Get Lit

Get Lit with All Of It is a monthly on-air, social media, in-person and live stream book club, hosted by Alison Stewart of WNYC’s All Of It and partnered with The New York Public Library! 

In May, we will be reading Ghost Town by Tom Perrotta!

Jimmy Perrini lives in 1970s suburban New Jersey, a few miles from Manhattan, but a world apart. At the end of eighth grade, after tragedy strikes, Jimmy finds himself lost in a fog of grief that alienates him from friends and family, drifting instead into troubling friendships with two older teenagers: one a notorious local burnout with a fast car, an endless supply of weed, and a shaky grasp of reality; the other a smart, eccentric girl, whom Jimmy finds himself drawn to as they become entranced by her Ouija board, which may just offer the only salve to their grief.

As a fateful public drama unfolds, Jimmy is torn between the occult beyond and the cold realities of the place he has called home. Narrated by a much older Jimmy, a literary-turned-commercial novelist, Ghost Town reveals how the past haunts the present—the way our ghosts are always with us, even when we think we’ve left them behind.

Tom Perrotta will be joining us on Wednesday May 27th at 6 pm in the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library. Tickets are free, but seats are first come, first serve and not guaranteed. Doors open at 5:30 pm. Click here to register for the event! 

**PLUS-- WE ARE LAUNCHING THE GET LIT WITH ALL OF IT NEWSLETTER!**

The newsletter will announce the latest book club selection, include book recommendations and thoughts, author interviews, and more! It's designed for all book lovers to help them find something great to read. 

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Here's how it works:

  1. Join the Club. Follow our book club on the All Of It instagram page, @ALLOFITWNYC. In our stories, you’ll find polls, questions, fun facts, comments, and snapshots of listeners reading along with us. And check out some of our past Get Lit segments to get excited!
  2. Get a copy of the book. Since, you know, it’s a book club. Buy a copy from your local independent bookseller, or download a free, 3-week e-book copy from New York Public Library! 
  3. Reach out to a friend, and read along with Alison and the All Of It team.
  4. Join us monthly for a book club event featuring an interview and Q&A with the author, a musical performance, and some other special guests! Click here to get tickets to our March 24th event with Megha Majumdar! 

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