Imagine What Could Have Been--Hear Michael Perry's Funny Take on Raising Chickens (and Pigs) this Saturday, May 23rd at 2 PM

The great dream of raising chickens in Shorewood will not come to pass. You can read more about it in the Journal Sentinel here.

Oh, what might have been! Luckily, we can hear about it firsthand. Wisconsin humorist Michael Perry tackles the subject in his new book Coop. He also raises pigs. We've been loving Mr. Perry since Population 485 (on his life as an EMT), and we're thrilled that he is reading at Boswell Book Company this Saturday at 2 PM.

Here's the NPR Marketplace piece on raising chickens in California.

Here's more from Michael Perry's very funny blog.