An Evening with P. J. O'Rourke at The how to: Academy

‘It’s not my fault’ insists P.J O’Rourke in his riotous new book exploring the foibles of The Baby Boom generation. The self-confessed grump will share his hilarious insights in a one-off talk at the how to: Academy. A baby boomer himself, O'Rourke has turned his acerbic tongue to taking down the generation that drinks too much, eats too much, fritters away fossil fuels and lives in fear of technology. Representing the largest social demographic, those post-war births provide a fascinating subject for O’Rourke’s study. The Baby Boom combines social history, mockery and the kind of insightful home truths that will make contemporaries wince. O’Rourke captures the contradictions brilliantly – and ends up balancing the derision with a reluctant affection for the baby boomers. 

This will be a rare London appearance for the American journalist and writer. Despite the cult following brought by his best-selling books, O’Rourke takes a wry pride in hiding away in rural New England, as far away from anyone as possible. Book quickly; the earlybird tickets have already sold out.