Talks

Zimmer is represented by Penguin House Speakers Bureau. Details here.

For inquiries about speaking engagements, contact Kim Thornton Ingenito: kthornton@penguinrandomhouse.com

Upcoming Talks

November 13, 2025. Charleston SC. The Charleston Literary Festival. Details here

November 14, 2025. Kansas City, MO. Stowers Institute 25th Anniversary Celebration. Details here 

November 23, 2025. Miami FL. Miami Book Fair. Morning: conversation with former CDC director Tom Frieden. Afternoon: Conversation with author Simon Winchester

February 12, 2026. Elizabethtown, PA. Elizabethtown College. Lefever Lecture. Details here

March 10, 2026. Hattiesburg, MS. University of Southern Mississippi. Details to come.

March 12-15, 2026. Tucson, AZ. Tucson Festival of Books. Details to come

A complete list of past talks can be found here. Below are links to some lectures and interviews.

“What’s in our air: A conversation with Carl Zimmer about airborne disease.” Harvard School of Public Health

“Are Viruses Alive?” The Royal Institution

“Parasite Tales: The Jewel Wasp’s Zombie Slave.” TED-Ed 

“The Surviving Branch: The 2016 Stephen Jay Gould Award Lecture”

Evolution Matters: David Quammen and Carl Zimmer