Laurie was selected by the American Library Association for the 2009 Margaret A. Two of her books, Speak and Chains, were National Book Award finalists, and Chains was short-listed for the prestigious Carnegie medal. She has been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award three times. Combined, her books have sold more than 8 million copies. Laurie Halse Anderson is a New York Times bestselling author whose writing spans young readers, teens, and new adults. “An important book for the #MeToo movement.” - Kirkus Reviews, starred review Alternately raw and lyrical.” - Publishers Weekly, starred review Fervent and deafening.” - Booklist, starred review “A captivating, powerful read about clawing your way out of trauma, reclaiming your body, and undoing lifetimes of lessons in order to use your voice as the weapon it is. Searing and soul-searching, devastating and triumphant, SHOUT is a denouncement of our society’s failures and a love letter to all the people with the courage to say #MeToo and #TimesUp, whether aloud, online, or only in their own hearts. In free verse, SHOUT Anderson shares reflections, rants, and calls to action woven between deeply personal stories from her life that she’s never written about before. Now, twenty years later, she reveals her personal history as a rape survivor in a searing new poetic memoir, SHOUT. In 1999, her groundbreaking, award-winning novel Speak opened the door for a national dialogue about rape culture and consent.

Laurie Halse Anderson is known for the unflinching way she writes about, and advocates for, survivors of sexual assault. Anderson will be joined in conversation by writer, performer, and activist JACLYN FRIEDMAN. Harvard Book Store welcomes LAURIE HALSE ANDERSON, the award-winning, bestselling author of Speak, for a discussion of her new memoir, SHOUT-a searing poetic memoir for the #MeToo era. Andrew Leland at Harvard Book Store (7/27).Shastri Akella at Harvard Book Store (7/24).Colson Whitehead at Memorial Church (7/19).Ann Beattie at Harvard Book Store (7/18).Nicole Flattery at Harvard Book Store (7/14).Adrienne Brodeur at the Brattle Theatre (7/12).Kate Storey at Harvard Book Store (7/7).Leah Elson at Harvard Book Store (6/29).Artem Mozgovoy at Harvard Book Store (6/28).Garrett Neiman at Harvard Book Store (6/27).Haley Jakobson at Harvard Book Store (6/26).Nash Jenkins at Harvard Book Store (6/22).Sarah Viren at Harvard Book Store (6/21).Mattie Kahn at Harvard Book Store (6/20).Leah and Richard Rothstein at the Brattle Theatre (6/15).

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