{"id":2433,"date":"2016-10-06T13:04:19","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T13:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thepowerofstorytelling.org\/edition-2018\/?p=2433"},"modified":"2017-07-01T15:12:07","modified_gmt":"2017-07-01T15:12:07","slug":"get-ready-for-story16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepowerofstorytelling.org\/edition-2018\/get-ready-for-story16\/","title":{"rendered":"Get ready for #Story16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u2022 Cheryl Strayed<\/strong>: &#8220;Wild&#8221;, an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.com\/entertainment\/books\/excerpt-wild-by-cheryl-strayed-1.3615687\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">excerpt<\/a> of Cheryl&#8217;s\u00a0New York Times bestselling memoir about the three month hiking trip that helped her put her life back together. The book was turned into an Oscar-nominated film, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/967917890004662\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">you can see on October 13<\/a>. Cheryl&#8217;s\u00a0collection of quotes and advice, &#8220;Brave Enough&#8221;, will be translated into Romanian, at Publica, in time for the conference.<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<strong>Carson Ellis<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Home-Carson-Ellis\/dp\/0763665290\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Home&#8221;<\/a>, a New York Times bestseller, written and illustrated by Carson, in which she explores the idea of home. Watch the official trailer of the book and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/arts\/arts-video\/video-drawing-with-illustrator-carson-ellis\/article24072882\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this video<\/a> in which she describes her creative process.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IHdDdhgQMIs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Jon Mooallem<\/strong>: This TED Talk on how the tales we tell about wild animals have real consequences for a species&#8217; chance of survival \u2014 and the natural world at large. Jon is the author of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jonmooallem.com\/WILD-ONES\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Wild Ones&#8221;<\/a>, a book that investigates our contradictory relationship with nature, one of his most dominant writing themes. Try also this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/05\/08\/magazine\/the-amateur-cloud-society-that-sort-of-rattled-the-scientific-community.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lovely piece <\/a>about a tribe of intellectual wanderers obsessed with clouds.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EEjyPqyFe_s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Caroline Paul:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolinepaul.com\/gutsy-girl.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Gutsy Girl: Escapades for Your Life of Epic Adventure&#8221;<\/a>, Caroline\u2019s latest book, a collection of stories and \u201dderring-dos\u201d that aim to instill bravery and resilience in young girls, illustrated by Wendy MacNaughton. You can also read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/02\/21\/opinion\/sunday\/why-do-we-teach-girls-that-its-cute-to-be-scared.html?_r=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this op-ed <\/a>for the New York Times on teaching girls to be brave the same way we teach boys.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Colin Meloy<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildwoodchronicles.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Wildwood Chronicles&#8221;<\/a>, a New York Times bestselling trilogy of novels for middle-grade readers, illustrated by his wife, Carson Ellis. Colin wrote the books during a break from his world famous band The Decemberists, about which he talks in this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2015\/jan\/08\/decemberists-colin-meloy-new-album-tour-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interview<\/a>. Here\u2019s a playlist with some of our favourite The Decemberists songs, to get you in the mood for his musical speech:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLZHD9V2qwkjSoct2XLEKqbyDXpnN1CUfn\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Wendy MacNaughton<\/strong>: This <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/bb\/how-drawing-opens-up-doors-for-this-documentarian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lovely video<\/a> in which she talks us through her drawing process and journalistic approach to illustrated documentary. You can see more of her work on <a href=\"http:\/\/wendymacnaughton.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">her website<\/a>\u00a0and at the conference\u00a0you\u2019ll be able to hold in your hands a Romanian version of &#8220;Gutsy Girl&#8221;, translated at Black Button Books.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Brian Lindstrom:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alienboy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Alien Boy&#8221;,<\/a> a documentary that\u00a0explores police accountability in the brutal death of a non-violent man with schizophrenia.\u00a0You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/697779733708081\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">watch it on October 13<\/a> at The Institute in an event organized by Frontline, followed by a discussion with Brian himself.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dCSre55cbdQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Jacqui Banaszynski<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twincities.com\/2016\/07\/25\/aids-in-the-heartland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AIDS in the Heartland<\/a>, the Pulitzer winner series about the life and death of an AIDS victim in a rural farm community, recently republished online. In 2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MtE1MOqfRx8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">we interviewed<\/a> Jacqui about the importance of listening for journalistic purposes as well as for bridging the gaps between people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Tara Skurtu<\/strong>: In this speech, Tara talks about how poetry uses language to describe something that can\u2019t possibly be said in words. Read some of her poems <a href=\"http:\/\/plumepoetry.com\/tag\/tara-skurtu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JRFcmoSddSA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Jonah Sachs<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/winningthestorywars.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Winning the Story Wars&#8221;,<\/a>\u00a0Jonah&#8217;s\u00a0bestselling book on how to build iconic brands and causes in service of a better future, currently being translated into Romanian. In 2014, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z8pepwqoFJ4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">we talked to Jonah<\/a> about stories as a branding tool and his advice for beginner storytellers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Dvora Meyers<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/dvorameyers\/simone-biles-mental-gymnastics?utm_term=.nr63njPk50#.tlAE2QAzK3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Simone Biles\u2019 Mental Gymnastics<\/a>, a portrait of gymnastics\u00a0phenomenon Simone Biles, possibly the one of tall times, who recently dominated the Olympic Games. Dvora\u2019s book about women\u2019s gymnastics, &#8220;The End of the Perfect 10&#8221;, was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepowerofstorytelling.org\/edition-2018\/speakers-books-translated-into-romanian-the-end-of-the-perfect-ten-by-dvora-meyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recently published <\/a>in Romanian and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1213082255422768\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">will be launched<\/a> in Romania on October 13.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Tim Howard<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiolab.org\/story\/295210-adoptive-couple-v-baby-girl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl<\/a>, the audio story of a legal battle that has entangled a biological father, a heart-broken couple, and the tragic history of Native American children taken from their families. Tim is now Executive Producer at <a href=\"https:\/\/gimletmedia.com\/show\/reply-all\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reply All<\/a>, so you can add the show on\u00a0your podcast\u00a0list.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wnyc.org\/widgets\/ondemand_player\/radiolab\/#file=%2Faudio%2Fxspf%2F295210%2F\" width=\"600\" height=\"130\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 C\u0103t\u0103lin Tolontan<\/strong>: This speech in which\u00a0one of the most reputable sports and investigative journalists in Romania talks about the ethics of journalism and what he\u2019s learned from the mistakes he made in his investigations over the years, which you can follow on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tolo.ro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/50edz67bgTU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2022 Cheryl Strayed: &#8220;Wild&#8221;, an excerpt of Cheryl&#8217;s\u00a0New York Times bestselling memoir about the three month hiking trip that helped her put her life back together. The book was turned into an Oscar-nominated film, which you can see on October 13. Cheryl&#8217;s\u00a0collection of quotes and advice, &#8220;Brave Enough&#8221;, will be translated into Romanian, at Publica, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepowerofstorytelling.org\/edition-2018\/get-ready-for-story16\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get ready for #Story16<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2441,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[24],"tags":[112],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepowerofstorytelling.org\/edition-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2433"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepowerofstorytelling.org\/edition-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepowerofstorytelling.org\/edition-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepowerofstorytelling.org\/edition-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepowerofstorytelling.org\/edition-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2433"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepowerofstorytelling.org\/edition-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3061,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepowerofstorytelling.org\/edition-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2433\/revisions\/3061"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepowerofstorytelling.org\/edition-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepowerofstorytelling.org\/edition-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepowerofstorytelling.org\/edition-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepowerofstorytelling.org\/edition-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}