The Moth Presents: Occasional Magic: True Stories about Defying the Impossible (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781101904428)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From storytelling phenomenon and hit podcast The Moth--and featuring contributions from Meg Wolitzer, Adam Gopnik, Krista Tippett, Andrew Solomon, Rosanne Cash, Ophira Eisenberg, Wang Ping, and more--a new collection of unforgettable true stories about finding the strength to face the impossible, drawn from the very best ever told on its stages

Carefully selected by the creative minds at storytelling phenomenon The Moth, and adapted to the page to preserve the raw energy of stories told live, onstage and without notes, Occasional Magic features voices familiar and new. Inside, storytellers from around the world share times when, in the face of seemingly impossible situations, they found moments of beauty, wonder, and clarity that shed light on their lives and helped them find a path forward.

From a fifteen-year-old saving a life in Chicago to a mother of triplets trekking to the North Pole to a ninety-year-old Russian man recalling his standoff with the KGB, these storytellers attest to the variety and richness of the human experience, and the shared threads that connect us all. With honesty and humor, they stare down their fear, embrace uncertainty, and encourage us all to be more authentic, vulnerable, and alive.

Author: Catherine Burns
ISBN-10: 1101904429
ISBN-13: 9781101904428
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Language: English
Published: 03/19/2019
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.70w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2019
Booklist 02/15/2019 pg. 12
Library Journal 03/01/2019 pg. 105