Get Lit with All of It: Anna Sale

Overview

Alison Stewart, host of WNYC’s All Of It, continues her virtual book club series with Anna Sale, host of the WNYC Studios podcast Death, Sex & Money. In her new book, Let’s Talk About Hard Things, Anna draws us a conversational roadmap to show that discussing difficult topics in a frank and honest way can alleviate feelings of sadness, confusion, and isolation. Gathering all the wisdom she’s gathered from years of working on her podcast and serving as New York City’s “therapist at happy hour” (New York Times), Anna masterfully guides us through five of the most fraught conversation topics we’ll ever have to face: death, sex, money, family, and identity.

We’ll also have a performance from musical guest Mary Gauthier. Gauthier is a singer/songwriter who has received praise for transforming trauma into art. Her most recent album, 2018’s Grammy-nominated Rifles & Rosary Beads, was co-written with U.S. veterans and their families to tell their stories. In July, she’ll publish the memoir, Saved by a Song: The Art and Healing Power of Songwriting, her first book.

How it Works

Get the book, reach out to a friend to join, and read along with Alison and Team All Of It
Follow @allofitwnyc on Instagram where you’ll find polls, questions, fun facts and pictures of other readers
Watch the live video stream here on this page as Alison talks with the author

Viewers are encouraged to submit their questions for the author on Twitter and Instagram.

All Of It teams up with the New York Public Library so that New Yorkers can access the book for free through the NYPL app.

Credit: Photo provided by guest.

Anna Sale is the creator and host of Death, Sex & Money, the podcast from WNYC Studios, where she’s been conducting interviews about “the things we think about a lot and need to talk about more” since 2014. Before that, she covered politics for public radio for years. She’s contributed to Fresh Air and This American Life and lives in the East Bay in California with her husband and two daughters.

Credit: Photo by Laura Partain

Mary Gauthier is a singer/songwriter who has received praise for transforming trauma into art. Her most recent album, 2018’s Grammy-nominated Rifles & Rosary Beads, was co-written with U.S. veterans and their families to tell their stories. In July, she’ll publish the memoir, Saved by a Song: The Art and Healing Power of Songwriting, her first book.