BOOK LAUNCH WEEK: Tom Perrotta 'Ghost Town'

Name: BOOK LAUNCH WEEK: Tom Perrotta 'Ghost Town'
Start: 2026-05-02T17:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-02T18:30:00-04:00
Location: First Congregational Church of Montclair

Schedule

Sat May 02 2026 at 05:30 pm to 06:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

First Congregational Church of Montclair | Montclair, NJ

From bestselling author Tom Perrotta, hailed by critics as “the Steinbeck of Suburbia” (Time) and “an American Chekhov” (The New York Times), comes 'Ghost Town', a gripping and darkly nostalgic tale about a tumultuous summer in 1970s suburban New Jersey, from the perspective of a middle-aged writer looking back on a series of events that changed his life — and the story he finally has the courage to tell. ��
You will not want to miss this event at 5:30pm on Saturday, May 2, 2026, when the Montclair Literary Festival and Watchung Booksellers host Tom Perrotta in conversation with renowned musician, author and producer, Warren Zanes.
Ghost Town is one of LitHub's Most Anticipated Books of 2026!
Tickets to hear Tom in person are $35 and include a copy of 'Ghost Town'. Tom will be signing books after the event.
The event will be held at the First Congregational Church, 40 S. Fullerton Avenue, Montclair.
Buy tickets here bit.ly/MLF-Ghost.
This event is co-hosted by our Festival partner Watchung Booksellers.