In 1942, a group of stage-frightened musicians created "The Society of Timid Souls" to help them learn how to be brave on stage. More than half a century later, author and documentarian Polly Morland rediscovered the Society, and its efforts on behalf of the timid set her off on a quest of her own: to talk to as many courageous people as she could across the world. A hundred interviews later her book, "The Society of Timid Souls, or How to Be Brave," was born. She spoke with Bookish about the inspiration behind the book, the courageous people she met, and what it means to be brave in an increasingly scary world.
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