

But rather than let herself sink further, she decided to get better by doing what she does best: she turned her recovery process into a resilience-building game. Unable to think clearly or work or even get out of bed, she became anxious and depressed, even suicidal. In 2009 Jane McGonigal suffered a severe concussion. This event is co-sponsored by the MIT Game Lab and Education Arcade. Harvard Book Store welcomes internationally renowned game designer and bestselling author of Reality is Broken JANE MCGONIGAL and Creative Director of the Education Arcade SCOT OSTERWEIL for a discussion of McGonigal's latest book, SuperBetter: A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver and More Resilient-Powered by the Science of Games.

Mattie Kahn at Harvard Book Store (6/20).Leah and Richard Rothstein at the Brattle Theatre (6/15).

Ali Hazelwood at the Brattle Theatre (6/14).Ocean Vuong at First Parish Church (6/12).Stephanie Crease at Harvard Book Store (6/5).Elliot Ackerman at Harvard Book Store (6/2).Jonathan Papernick at Harvard Book Store (6/1).Allyson McCabe at Harvard Book Store (5/31).Susan Rubin Suleiman at Harvard Book Store (5/30).George Lakey at Harvard Book Store (5/24).Rachel Louise Snyder at Harvard Book Store (5/23).Serhii Plokhy at Harvard Book Store (5/22).Kay Redfield Jamison at the Cambridge Public Library (5/22).Olivia Wolfgang-Smith at Harvard Book Store (5/19).Peter Grinspoon at Harvard Book Store (5/17).Eileen Myles at Harvard Book Store (5/16).Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson at the Brattle Theatre (5/16).Annelise Orleck at Harvard Book Store (5/15).Brianna Holt at Harvard Book Store (5/12).Andrew McCarthy at the Brattle Theatre (5/12).Andrew Krivak at Harvard Book Store (5/11).Alexandra Petri at the Brattle Theatre (5/11).

Katie Holten at Harvard Book Store (5/10).Mitchell Zuckoff at the Cambridge Public Library (5/10).Melissa Hope Ditmore at Harvard Book Store (5/9).Isabella Hammad at Harvard Book Store (5/8).
