The series concludes with the life of Westbury-born Howard Griffin, a writer and world-traveler whose friends included W.H. Auden, Frank O'Hara, Marianne Moore, Jean Garrigue and Nell Blaine.

Reference Librarian Ian Bloomfield welcomes Chas Henry, author of Fuji Fire: Sifting Ashes of a Forgotten U.S. Marines Corps Tragedy.Ian and Chas are joined by several men who survived the incidents described in the book and have not seen or spoken to each other in the almost fifty years since.

Members of the Westbury Senior Center's 'Senior Writers Write' workshop read selections of their work. Contributors include Tuesday Jordan, Carolyn Barry-Ginyard, Alourde Augustin, William Joseph and Catherine Strong. Facilitated by Carmen Lloyd.

Michelle, reference librarian interviews debut author Rebecca Fallon about her book Family Drama.

Rebecca also shares two books she read recently that she recommends;

Almost Life by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen

Michelle interviews author Marisa Silver about her latest book, At Last.

She also shares a few book recommendations:

Heartwood by Amity Gaige

The Guardian and The Thief by Megha Majumdar

This episode focuses on two letter writers who found their callings in academia: Nick Werthessen, a prolific research scientist, and Floyd Zulli, Jr., a literature professor who became a national celebrity through the popular television course, Sunrise Semester.

Narrator: Thom Hoffman

Billy Packer: Carl Santoro

Nick Werthessen: Tom Blake

Floyd Zulli, Jr.: Alex Nunez

Michelle, our reference librarian interviews cookbook author and nutritionist Geetu Makin about her cookbook, Makin it Healthy.

Michelle Marcus, reference librarian, interviewed author Libby Buck about her debut novel, Port Anna.

These are some of Libby's recommended books:

Orbital by Samantha Harvey

House of Beth by Kerry Cullen

Plainsong by Kent Haruf (First book in Plainsong series out of 3 books)