This March marks the tenth anniversary of the publication of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild, arguably the most well-liked and influential e book concerning the outdoor in current historical past. The basic memoir recounts Strayed’s 1995 thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Path within the wake of the crushing lack of her mom. It was the inaugural choose for Oprah’s E-book Membership 2.0 and went on to promote greater than 5 million copies worldwide. In 2014, the Hollywood adaptation hit theaters starring Reese Witherspoon.
As Exterior E-book Membership host Elizabeth Hightower Allen wrote when introducing Wild as our March 2022 choose, the e book “modified not simply the literature of the outside however the outdoor itself.” It impressed a much bigger, extra numerous group of individuals to strive one thing daring and prompted a surge of thru-hikers on the Pacific Crest Path. To know the enduring influence of Wild, we’re internet hosting a reside Zoom Q and A with Cheryl Strayed on Tuesday, April 5, at 6 p.m. Mountain Time—and we wish you to hitch us. Allen can be moderating, however you’ll have alternatives to ask Strayed your personal questions.
This dialog is open to anybody, whether or not or not you’re an Exterior+ member. However you do must register for the Zoom occasion by clicking the button under. Within the meantime, you possibly can learn the story in our sister publication Backpacker on the impact Wild has had on the PCT and order a duplicate of the e book right here. (Word that if you are going to buy by way of this hyperlink, you’ll be producing a small fee for Exterior along with supporting unbiased bookstores—you possibly can learn extra about our affiliate coverage right here.)