Celebrity chef Michael Smith shares what books have left their mark on his life, both in and out of the kitchen, and offers a glimpse into what it’s like running a one-of-a-kind interactive luxury restaurant in Prince Edward Island. Plus Antonio Michael catches up with Olympic champion Maggie MacNeil about her summer reading.

Books discussed on this week's show include:

Wood, Fire & Smoke by Michael Smith

Hawaii by James A. Michener

On Food & Cooking by Harold McGee

The Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer

BarkSkins by Annie Proulx

Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune

A Friend in the Dark by Samantha M. Bailey

Hello, Juliet by Samantha M. Bailey

Have you ever been so passionate about a book that you needed to track down the author to their source? Antonio Michael Downing and Bridget Raymundo sit down to discuss literary pilgrimages. Antonio Michael recounts his journey to Dublin to walk in the shoes of James Joyce’s Ulysses, and Bridget shares what it was like to visit the home of Emily Dickinson.

Books discussed on this week's show include:

Ulysses by James Joyce

One Sister have I in our house by Emily Dickinson

Author and psychotherapist Farzana Doctor shares the books that helped shape her as a person and as a writer; explore the unknown with these speculative fiction recommendations; Danzy Senna opens up about her novel and GMA Book Club pick Colored Television; Nashlyn Lloyd on taking inspiration from The Creative Act by Rick Rubin; and the one book Jean Mills loves to re-read on this episode of The Next Chapter.

Books discussed on this week's show include:

Aurat Durbar: Writings by Women of South Asian Origin edited by Fauzia Rafique

God Loves Hair by Vivek Shraya

Mullahs on the Mainframe: Islam and Modernity among the Daudi Bohras by Jonah Blank

The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline

Infinite Audition by Charlie Petch

The Creative Act by Rick Ruben

The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

Autopsy of a Boring Wife by Marie-Renee Lavoie

Three by DA Mishani

See Now Then by Jamaica Kinkaid

Hum by Helen Phillips

Girlfriend on Mars by Deborah Willis

Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice