's groundbreaking 1999 novel, "Speak," is credited with opening a new phase in the national dialogue about sexual assault and consent.
In a unique memoir told in free-verse poetry, , Anderson shares her own experience of sexual assault.
The book denounces society's failures in dealing with sexual aggression, and boosts the people with the courage to speak up in the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements. Laurie Halse Anderson visits to talk about her work.