AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Gillian Anderson's books on women's desire land her a seat on NPR's 'Wild Card'
Actress Gillian Anderson sat down with NPR's Rachel Martin to discuss her pivot from playing cool, cerebral women on screen to publishing books that ask real women to bare their deepest desires, a shift she says one particular role made unavoidable. The episode of Wild Card with Rachel Martin, released September 10, runs just over […] The post Gillian Anderson's books on women's desire land her a seat on NPR's 'Wild Card' appeared first on American Almanac .
Actress Gillian Anderson sat down with NPR's Rachel Martin to discuss her pivot from playing cool, cerebral women on screen to publishing books that ask real women to bare their deepest desires, a shift she says one particular role made unavoidable. The episode of Wild Card with Rachel Martin, released September 10 , runs just over 45 minutes and centers on Anderson's acting career and her two books exploring female sexual fantasy. The first, Want, collected anonymous letters from women about their desires and was described by NPR as a bestseller, though no specific list or sales figures were cited. The follow-up, More: Sexual Fantasies by Anonymous, continued the project. Martin framed the interview around a contradiction in Anderson's…Open