{"product_id":"the-moth-9781401311117","title":"The Moth","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the hit podcast and radio show, a collection of soul-bearing stories from The Moth's archives.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A wedding toast hone horribly awry. A rapper's obsession with a Sarah McLachlan song. A death-defying stunt in a bullring. The fight to save Mother Teresa's life. These are the spellbinding tales from The Moth's storytellers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Inspired by friends telling stories on a porch, The Moth was born in small-town Georgia, garnered a cult following in New York City, and then rose to national acclaim with the wildly popular podcast and Peabody Award-winning weekly public radio show \u003ci\u003eThe Moth Radio Hour\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A beloved read for Moth enthusiasts and all who savor well-told, hilarious, and heartbreaking stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Gopnik\u003c\/b\u003e is a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e; he has written for the magazine since 1986. Gopnik has three National Magazine awards, for essays and for criticism, and also a George Polk Award for Magazine Reporting. In March of 2013, Gopnik was awarded the medal of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters. The author of numerous bestselling books, including \u003ci\u003eParis to the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, he lives in New York City. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatherine Burns\u003c\/b\u003e is The Moth's long-time Artistic Director and a host and producer of the Peabody Award-winning The Moth Radio Hour. She is coauthor of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eHow to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth, \u003c\/i\u003e and the editor of the bestselling and critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eAll These Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOccasional Magic\u003c\/i\u003e. Prior to The Moth, she directed the feature film \u003ci\u003eA Pound of Flesh\u003c\/i\u003e, and produced television and independent films. She attended her first Moth back in 2000, fell in love with the show, and was, in turn, a GrandSLAM contestant and volunteer in the Moth Community Program before joining the staff full time. Born and raised in Alabama, she now lives in Brooklyn with her husband and son. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Dawes Green\u003c\/b\u003e, founder of The Moth and Unchained, is an internationally celebrated author. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Caveman's Valentine, \u003c\/i\u003e won the Edgar Award and became a motion picture starring Samuel L. Jackson. \u003ci\u003eThe Juror \u003c\/i\u003ewas an international bestseller in more than twenty languages and was the basis for the movie starring Demi Moore and Alec Baldwin. \u003ci\u003eRavens\u003c\/i\u003e was chosen as one of the best books of 2009 by the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e. George grew up in Georgia and now lives in Brooklyn, New York. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Moth\u003c\/b\u003e is an acclaimed nonprofit organization dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. Since its launch in 1997, The Moth has presented more than 50,000 stories, told live and without notes to standing­-room-only crowds worldwide. The Peabody Award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Moth Radio Hour \u003c\/i\u003eairs on more than 575 stations nationwide, and \u003ci\u003eThe Moth\u003c\/i\u003e podcast is downloaded more than ninety million times annually.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hachette Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50608518037778,"sku":"9781401311117","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c5124d29-9eac-4886-bd59-12bba57ea851.jpg?v=1732322331","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-moth-9781401311117","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}