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April 23, 2026 - Tom Perrotta on "Ghost Town," Julia Swanson, and the Bard's Birthday with Regie Gibson
Tom Perrotta joins us to discuss Ghost Town, his new novel about memory, grief, and the long pull of the past. The Election, Little Children, and The Leftovers author returns to familiar New Jersey ground in a story centered on Jimmy Perrini, a successful writer drawn back to the hometown and the formative loss he thought he had left behind. Perrotta will appear at the Brattle Theatre on Wednesday, April 29, at 6 p.m. for a Harvard Book Store event; tickets are available through Harvard Book Store.
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