Musician, co-founder of the Dresden Dolls, crowdfunding pioneer, and TED speaker Amanda Palmer’s book The Art Of Asking has inspired people to rethink their own ideas about asking and giving, about art and love. Part manifesto, part revelation, this ground-breaking book explores the barriers to asking in her own life and in the lives of others. Along with New Statesman Contributing Editor Laurie Penny, who writes about politics, social justice, pop culture, feminism, technology and mental health, she’ll be talking about creativity, feminism, writing – and asking.