Get Lit Re-Read: Madeline Miller's 'The Song of Achilles'

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.

 

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