Bill welcomes author, teacher, and painter Abigail Thomas to the show. Abigail Thomas was for a time a book editor and for another time a book agent before writing for publication. Her first three books “Getting Over Tom,” “An Actual Life,” and “Herb’s Pajamas” were works of fiction. Her memoir, “A Three Dog Life,” was named one of the best books of 2006 by the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post. It won the 2006 Inspirational Memoir Award given by Books for A Better Life. She is also author of “Safekeeping,” a memoir, and “Thinking About Memoir," and, most recently, the memoir "What Comes Next and How to Like it."