'Reviving Ophelia,' All Things Classical, 'Opera Italiana,' 'Mostly Dead Things,' Books Roundup

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jul 1, 2019

Mary Pipher and Sarah Pipher-Gilliam discuss the rerelease of Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls, which includes a new chapter on anxiety. Clemency Burton-Hill joins us for our ongoing series, "All Things Classical." Maestro Alvise Casellati, the concert’s president and music director, and 11-year-old composer and singer Paloma Dineli Chesky of the New York Philharmonic’s Very Young Composers Program talk about “Opera Italiana is in the Air,” a free performance in Central Park on July 1. Kristen Arnett discusses her debut novel, Mostly Dead Things. Listeners share how they spent the weekend for some Good Vibes. Our “Summer Roundup” series continues with a conversation about the best books to read right now with Maris Kreizman, host of the literary podcast "The Maris Review" and a books contributor for Vulture.

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