Bill Hayes on Sweat and Insomniac City

Duration: 60 minutes

Too often, a life of the mind comes at the expense of the body. In his revealing new work of nonfiction, Sweat, the wonderfully erudite Bill Hayes demystifies the body’s relationship to exercise, from early bipeds to the physique cults of antiquity and the bloodless, avuncular wellness industry of the present. In this session, Bill will also talk about his stunning memoir, Insomniac City, which recounts his life with Oliver Sacks in New York City.