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Will Schwalbe's ‘The End Of Your Life Book Club’

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Will Schwalbe is author of "The End of Your Life Book Club." (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
Will Schwalbe is author of "The End of Your Life Book Club." (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Will Schwalbe and his mother Mary Anne had a close relationship even before she was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer in 2007.

But as Will accompanied his mother to her chemotherapy, the two began talking about what they were reading and a book club of two was born.

Schwalbe writes about the experience in his book, "The End of Your Life Book Club."

Today, we present an excerpt of our November 2012 conversation with Will about his book.

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This segment aired on September 2, 2013.

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