Living solo, without children is still considered an unconventional life, yet more Canadians are doing it than ever before. Nam Kiwanuka talks to Andrea Bain and Kelli Maria Korducki, two authors who've written about going against the grain.

Toronto author Sheila Heti talks to Nam Kiwanuka about her new novel, "Motherhood," in which a young woman ponders whether having a baby will curtail her life and creativity. Then, Northwestern Ontario Hubs journalist Jon Thompson talks about Finnish saunas in Thunder Bay.