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Author Eric Jay Dolin discusses a 19th-century New Bedford whaling voyage that ended in a shipwreck and a clash of cultures in Palau.

The Ghanaian-American novelist discusses using Boston to frame her characters' search for authenticity and a quiet reprieve from elite spaces.

The former Longmeadow resident shares how the 2018 Hawaii alert inspired his western Mass.-set debut novel, tracing the local fallout, satire, and trauma of a tech error.

Vermont author Tim Weed grounds a fantastical story with smuggled Mesoamerican treasure and a mysterious missing father in the familiar hills of his home state in his new novel, "The Gatepost."

We find out what Double Edge Theatre has in store for their annual summer spectacle, speak with Mount Holyoke professor Patricia Dawson about her great aunt's book, "A History of the Cherokee Nation," and visit The Triplex Cinema for their "FREE AIR CONDITIONING" series.

We visit Windrow Farm in Conway, interview Samuel Galen Ng about his research on lynching in America with book "Assemblies of Sorrow," and explore the cosmos with Mr. Universe.

We take a trip to Many Forks Farm, talk with author John Seven about his book on local urban legends, "North Adams Panopticon," and check in with Mr. Universe.

We learn about new book "A Nation Wrestles with God" from Restless Books, speak with alt-rock legend Natalie Merchant at Solid Sound, and check in with Mr. Universe.

We talk to author Jedidiah Berry about his new book, "Kill All Wizards," see how the Springfield Symphony Orchestra is celebrating Juneteenth, and discuss sci-fi cinema with Mr. Universe.

We find out what Arise for Social Justice's plans for Juneteenth, talk with author Sofi Stambo about new her new book, and explore the history of the words "gay" and "queer" with the Word Nerd.