In 2019, I helped launch WNYC’s book club, Get Lit with All Of It.

Spearheaded by my colleague Jordan Lauf , monthly events feature interviews and book signings with Nobel- and Pulitzer-winning authors. Each event closes with a conversation and performance from a musical guest.

In 2020, we pivoted to virtual events and partnered with the New York Public Library, who provide New Yorkers with unlimited e-copies of each month’s book. We’ve since returned to in-person events, hosted at the NYPL’s Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library.

I produce the music portion of the evening; sometimes booking artists requested by the authors, sometimes finding musicians who complement an aspect of the month’s book.

From February to May 2024, Jordan and I co-hosted the Get Lit events. I interviewed musicians Jake Blount, Frank Waln, La Bruja, and Lightning Bug. You can watch those events below.

Past Get Lit authors have included Kazuo Ishiguro, Colson Whitehead, Louise Erdrich, James McBride, Marlon James, Jennifer Egan, and more.

Get Lit musical guests have included Jon Batiste, Rhiannon Giddens, Laurie Anderson, Rosanne Cash, The Mountain Goats, The Lumineers, Rufus Wainwright, and many others.