Author and podcaster Chris Stedman

Author, podcaster and professor Chris Stedman will speak at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, at the Key West Public Library.

Stedman is the author of the books, “IRL: Finding Realness, Meaning, and Belonging in Our Digital Lives,” and “Faitheist: How an Atheist Found Common Ground with the Religious.” He teaches in the department of religion and philosophy at Augsburg University in Minneapolis.

He is also the creator, writer, and host of Unread, named one of the best podcasts of 2021 by the Guardian, Vulture, HuffPost, the CBC, and others.

In addition to his books and podcasts, Stedman has written for outlets including the Atlantic, Pitchfork, BuzzFeed Reader, VICE, the Washington Post, the Rumpus, LitHub, Catapult, and the Los Angeles Review of Books.

The event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase. Seating is limited.