A New York Times bestseller and one of 2019's best-reviewed books a poetic memoir and call to
action from the award-winning author of Speak Laurie Halse Anderson! Bestselling author Laurie
Halse Anderson is known for the unflinching way she writes about and advocates for survivors
of sexual assault. Now inspired by her fans and enraged by how little in our culture has
changed since her groundbreaking novel Speak was first published twenty years ago she has
written a poetry memoir that is as vulnerable as it is rallying as timely as it is timeless.
In free verse Anderson shares reflections rants and calls to action woven between deeply
personal stories from her life that she's never written about before. Described as powerful
captivating and essential in the nine starred reviews it's received this must-read memoir is
being hailed as one of 2019's best books for teens and adults. A denouncement of our society's
failures and a love letter to all the people with the courage to say #MeToo and #TimesUp
whether aloud online or only in their own hearts SHOUT speaks truth to power in a loud
clear voice-- and once you hear it it is impossible to ignore.
