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This year marks the 50th anniversary of Ray Bradbury's sci-fi classic "Fahrenheit 451". We'll discuss the book's broad issues of censorship and totalitarianism and why this novel is still being talked about today. Laura's guests are Jim Kelly, local Seacoast author and member of the NH Council on the Arts, David Galef, Professor of English at the University of Mississippi and former Assistant Editor for Galaxy Magazine, and Bob Lawson, Artistic Director for Andy's Summer Playhouse in Wilton. Bob put on a production of Fahrenheit 451 in August.

*Discussion points for the show: If you wish to participate in the program, you can read the book online at the American Center. Two particular passages to note are the speech by Captain Beatty on page 25, which begins with the sentence "Captain Beatty sat down in the most comfortable chair with a peaceful look on his ruddy face." The second passage of note is on page 72, which begins with the sentence "Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said". We look forward to your participation!