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NEPM brings you interviews with New England authors to add to your summer reading list.

Summer Fiction: Zane Kotker's 'Goodnight, Ladies'

Author Zane Kotker lives in Northampton, Mass.
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Author Zane Kotker lives in Northampton, Mass.

In Northampton, Massachusetts, writer Zane Kotker's latest book, three widows in their early 70s deal with loneliness, fear of death, a condo association and internet dating.

"Goodnight, Ladies" is a 111-page novella, and the latest pick in our summer fiction series. 

In this interview, Kotker reads a section of her book, as the characters finish a monthly book club meeting.

Sam Hudzik oversaw local news coverage on New England Public Media from 2013 to 2025. He managed a team of about a dozen full- and part-time reporters and hosts.
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