Hi, I'm Zibi Owens, and you're listening to the Webby-nominated podcast, Moms don't have time to read books.

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I am so excited to be interviewing Will Schwalby, who is the New York Times bestselling author of the End of Your Life

Book Club and Books for Living, some thoughts on reading, reflecting, and embracing life.

He wrote his first book, Send Why People Email So Badly and How to Do It Better, with David Shipley.

The former editor-in-chief of Hyperion Books, Will founded Cookster in 2008, which is now part of

McMillan publishers, where he currentlyster in 2008, which is now part of McMillan

publishers, where he currently works as EVP of editorial development and content innovation.

Will is a host of podcast, but that's another story with Will Schwabby, originally from Cambridge, Massachusetts,

and a graduate of Yale University he currently lives with his husband in New York City.

Welcome, Will. Thanks so much for coming

on Mom's now time to read books. Thank you, Zibby. Thank you so much for having me.

So Books for Living, please tell listeners what this book is about and what inspired you to write it.

So Books for Living is about 26 books that I read over the course of my entire life

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