Water, Water Everywhere, But Not A Drop to Drink - JLF Colorado: International Literature Festival
The global water crisis is reshaping our planet, impacting every ecosystem and community. This urgent conversation explores the cultural, political, and ecological realities of a world running dry. Marcus Moench, Patricia Limerick and Wade Davis in conversation with author and professor Jeanine Canty, delve into the future of water justice on a warming planet.
Venue: Canyon Theater
All are invited to JLF Colorado - an annual international literature festival of books, ideas, stories and camaraderie - September 13-14 at Boulder Public Library.
- Date:
- Saturday, Sep 13 2025
- Time:
- 1:15pm - 2:15pm
- Location:
- Main Library
- Audience:
- Ages 12 to 18 Ages 18+
- Categories:
- Author Talk
Environmental scientist and founder of ISET International, Marcus Moench has shaped global approaches to urban climate resilience, water governance, and disaster risk management, leading key initiatives such as the India Water Sector Review and the Yemen Decentralized Management Study for the World Bank.
An award-winning historian, author and Faculty Director of CU’s Applied History Initiative, Patricia Limerick has dedicated her career to applying historical insight to modern challenges, redefining the Applied History by foregrounding the experiences of women, Indigenous people, and ecological dynamics.
Cultural anthropologist, ethnobotanist, and writer Wade Davis author of Magdalena: River of Dreams (2020), which is the story of Colombia through the metaphor of the river that made the nation possible and River Notes: Drought and the Twilight of the American West (2023), a natural and cultural history of the Colorado and The Sacred Headwaters (2011) which ultimately played an important role in the successful fight to protect the headwater valley that gives birth to the Stikine, Skeena and Nass, three of the great salmon rivers of British Columbia.
JLF Colorado is a proud sister festival of the world-renowned Jaipur Literature Festival. JLF Colorado is produced by Teamwork Arts and has been hosted each September in Boulder, Colorado since 2014. We bring together inspiring authors and thought leaders from across the state and around the world.
JLF Colorado is free and open to all. Come for the morning music, stay for engaging conversations—and feel free to attend one session or many. Register for the festival today to secure your spot and receive updates about authors, program sessions, and volunteer opportunities.
Learn about JLF Colorado and register:
- JLF International - Celebrating Books & Ideas Globally
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