“Radical candor” is one of the phrases publicists use to describe Elizabeth Gilbert’s style, particularly in regard to her new memoir, All the Way to the River . The eye-opening book, so gonzo it would never fly as a fictional tale, is already a best-selling Oprah’s Book Club pick, and ticketholders will receive a pre-signed copy of it on Saturday, October 11, when Gilbert appears at the Arlington Theatre in a UCSB Arts & Lectures presentation.
Ahead of what promises to be a fascinating, humorous, and revealing talk from the author of Eat Pray Love, after reading All the Way to the River, I had a few questions of my own for Gilbert.
Just reading that book was such a roller-coaster ride, but you lived it. Now that you’ve had some time and some distance away from things, how has your perspective changed?