Moth Presents: Occasional Magic: True Stories about Defying the Impossible

Description: "Selected by [the staff at] The Moth, and adapted to the page to preserve the raw energy of stories told live, onstage, and without notes, [this book] features voices familiar and new [who] share times when, in the face of seemingly impossible situations, they found moments of beauty, wonder, and clarity that shed light on their lives and helped them find a path forward"--Publisher marketing.

Review Quotes: "Stirring tales of love, loss, friendship and identity."--USA Today

"The forty-seven brief stories pulse with energy and vulnerability. . . . That magical power is more than occasional in this collection, and the book would make a great gift, perhaps even whetting the appetites of reluctant readers for one more story of bravery. Just one more."--Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Full of emotion, humor, and vulnerability, these stories skillfully illustrate and evoke empathy for the human condition. Highly recommended." --Library Journal (starred review)

"[A] roller coaster of raw emotions . . . each story is as captivating as the one before it. If the Moth's live events are full of people gently holding their beating hearts up to the mic in front of a breathless audience, these written adaptations definitely do such sacrifices justice."--Booklist

"Captivating, artfully wrought tales."--Kirkus Reviews (One of "5 Thoughtfully Inclusive Nonfiction Books")

"The kind of stories that mesmerize everyone in the car. . . . Moving."--Family Circle