Have you always wanted to write a book of your own? From the outside the publishing industry and writing life can seem mysterious and unattainable. Author and creative writing professor Robert J. Wiersema might be able to help you out. He recommends three books that could take you from wanting to write, to actually doing it. And hear from Liz Crocker, the owner of Halifax bookstore Woozles and her staff picks. Plus our kids' readers talk about their passion for books!

Books discussed on this week's show include:

The Halifax Explosion by Afua Cooper

When the World Fell Silent by Donna Jones Alward

Story is a State of Mind by Sarah Selecky

Write Through It: An Insider’s Guide to Publishing and the Creative Life by Kate Mckean

Dear Writer by Maggie Smith

Megabat by Anna Humphrey illustrated by Kass Reich

The Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud