After an extended absence, jumping back on the mic and resurrecting the show. Format is changing somewhat, combining the two old shows: Interrobang & After Dark. Expect some literary readings and conversation about books and music and art, as well as plenty of tunes from all genres. Starts at 6pm tonight. Check it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpU6FRYpKAk

Tinkers is Paul Harding’s first novel. It won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2010. It garnered gushing praise from the New Yorker, the San Francisco Chronicle, and many others. Accolade and awards alone don’t necessarily make a book stand out, however. I believe that reading is subjective—and situational. Subjective, because every reader brings something unique to the interpretation of a novel.

Written by award-winning British-Japanese author Kazuo Ishiguro, this week's book is “An Artist of the Floating World”. The title refers to several things simultaneously. The floating world—or ukiyo-e—is a style of art, mainly woodblocks and paintings, which was prominent in Japan for a few hundred years, from the 1600s into the 20^th century. Its prominent artists include Hiroshige, Hokusai, and many more. It’s a distinctive style of art and one that, like many styles of art, reflects its surroundings…including its political climate.