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Chuckanut Radio Hour with Special Guest Chris Bohjalian, The Light in the Ruins

Our special guest for July's Chuckanut Radio Hour is New York Times bestselling author of The Sandcastle Girls, Chris Bohjalian, for his new book, The Light in the Ruins. This is a spine-tingling novel of love, desperation, and revenge, set in the World War II ravaged countryside of Italy. Bohjalian's newest has it all: a sun-drenched Italian villa, a doomed love affair, a fascinating slice of Italian history, and a serial killer hell-bent on revenge. Chris Bohjalian is the critically acclaimed author of sixteen books, including Skeletons at the Feast, The Double Bind, and Midwives. His novel Midwives was a number one New York Times bestseller and a selection of Oprah's Book Club. His work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages, and three of his novels have become movies (Secrets of Eden, Midwives, and Past the Bleachers). He lives in Vermont with his wife and daughter.

The Chuckanut Radio Hour, a recipient of Bellingham's prestigious Mayor's Arts Award, is a radio variety show that began in January 2007. Each Chuckanut Radio Hour features a guest author and includes guest musicians, performance poet Kevin Murphy, Cascadia Weekly columnist Alan Rhodes, an episode of "The Bellingham Bean" serial radio comedy, and some groaner jokes by hosts Chuck & Dee Robinson and announcer Rich Donnelly. The Chuckanut Radio Hour's first guest was Erik Larson and has since included Alexander McCall Smith, Elizabeth George, Cheryl Strayed, Sherman Alexie, Tom Robbins and Garrison Keillor, among many others. The Radio Hour airs every Saturday evening at 6pm and Sunday at 9pm on SPARK RADIO, KMRE 102.3FM. Tickets for the Chuckanut Radio Hour are $5 and are available at Village Books and at BrownPaperTickets. Receive one free show ticket with an in-store, pre-event purchase of The Light in the Ruins. Doors open at 6:30pm, and you must be seated by 6:45pm as the show begins promptly at 7pm. Co-sponsored by Whatcom Community College Foundation, 12th Street Shoes, Fairhaven Pizza, and the Fairhaven Village Inn.