Today we’re exploring some of the hidden aspects of our communities.
Novelist Tom Perrotta’s latest book, “Ghost Town,” touches on a summer in a New Jersey town where the family of one young resident is forever changed and how those experiences shape his future. We get into the suburban spectacle within these pages before you can meet the author himself at Odyssey Bookshop June 2.
In Northampton, some of the area’s folk music heavy hitters are coming together to raise funds for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Hampshire County. One of those folk stars, Pamela Means, joins us for an extra special Live Music Monday as we hear a preview of the music she’ll perform onstage and why this particular cause resonates with her.
And Mr. Universe, Salman Hameed of Kainaat Studios, has a wide range of things for us to ponder, including how pigeons use magnetic fields, the ongoing conversation about what, or who, else might be in this universe with us, and whether or not they have already made a visit to the blue dot.
