Author and Washington Post columnist Alexandra Petri joins the show to talk about her book, A Field Guide to Awkward Silences. There is so much in life that makes us feel awkward, and Alexandra teaches us to embrace it while talking about many of her most awkward personal experiences of he own.

Author and Producer, Designer and Emmy award winning guest, Robert Max Bovill talks about his book, The House of Pearl. A romantic paranormal thriller based in Sausalito, California where two lovers must survive a ghostly onslaught or else find themselves doomed to become part of the tragic history.

Cancer impacts almost everyone at some point in their life, whether they themselves are dealing with it, or it is a loved one. Jamie Schwachter, co-author of The Complete Cancer Organizer: Your Answers to Questions About Living with Cancer talks about the book and how it is a resource for anyone to help cancer patients through every step of their treatment. The book contains a full of lists, tips, and suggestions to allow patients and their families to face a challenging time armed with knowledge and concrete strategies that have worked for others before them.