A reading from the 2015 book, “Better Than Before,” by Gretchen Rubin.

Nicole reads the 2013 children’s book, “The Day the Crayons Quit,” by Drew Daywalt.

Nicole reads “It’s Catching,” an essay by David Sedaris from his 2008 book, “When You Are Engulfed in Flames.”

Nicole reads a letter of advice to a self-professed “ugly” man, excerpted from Cheryl Strayed’s 2012 book, “Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar.”