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Death. Sex. Money. Tricky subjects we’re taught to avoid in polite conversation. Here, the host of a hit podcast reveals how to talk about difficult things, and why it might be the most important thing we do. In Let’s Talk About Hard Things, Sale takes her quest for more honest communication into her own life. She considers her history of facing (and sometimes avoiding) difficult subjects; she reflects on race, wealth, inequality, love, grief, death, power — all the things that shape our daily lives, the things we should be talking about, but often struggle to. Through the personal stories of people whose lives have been transformed by tough conversations, we discover new ways of approaching these tricky topics with family, friends, loved ones, and strangers. Let’s Talk About Hard Things is candid, unflinching, and entertaining in its quest to make everyone more comfortable with the uncomfortable realities of life.

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'The number one driver of human happiness, across time and culture, is meaningful connection to others. The road to connection is conversations. Anna Sale is giving us the encouragement, the example, and the tools to do the one thing that can bring us closer: talk about hard things.' -- Kelly Corrigan, host of Kelly Corrigan Wonders and bestselling author of <i>Tell Me More</i> 'In Let's Talk About Hard Things, Anna Sale brings us fascinating conversations that feel both intensely personal and widely universal, then shows us how to start having them in our own lives. You will laugh, cry, nod in recognition, and by the end, feel like no topic is off limits when it comes to creating meaningful connection. I want to give a copy of this book to every family member, friend, and therapy patient I see.' -- Lori Gottlieb, host of Dear Therapists podcast and <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Maybe You Should Talk To Someone</i> 'With tremendous empathy and thoughtfulness, Anna Sale models how to have the hard conversations - about love and grief and fear and so much else. Sale is a wise guide through the most difficult human terrain, and with her help, I'm now having conversations that before this book felt impossible.' -- John Green, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Turtles All the Way Down</i> and <i>The Fault in Our Stars</i> 'Anna Sale has a real gift for cutting through the white noise that so often overwhelms our most urgent, high-stakes conversations. She's teaching us how to listen to one another again. No one can save us from life's plot twists - and no one should - but page by page, sentence by sentence, Sale is committed to seeing us through.' -- Saeed Jones, author of <i>How We Fight For Our Lives</i> 'Let's Talk About Hard Things is a gift. Filled with personal stories, complex emotions, and insight into the thorniest of interpersonal relationships, it is a balm, a challenge, and a celebration of our desire to be known in this world.' -- Katie Couric 'It's not surprising to learn that Anna Sale applies the same compassion and thoughtfulness she displays as host to her writing, but it is thrilling all the same to quickly find Let's Talk About Hard Things as inviting and comforting as any episode of Death, Sex, & Money. It's not easy to open up about what makes us most uncomfortable, but the stories shared throughout the book and Sale's excellent writing around them shows how vital it is that we make the effort. And while I still occasionally squirm over the reality that there is only so much that I can control in life, I am grateful for the tools Let's Talk About Hard Things provides in helping me deal with such an unfortunate circumstance. I was already a fan of Sale's as a podcaster and person, but happy to now be a fanboy of Anna Sale the writer, too.' -- Michael Arceneaux, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>I Can't Date Jesus</i> and <i>I Don't Want To Die Poor</i>

'It's not surprising to learn that Anna Sale applies the same compassion and thoughtfulness she displays as host to her writing, but it is thrilling all the same to quickly find Let's Talk About Hard Things as inviting and comforting as any episode of Death, Sex, & Money. It's not easy to open up about what makes us most uncomfortable, but the stories shared throughout the book and Sale's excellent writing around them shows how vital it is that we make the effort. And while I still occasionally squirm over the reality that there is only so much that I can control in life, I am grateful for the tools Let's Talk About Hard Things provides in helping me deal with such an unfortunate circumstance. I was already a fan of Sale's as a podcaster and person, but happy to now be a fanboy of Anna Sale the writer, too.' -- Michael Arceneaux, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>I Can't Date Jesus</i> and <i>I Don't Want To Die Poor</i> 'Let's Talk About Hard Things is a gift. Filled with personal stories, complex emotions, and insight into the thorniest of interpersonal relationships, it is a balm, a challenge, and a celebration of our desire to be known in this world.' -- Katie Couric 'Anna Sale has a real gift for cutting through the white noise that so often overwhelms our most urgent, high-stakes conversations. She's teaching us how to listen to one another again. No one can save us from life's plot twists - and no one should - but page by page, sentence by sentence, Sale is committed to seeing us through.' -- Saeed Jones, author of <i>How We Fight For Our Lives</i> 'With tremendous empathy and thoughtfulness, Anna Sale models how to have the hard conversations - about love and grief and fear and so much else. Sale is a wise guide through the most difficult human terrain, and with her help, I'm now having conversations that before this book felt impossible.' -- John Green, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Turtles All the Way Down</i> and <i>The Fault in Our Stars</i> 'In Let's Talk About Hard Things, Anna Sale brings us fascinating conversations that feel both intensely personal and widely universal, then shows us how to start having them in our own lives. You will laugh, cry, nod in recognition, and by the end, feel like no topic is off limits when it comes to creating meaningful connection. I want to give a copy of this book to every family member, friend, and therapy patient I see.' -- Lori Gottlieb, host of Dear Therapists podcast and <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Maybe You Should Talk To Someone</i> 'The number one driver of human happiness, across time and culture, is meaningful connection to others. The road to connection is conversations. Anna Sale is giving us the encouragement, the example, and the tools to do the one thing that can bring us closer: talk about hard things.' -- Kelly Corrigan, host of Kelly Corrigan Wonders and bestselling author of <i>Tell Me More</i>

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Anna Sale is the host and managing editor of Death, Sex & Money, WNYC’s interview show about the big questions and hard choices that are often left out of polite conversation. Recently named New York Magazine’s number one podcast, the show has also been featured by The New York Times, The Atlantic, Buzzfeed, The Guardian, Fast Company, and Real Simple. Before developing Death, Sex & Money, Anna covered politics for years, including the 2013 New York City mayoral race, the 2012 presidential campaign, and the statehouse beat in Connecticut and West Virginia. She has contributed to Fresh Air with Terry Gross, This American Life, NPR News, Marketplace, Studio 360, PBS Newshour, and Slate. A West Virginia native, Anna graduated from Stanford University with a degree in history.

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