What happens when the professional lines between patient and psychiatrist are indolibly

crossed?

Creela Favre will be here to talk about her new memoir, Lights on, Rats Out.

I was depressed.

I realized that the way I had been living my life, I had pretty much always been depressed.

What inspires an author to shift from writing poignant moving works of fiction to writing

a laugh-out loud comic novel?

Andrew Sean Greer will be here to discuss his new book, Less.

I found funny things happening all the time, and they were always my fault.

Because I was the thing out of place with terrible misperceptions about what was supposed

to happen.

Alexander Alter will give us an update from the literary world.

Plus we'll talk about what we and the wider world are reading.

This is Inside the New York Times Book Review.

I'm Pamela Paul.

Joining us now is Creela Favre.

She is the author of a new memoir, Lights on, Rats Out.

Creela thanks for being here.

Great to be here Pamela.

Thanks.

Alright, I want to start with this title because it's not obvious.

What does it mean?

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