Michael Perry’s “Truck” on WPR’s “Chapter A Day”

Please note: Readings are archived for one week following the broadcast day of the last chapter due to publisher 
copyright restrictions.

“How fondly I remember being pulled over by a Nebraska state trooper during my first book tour,” says Michael Perry. “I say fondly, because although I shouldn’t have been on my state-of-the-art flip phone (with the little antenna), I was returning a call to my New York publicist who said someone wanted to read my book on the radio for a program called ‘Chapter A Day’ and he thought that was kind of odd, whereas I happened to know that ‘Chapter A Day’ was a statewide institution that reached far beyond the state lines and could make a big difference in an author’s career and that my publicist should call them right back and say yes as quickly as possible, and indeed he did, and indeed it did make a big difference in my career, and so it is with warm heart I report they’re gonna do it again…Truck: A Love Story is coming back to Chapter A Day!”

Starting Monday, July 28 through Friday, August 15, 2025, Jim Fleming will read Michael Perry’s Truck for a half hour each weekday on Wisconsin Public Radio.

The show will air live on the radio on the following shows at the times below:

– WPR Music: 7:00 pm (CT)

– WPR News: 9:30 pm (CT)

Your local station can be found here: https://www.wpr.org/find-your-station.

If you miss a chapter on the radio, you can listen to it here: https://www.wpr.org/shows/chapter-day