Barbarian Days chronicles William Finnegan’s lifelong obsession with catching the perfect wave, against the backdrop of globalization and a growing surf industry. Today, that same surf industry is contending with the closure of magazines, the explosion of artificial wave pools, and the professionalization of leisure. In conversation with Alexander Sammon, Finnegan will discuss surfing then and now, coming of age as a reporter pre-internet, and the changing landscape of adventure writing.