BOOKS

We chat with The Word Nerd about food words as the march for the foor bank approaches, hear a bit from beloved children's book author and musician Mister G about his upcoming free show on Nov. 18, and get a peek at what the folx at the Parlor Room Collective have in store for the future of The Iron Horse.

It's the end of October, so we get a rundown of scary tales and history of the 413 with Jeff Belanger and talk about the 3 ofrendas going up in Holyoke and Easthampton with organizers Iohann Rashi Vega and Jason Montgomery

There has been devastating news in Israel and Gaza in recent days — with some areas now fully at war. That was not the case over the summer, when Serenitee Graham, a Ludlow High School student in NEPM's Media Lab, interviewed Hannah Moushabeck about her new book, "Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine."

The Media Lab is interviewing western Massachusetts authors of books for young readers. Next up: Kaliis Smith, co-author of "Sir Morien: The Legend of a Knight of the Round Table."

We find out all about mushroom growing with Julie Coffey of Mycoterra Farm, celebrate Kari Kastango's feat of swimming the entirety of the Connecticut River, and chat with New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, who just so happened to write a book with Fabulous 413 host, Kaliis Smith.

We speak to the director of community-based learning at Mt. Holyoke College, Maria Salgado-Catagena who has been chronicling the Puerto Rican history of Holyoke, hang out with Dean Cycon, formerly of Dean's Beans and who currently has just put out a new historical novel, and check in with Pittsfield Mayoral candidate John Krol

We have Live Music Friday with Ciarra Fragale, playing Hawks & Reed this and next weekend, explore our local and global eating options with Andy Cox and German Alvarado of Smith College Dining Services, hear the final product of what the NEPM Media Lab Fellows got up to this summer, and head into the Wine Thunderdome at Table & Vine in West Springfield with one extra Mike and a whole lot of tradition.

We talk with the New England Repertoiry Orchestra's artistic director Cailin Marcel-Manson about their season opener this weekend, explore the outer reaches of global and local music with the folx behind the Peace & Rhythm record label, and Word Nerd Emily Brewster serves up a few culinary terms that just got entered into the dictionary

Connecticut author Kathleen Housely's biography tells the story of an intellectual and polymath, James Gates Percival, whose geological work laid the foundations for generations of Earth scientists.

We hear the sounds and stories of pianist Carli Munoz, who plays at Smith College later this week, hear about the rebirth and new season of Pothole Pictures in Shelburne Falls, and hear about the possibilities of life on Jupiter's moon, Europa.