I interview Joseph Monninger, a college professor and novelist who discovered, only three days after his retirement, that he had terminal lung cancer and likely only months to live. His memoir Goodbye to Clocks Ticking is a heartfelt, humanistic account of facing death and processing an unexpected reprieve.

Buy a copy of Goodbye to Clocks Ticking for yourself, and be sure to check out Joe's other books.

Reading/listening recommendations:

Nonverts by Stephen Bullivant.

"The Defiance of Salman Rushdie," a profile in The New Yorker magazine by David Remnick.

The Witch Trials of J. K. Rowling, a podcast hosted by Megan Phelps-Roper.

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