In keeping with other projects like Mortified, Found, and PostSecret, To-Do List celebrates the world of the overlooked and mundane, letting our lists serve as unique windows into who we are. Nothing is more revealing than someone’s to-do list.
Sasha is available to speak on the following topics. Some of these topics (noted with asterisks) she has collected survey data on for To-Do List.
• Save the To-Do List Campaign: Sasha is sponsoring a Save the To-Do List campaign and asking people to send handwritten lists. In an age of electronic organization, she is working to make sure the handwritten list does not become become extinct. Save the To-Do List will kick off with New Year’s Day, our national holiday in celebration of listmaking. During January, five handwritten New Year’s Resolutions will be featured every week on todolistblog.com.
• The List Slam Phenomenon: Sasha is tapping into our fascination with lists by organizing a series of List Slams. Think poetry slam, but instead of poetry, people read their lists. The next two List Slams are timed to coincide with the New Year and our resolution obsession.
• Women’s to-do list habits vs. men’s
• The growing trend of writing life lists (things to do before I die)
• Soul mate lists: Is it helpful or harmful to write a list describing an ideal mate?*
• Obsessive Listmakers: How do you know when you’re truly obsessive?*
• Saving to-do lists for years (is not necessarily crazy, it’s a way of keeping a personal history)
• Lists and mental health—do lists make us more or less sane?
• List Quirks (cross-offs vs. checkmarks, writing lists in code, writing down stuff we have already done so we can cross it off)*
Specific relevant lists may be available as artwork to accompany stories. To inquire about these and survey data on our list-making habits, please contact Jamie.mcdonald@simonandschuster.com.
To view the official release, go here.
For a hi-res book cover image and author photo, go here.

