Get Lit Re-Read: Author Madeline Miller and Musical Guest Aly & AJ

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Aug 20, 2021

[REBROADCAST FROM MAY 28, 2021] We air the installment of our Get Lit with All Of It book club event from May 24. We spoke to author Madeline Miller about her 2012 New York Times bestseller, The Song of Achilles, that’s had a recent resurgence in popularity thanks to the attention it’s been receiving on TikTok.

[REBROADCAST FROM MAY 28, 2021] We air musical performances from our May 24 Get Lit with All Of It book club event by classicist and musician Bettina Joy de Guzman who uses traditional instruments to reconstruct and perform ancient music, drawing from classical poetry.

[REBROADCAST FROM MAY 28, 2021] We air musical performances from our May 24 Get Lit with All Of It book club event by aughts hit-makers turned indie pop stars, Aly & AJ, aka Alyson and Amanda Michalka, who have also recently been receiving renewed attention on TikTok. Their latest album is a touch of the beat gets you up on your feet gets you out and then into the sun.

NOTE: The second hour of All Of It was pre-empted today by President Biden's remarks on Afghanistan and the special coverage from NPR that followed.

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