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We're also super excited, we're celebrating our 25th anniversary this year at The Moth. 25 years of one stage, one mic, one storyteller, telling stories to let us all know that we have more in common than we have differences. To celebrate our 25th anniversary, we've released a book, How to Tell a Story. It is filled with wonderful tidbits and guidelines and anecdotes. You might even find a quote from someone you recently met.

This time we have a live performance from the Union Chapel in London. The event celebrated the release of our book, How to Tell a Story, in the UK.

Sarah Austin-Ginness is a director, The Moth's executive producer and a co-author of the best-selling How to Tell a Story, the essential guide to memorable storytelling from the Moth, which is available now wherever you get your books.

Kate Tellers is a storyteller, host, senior director at The Moth, and co-author of their fourth book, How to Tell a Story.

Kate Tellers is a storyteller, host, senior director at The Moth, and co-author of their fourth book How to Tell a Story.

Kate Tellers is a storyteller, host, senior director at The Moth, and co-author of their fourth book, How to Tell a Story.

Rachel is a writer and says that she's getting some great inspiration from the Moth's latest book How to Tell a Story which of course makes us very happy.

Sarah Austin Jeness is a director The moss executive producer and a co-author of the best-selling How to Tell a Story the essential guide to memorable storytelling from the moth which is available now wherever you get your books

starting with 50 true stories up to How to Tell a Story, which just released this April and is available wherever books are sold.

our latest book, which just released on April 26th, is called How to Tell a Story.

For 2022 we've been counting down each year of the Moths 25 years of existence and we are honored to feature Tee's story for our 2018 episode. If you have a story you'd like to pitch us we'd love to hear it. Find details about that and the Moths forthcoming book How to Tell a Story at themoth.org.

Sarah Austin Janess is a director, the Moths executive producer, and a co-author of the forthcoming book How to Tell a Story, The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from the Moth.

Dan Kennedy is the author of Loser Goes First, Rock On, and American Spirit.

Dan Kennedy is the author of the books Loser Goes First, Rock On, and American Spirit. He's also a regular host and performer with The Moth.

Dan Kennedy is one of the original developers of The Moth Podcast and a longtime host and performer at The Moth. He's the author of three books, Loser Goes First, Rock On, and American Spirit.

Dan Kennedy is the author of Loser Goes First, Rock On, and American Spirit.

Dan Kennedy is the author of Loser Goes First, Rock On, and American Spirit.

Edgar Ruiz Jr. is the manager of the Community Engagement Program and a StorySlam host at the Moth. He is a comedian and storyteller who has been featured in the Moth's latest book, A Point of Beauty, true stories about holding on and letting go.

The theme for this episode and spoiler alert, the title of the Moths newest book, A Point of Beauty, sprained from Mnusar's story and her experience of searching for light at a time when she had trouble seeing anything but the bat.

Now you're listening to the Moth podcast, so I know you love hearing them off. But reading them off is an entirely different way to experience these true personal stories.

Plus, it's much harder to give a podcast as a last minute gift for your partner's birthday or graduation, Mother's Day, Father's Day is coming up, just saying.

And the moth's new book might include a story from the person you're listening to right now.

Actually, there's no might about it. You can read a story from me in the book.

Before I get into more about what makes this book so special and why you should definitely pick it up wherever books are sold, I want to share one of the much loved stories that appears in A Point of Beauty.

You can find Sean's story along with many other favorite Moth main stage stories through the years in our new book, A Point of Beauty, True Stories of Holding On and Letting Go.

It's so cool that a story can go from a phone line to the stage to the page. And yes I said phone line. Sean actually pitched us this story in 2020 through the Moths pitch line.

Moneza's main stage story also included in the book is actually where we get the title of Point of Beauty.

And there's so many other wonderful stories in the book. Remember how I said I had a story in the book? Well, here's a taste.

If you'd like to read the full story, pick up A Point of Beauty, true stories of holding on and letting go wherever you get your books.

We hope you liked the book because we think it's really special. Plus as I mentioned the moth book makes a thoughtful gift for your loved ones in spring.

One final reminder the Moth's new book, A Point of Beauty, True Stories of Holding On and Letting Go is out on March 19th wherever you get your books.

We'll have a link to where you can purchase it in the show description.

Hey listeners! To celebrate our new book, A Point of Beauty, true stories of holding on and letting go, which is out on March 19th, we've designed a beautiful metal cut bookmark.

To claim your bookmark, preorder A Point of Beauty and visit the moth.org slash preorder bonus to show your proof of purchase.

We can't wait for you to read the 52 stories in this book and know this bookmark will make sure you never miss a page.

And I am locked into a fight with Moby Dick and like and he's like for revenge and and and and like my my palms are sweating this little cane pole is bent in half and sliding out of my hands and I'm just like I can't if I lose this pole I will have to like run away I will have to get in this boat and like go down the inlet to somebody else and find a new like grandparents.

He said, well, the person I really want to be like is Martha Stewart. I'm like, come on! And then we talked. The guy went to a Catholic school in Westchester. He had two paper routes. And he was proud of it, and I talked to his mom, and I knew it was true.

And I am locked into a fight with Moby Dick. And, like, and he's, like, for revenge.

And so I think, well, somebody will know Tara or she'll be listening to this, and if you're out there, Tara, again, I'm sorry I call you Tara, but you know who you are, and I would love to see you again.

And Tara's especially important because in your book, The Kingdoms of Savannah, she's fictionalized.

I kept imagining over the years what would Tara have become.

And so a few years ago, it came to me that Tara might well have gone to Savannah, and she could do any accent in the world so she could easily persuade Savannians that she was an eighth-generation Savannian.

And in my book, she becomes the doyen of Savannah society, and she has a detective agency, and she inveigles all of her dysfunctional family, her adult children, to come in and help her with the detective agency.

And Tara's especially important because in your book, The Kingdoms of Savannah, she's a fictionalized part of her.

I kept imagining over the years, what would Tara have become? And so a few years ago, it came to me that Tara might well have gone to Savannah, and she could do any accent in the world so she could easily persuade Savannians that she was an eighth generation Savannian.

And in my book, she becomes the doyen of Savannah society. Her name is Morgana Musgrove, and she has a detective agency, and she invagles all of her dysfunctional family, her adult children to come in and help her with the detective agency.

The Kingdoms of Savannah, Green's latest novel, was published this July to widespread acclaim. Neil Gaiman called it the apotheosis of Southern Gothic.

His books are Caveman's Valentine, The Juror, Ravens, and his latest, The Kingdoms of Savannah, which won the 2023 Crime Writers Association Top Award, The Gold Dagger.

His first novel, The Caveman's Valentine, won the Edgar Award for best novel.

The New York Times says that it's layered, like a parfait, goes down sweet, chilled and easy.

George Dawes Green is the founder of the Moth and a New York Times best-selling author. His first novel, The Caveman's Valentine, won the Edgar Award and became a motion picture starring Samuel L. Jackson.

Her story, but also bring cheese, is featured in The Moth's All These Wonders, True Stories About Facing the Unknown.

Her story but also brings cheese is featured in The Moth's All These Wonders, true stories about facing the unknown, and her writing has appeared on McSweeney's and The New Yorker.

A fun moth fact, the title of our second book, All These Wonders, was inspired by a line in Kathy's story where she describes the immense beauty and complexity of all that they found on Pluto.

You can find out about All These Wonders, which includes a transcript of Kathy's story at themoth.org.

His memoir about his experience, A Long Way Gone, has sold more than a million copies and it's been translated into 40 languages.

Ishmael's award-winning book, A Long Way Gone, details how he was recruited into the army at 13 and became a boy soldier.

The memoir he mentioned in the story about his time as a child soldier, A Long Way Gone, earned critical acclaim and has been a part of school curricula all over the world.

Ishmael's award-winning book, A Long Way Gone, details how he was recruited into the army at 13 and became a boy soldier.

Ishmael Beya is an award winning author and human rights activist; the memoir he mentioned in the story about his time as a child soldier, A Long Way Gone, earned critical acclaim and has been a part of school curricula all over the world.

I was the bilingual kid who considered himself very, very deep. You know, the kind of kid who read 1984 in 1984 without a hint of irony.

1984 became an even worse year, and all was not quiet on the Western Front.

I've been reading a book called The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle and it teaches you be in the moment, don't go in the past, don't go in the future, stay right here in the moment.

And I've been reading a book called The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. It teaches you, you know, be in the moment. Don't go in the past. Don't go in the future. Stay right here in the moment. It is great. It has changed my life.

And I would just sit there cross-legged and read Isaac Asimov and Lord of the Rings and all of these books because my mom was like, it's okay for you to do what you want to do, not what you should do.

Danny ... says, Lord of the Rings bro. And I'm pretty sure he means Lord of the Flies. But like, I don't want to be a bitch about it. I also have not read Lord of the Rings.

Here, I'm speaking about Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, Alice Walker's The Color Purple, Toni Morrison's The Song of Solomon, and Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale.

Here, I'm speaking about Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, Alice Walker's The Color Purple, Toni Morrison's The Song of Solomon, and Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale.

I don't know the author, and I don't know the title, but it's about a bird. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

the school board in my town actually banned the book The Grapes of Wrath because it took the name of the Lord in vain.

They banned the book The Grapes of Wrath because it took the name of the Lord in vain.

Y'all, I love Spider-Man. Spider-Man was a nerd just like me. He was smart. I was smart.

We got out the Spider-Man comics and he loved Wonder Woman.

Spider-Man was there as well and why should a superhero be alone?

Here, I'm speaking about Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, Alice Walker's The Color Purple, Toni Morrison's The Song of Solomon, and Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale.

Benga is a successful actor of both stage and screen, seen in such works as The Deuce, The Wire, The Old Man, and Aaron Sorkin's adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird.

I wish my mom could hear it. She died before ever hearing me tell a story or seeing one of my books or even one of my kids.

Matthew is an elementary school teacher and the author of the novels Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend, Something Missing, Unexpectedly Milo, and The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs.

Wes is a comic and writer. He's author of the book Questions for Terrible People and is co-host of PBS World Channel's program Stories from the Stage.

His book, Questions for Terrible People, was published by Simon & Schuster in 2016. And features questions like, What's the biggest lie you've ever told to get a job?

His books are Caveman's Valentine, The Juror, Ravens, and his latest, The Kingdoms of Savannah, which won the 2023 Crime Writers Association Top Award, The Gold Dagger.

The Juror was the basis for the movie starring Demi Moore and Alec Baldwin.

Mary Gateskill, whose collection of short stories, Bad Behavior, has made her a cult favorite.

She published her first book, a story collection titled Bad Behavior, in 1988.