Join us as Ocean House owner and award-winning author Deborah Goodrich Royce has a conversation with New York Times Bestselling author Belle Burden about her new book, Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage. Author Bio: Belle Burden is an attorney specializing in juvenile immigration cases. Her work has appeared in The New York Times. Belle attended Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard College and received her JD from New York University School of Law. She lives in New York City with her three children.  Follow Belle on Instagram @belleburden  Book Summary: In March 2020, Belle Burden was safe and secure with her family at their house on Martha’s Vineyard, navigating the early days of the pandemic together—building fires in the late afternoons, drinking whisky sours, making roast chicken. Then, with no warning or explanation, her husband of twenty years announced that he was leaving her. Overnight, her caring, steady partner became a man she hardly recognized. He exited his life with her like an actor shrugging off a costume.In Strangers, Burden revisits her marriage, searching for clues that her husband was not who she always thought he was. As she examines her relationship through a new lens, she reckons with her own family history and the lessons she intuited about how a woman is expected to behave in the face of betrayal. Through it all, she is transformed. The discreet, compliant woman she once was—someone nicknamed “Belle the Good”—gives way to someone braver, someone determined to use her voice.With unflinching honesty and profound grace, Burden charts a path through heartbreak to show the power of a woman who refuses to give up on love. Strangers is a stunning, deeply moving, compulsively readable memoir heralding the arrival of a thrilling new literary talent.   For more information about Belle Burden, belleburden.com, and for more on Deborah Goodrich Royce and her new release, Best Boy, along with information about the Ocean House Author Series, visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com

This week, Joe is featuring Pianist Bill Evans and Vocalist Monica Zetterlund, recorded in February 1975, “Pennywhistle Music.”

Music On The Hill is the subject of this week's program with Emily Atkinson, Executive Director of the festival. We talk about their upcoming concerts and listen to some of the music from the programs being presented from May 29th to June 14th. For more information, you can call 401-738-5632 or go to www.musiconthehillri.org

In this week's WCRI's Kids Hour, your host Jamie listens to music celebrating our caregivers, moms, grandmothers, Aunts, Neenas, Nanas, and more. You'll hear music from The Land Before Time along with other beloved classics!

This week, Joe is featuring Saxophonist Chris Potter and Pianist Kenny Werner from their 1996 Concord Records recording, titled “Concord Duo Series, Vol. 10."

The R.I. Philharmonic Orchestra is the subject of this week's program with Music Director Ruth Reinhardt. We talk about their upcoming concerts and listen to some of the music being presented at their Annual Gala Celebration on Saturday, May 30th, at 5 PM at the Vets in Providence. For more information, you can call 401-248-7000 or go to www.riphil.org

This week, Joe is featuring Trumpeter Art Farmer from his 1989 Contemporary Records recording, titled “Ph.D.”

Theatre By The Sea's announcement of the 2026 season is the subject of this week's program with Karen Kessler, General Manager, and Vinnie Lupino, Box Office Manager. We talk about this summer's musicals and listen to some of the very popular songs from Little Shop of Horrors, Grease, Titanic, and the World Premiere of You’ve Still Got A Friend. For more information, you can call (401) 782-8587 or go to www.theatrebythesea.com