Rainn Wilson + Penn Badgley: Soul Boom Workbook

Join us for an event with three-time Emmy Award–nominated actor Rainn Wilson, discussing his new book Soul Boom Workbook: Spiritual Tools for Modern Living. Joining Rainn in conversation is actor, director, producer, writer, and podcaster Penn Badgley. This event will be hosted in the Strand Book Store's 3rd floor Rare Book Room at 828 Broadway on 12th Street.

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The indispensable, interactive workbook from actor and writer Rainn Wilson, inspired by and based on his New York Times bestselling book—now a hit podcast—Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution.

Rainn Wilson posits that a “Soul Boom” is the potential for a spiritual revolution to instigate transformations, both individually and collectively. It's the healing balm that our world needs in our contemporary mental health crisis. With the Soul Boom podcast, Wilson has extended the conversation beyond Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution, engaging with brilliant artists, writers, and thinkers every week.

Now with the journal-style Soul Boom Workbook: Spiritual Tools for Modern Living—written in collaboration with Wilson’s SoulPancake co-founder and writer Shabnam Mogharabi—readers have an indispensable companion book filled with hands-on prompts, inspired reflections, and ingenious creative activities.

Wilson’s approach to spirituality is relatable and applies to people of all beliefs, even the skeptics. The journal enables readers to find more purpose, meaning, and spirituality in their hectic lives as they seek out practical and transformative answers to life’s biggest questions.

Rainn Wilson is a three-time Emmy Award–nominated actor best known for his role as Dwight Schrute on NBC’s The Office. Wilson is also the New York Times bestselling author of Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution, The Bassoon King: My Life, Art, Faith, and Idiocy, and SoulPancake: Chew on Life’s Big Questions. Wilson cofounded the media company SoulPancake and hosted of Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss on Peacock. He now hosts the Soul Boom podcast. He lives in Oregon and California with his family and a lot of animals.

Penn Badgley is an actor, director, producer, writer, and podcaster best known for his starring roles in the CW’s Gossip Girl and Netflix’s You. He lives in New Paltz, New York, with his wife, two children, and two dogs.

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