Music on the Mind

Today, Leonard Lopate kicks off the show with a special Please Explain on Indian music, with two musicians who’ll give live demonstrations! Then, Robert Bonfiglio—a man who has been called “America’s leading harmonica virtuoso” stops by to perform! Also, T. C Boyle on his new collection Wild Child and Other Stories. Plus, author James Patterson has revolutionized book publishing by writing multi-series and employing his own marketing staff—we’ll talk to Sarah Crichton and the New York Times writer Jonathan Mahler about whether is method will save or savage the publishing industry!