On Sunday, June 23, there will be a gathering of some of Cincinnati's finest musicians, performing in support of adult literacy. Reach for the Stars is a fundraising concert for the Literacy Council of Clermont and Brown Counties , organized by Suzanne Bona , host of public radio's Sunday Baroque . Brian O'Donnell learns more about the line-up of performers and the mission of the Literacy Council in this conversation with Suzanne.

The Nashville Sound is unmistakable, no matter what genre of music you enjoy. The plethora of outstanding musicians, live music venues, and record companies has kept the Tennessee city a force in the music industry for decades. Author Don Cusic joins Lee Hay to talk about the years of great music he chronicles in his book, Nashville Sound: An Illustrated Timeline .

Many Cincinnatians remember the tragic and disturbing case of Donald Harvey, the notorious mass murderer who hid in plain sight and may be responsible for up to 87 deaths. That story, along with several others, are detailed in a new book by former profiler and FBI Special Agent John Douglas .

If you like to sing but have never had the opportunity to join a choral celebration with a real live orchestra, Collegium Cincinnati has your chance. Anne Arenstein is joined by Christopher Eanes in the studio and Megan Boyd on the phone to find out more about being a part of July's SummerSing at beautiful Christ Church Cathedral.

Author Crystal Wilkinson , who daylights as an Associate Professor of English at the University of Kentucky, has received great acclaim for her most recent novel, The Birds of Opulence . She speaks with our Barbara Gray about this multigenerational story of women in a bucolic southern black township.

You can catch great live jazz music at the Lane Library in Hamilton on six Tuesdays at noon this summer. Brian O'Donnell has details on the performers and dates.

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company will present its Season of the Woman in 2019-20, featuring women in traditional male roles (such as Hamlet and Sherlock Holmes) and productions of "August: Osage County" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor." To provide a full rundown of the upcoming season, Artistic Director Brian Isaac Phillips is with Jim Stump in the studio.

Book Review: Roberta Schultz reviews Skeleton Keys: The Secret Life of Bone , a look at the history and stories our bones can tell us, by author Brian Switek .

Popular local musicians Robin and Joani Lacy will celebrate 30 years of their band, Robin Lacy & DeZydeco , with a concert benefitting Play It Forward on June 9 at Southgate House Revival . They are in the studio with Brian O'Donnell to talk about the history of the band and how they've kept it going all these years.

Book Review: Kelly Blewett reviews Robert Morrison's The Regency Years: During Which Jane Austen Writes, Napoleon Fights, Byron Makes Love, and Britain Becomes Modern .