Barbara Coombs Lee, author of Finish Strong, emphasizes the importance of embracing our mortality to enrich life. Her exit plan involves having time to communicate with loved ones before her passing, though she is content with how her life has unfolded.

Sigrid Nunez’s What Are You Going Through explores a character’s choice to end her life using euthanasia drugs, examining themes of mortality, personal choice, and the inevitability of death. Nunez reflects on her characters’ complex journeys, blending fiction with raw emotional exploration of dying.