Today Maile shares why it felt so hard to return to the book shop after a week away (but what also made the return so sweet). And Shawn talks about getting the rights back to two of his books, why it feels a little like these novels have died (kind of). If everything comes to an end, often too soon, why write? Why create? Why start something new?

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Here are a few of the titles mentioned in this episode:

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz Cherished Belonging by Father Greg Boyle Erasure by Percival Everett The Creative Act by Rick Rubin

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