The Moth is an acclaimed nonprofit organization dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. A 2012 recipient of the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions, The Moth has presented more than fifty thousand stories, told live and without notes to standing--room-only crowds worldwide, over the past twenty-six years. Their Peabody Award-winning The Moth Radio Hour airs weekly on over 570 public radio stations nationwide, and The Moth Podcast-the 2020 Webby People's Voice Award Winner for Best Podcast Series-is downloaded one hundred million times a year. To date, The Moth has published four critically acclaimed and bestselling books- The Moth- 50 True Stories, All These Wonders- True Stories About Facing the Unknown, Occasional Magic- True Stories of Defying the Impossible, and How to Tell a Story- The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth. The Moth has also released its first card deck, A Game of Storytelling. The Moth's second podcast, Grown, is out now on all major streaming platforms.
“Affecting . . . The entries are soul-stirring and heartbreaking, often simultaneously. This collection serves as a testament to the broad scope and profound depth of human experience.”—Publishers Weekly “A collection well worth exploring, whether straight through or dropping in randomly. A good choice for public-library shelves.”—Booklist