Warren Dean asked Jessica Titone:

You are about to be banished to a desert island and you may take the books of one author, the music of one artist or band, and one type of food. What would your choices be?

Jessica Titone When I read answers to this sort of question, I often feel that people name their most favorite of favorites as their one "thing." I'm too much of a realist for that. Being banished to some remote island is a pretty terrible punishment. Sand, heat, and loneliness - what could be worse? My choices would need to be things to make the experience bearable.

Books: I'd choose Diana Galbadon. She may not be the best writer in the entire world, but she's a fantastic storyteller and easy to read. Her book "universe" is enormous - eight novels that are 700+ pages, companion pieces, the John Grey spinoff. Hours of entertainment.

Food: Lasagna. It's a perfect food. Immensely satisfying, filling, contains multiple food groups. It's fattening, yes. But I'll burn off the extra calories by climbing trees and running from dangerous wild animals.

Music: Sleeping At Last. Honestly, I struggled to pick just one. Sleeping At Last goes the distance by having an expansive collection of songs (even covers), piano-centric melodies, and lyrics that never fail to speak to my heart.

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