This event is in the past.It took place on June 9, 2026 at Mrs Dalloway's.










Elmwood, Berkeley
📚"banger recommendations" from staff
✍️Book signing follows the reading
🧊Features Lynne Cox and ice swimming pioneers
Dive into the hidden world of cold water immersion with award-winning Sports Illustrated writer Chris Ballard. His globe-spanning narrative blends adventure journalism with cutting-edge science on how icy plunges can sharpen focus, boost mood, and retrain our stress response.
author reading
sports journalism
science narrative
adventure writing










Elmwood, Berkeley
📚"banger recommendations" from staff
✍️Book signing follows the reading
🧊Features Lynne Cox and ice swimming pioneers
Dive into the hidden world of cold water immersion with award-winning Sports Illustrated writer Chris Ballard. His globe-spanning narrative blends adventure journalism with cutting-edge science on how icy plunges can sharpen focus, boost mood, and retrain our stress response.
author reading
sports journalism
science narrative
adventure writing