INDIANAPOLIS — Seventy-five years after its publication, Ray Bradbury’s The Illustrated Man continues to spark conversations about some of the most important questions facing society today: How is technology changing our lives and relationships? What do we fear, and what do we hope for, as we look toward the future? How do imagination, family, and community shape the world we create together?
Join Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times bestselling author Daniel Kraus, NASA planetary scientist Dr. Abby Fraeman, deputy project scientist for the Curiosity rover mission, and award-winning Indianapolis author and Afrofuturist Maurice Broaddus for an engaging conversation that explores the enduring relevance of Bradbury’s work and the intersections of science, storytelling, technology, and humanity. The talk will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 10 from 6-9 p.m. at the Indiana Historical Society, 450 W. Ohio St. Admission is free, but registration is required. Register online at https://tinyurl.com/2mpcfsr4
This free public event is the culminating experience of the 2026 Indianapolis Common Read, a city-wide initiative that has brought together readers, students, educators, libraries, book clubs, workplaces, and community organizations through a shared reading experience. Thousands of copies of The Illustrated Man have been made available through libraries across Indianapolis and surrounding counties.