Today, we continue our series of authors from the 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book with Christopher David Murphy.

Murphy's In Winter's Time is the story of Conner James, who seemingly has the perfect life. The walls of his utopia crumble, however, when his father becomes terminally ill and a family secret comes to light. James is forced to re-evaluate the relationships throughout his life, all the way back to idyllic childhood.

Murphy talks about Winter's message in this 2-minute video, and explains his own philosophies of life's ups and downs and the lessons we learn about ourselves in the process.