About this episode
Our books today give the reader a peek into showbiz. Sarah Polley was a child actor but that led to her being put into many dangerous situations, which she details in her new memoir, Run Toward The Danger . She told NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer that she's not sure kids should be acting in a professional environment at all. Next, Isaac Butler deep dives into method acting in his new book The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act . Butler told NPR's Scott Simon that method acting can create some beautiful performances but it's not an excuse to be terrible. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy