Megan Volpert will be joined in conversation with Jessica Hopper to celebrate the release of 
Why Alanis Morissette Matters.
Please note: This event is free to attend, but registration is required. Masks are required for our in-person events.
The first critical biography of iconic musician Alanis Morissette, creator of 
Jagged Little Pill
.
The 1990s hardly saw a bigger hit than 
Jagged Little Pill
. Alanis Morissette’s defining album won Grammys, dominated the Billboard charts, and sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. It left a deep mark on the psyches of countless listeners. Three decades later, Megan Volpert checks in with Morissette, probing her rich and varied post-
JLP
 career and bearing feminist witness to the existential anger that ties her recent work to enduring classics like “You Oughta Know,” “One Hand in My Pocket,” and “Ironic.”
Why Alanis Morissette Matters
 builds a bridge from 
Jagged Little Pill
 to the fascinating life and subtle intellect of its creator, exploring how the artist’s philosophical interests and personal journey are reflected in each track. Morissette’s struggles with censorship, mental health challenges, and Catholicism; her queer allyship, spiritual skepticism, zealous fandom, and philanthropic passions—all are carefully observed by a critic whose own life was touched by 
Jagged Little Pill
. In the album’s wake, Morissette has evolved as an artist and global citizen. With sensitivity and a profound love for the music, Volpert guides readers through the case for Morissette’s enduring cultural relevance and creative impact.
Megan Volpert
 is the author or editor of over a dozen books on popular culture, including two Lambda Literary Award finalists and an American Library Association honoree. She is the author of 
Straight Into Darkness: Tom Petty as Rock Mystic
 and she won Georgia Author of the Year for 
Boss Broad
. She teaches at Kennesaw State and Reinhardt Universities.
Jessica Hopper
 is the author of the books 
The First Collection of Criticism By A Living Female Rock Critic
 and 
Night Moves.
 Her writing has appeared in 
GQ
,
 Rolling Stone
,
 The New York Times Magazine
, 
The Guardian
,
 Elle
, and 
Bookforum
, among other outlets. A long time contributor to the 
Chicago Reader
, she has been a columnist for the 
Village Voice
 and 
Chicago Tribune
, the music consultant for 
This American Life
, the editorial director for MTV News, and a senior editor at 
Pitchfork
 and 
Rookie
. Her essays have appeared in several editions of 
Best Music Writing
, and she currently serves as series editor of the American Music Series at the University of Texas Press.
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