Journalist Annie Lowrey has a rare disease that causes a near-constant itch. Maureen Corrigan recommends two books that delivered inspiration and humor. Price talks about his new novel, Lazarus Man.

Journalist Annie Lowrey has a rare disease that causes a near-constant itch that doesn't respond to most treatments. She likens the itchiness to a car alarm: "You can't stop thinking about it." ...

They suggested—perhaps jokingly, perhaps not—that their husbands start a crustless sandwich business. Had it been anyone else, the idea might have been dismissed as a brief moment of levity ...