Dong Qing [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A book named after the popular China Central Television's literary talkshow The Readers Ⅱ -- now in its third season -- was launched at a press conference at the National Museum of China recently.

Season one achieved success with a Douban rating of 8.5 out of 10 in China, and the second season ended with a Douban rating of 9.2.

The latest season of the show has 12 episodes, with each having a specific theme. And altogether 62 readers from all walks of life read articles under the different themes on the show.

In one of the expisodes dealing with "life", five readers who have had near-death experiences share their thoughts.