On December 13th, the National Writers Series welcomed Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and author Anna Quindlen to help answer some very important questions: What really matters in life? What truly lasts in our hearts and minds? Where can we find community, history, and humanity?

In her lyrical new book Write for Your Life, the answer is clear: Through writing. This is a book for what Quindlen calls “civilians,” those who want to use the written word to become more themselves. Write for Your Life argues that there has never been a more important time to stop and record what we are thinking and feeling.