Jeffrey Klugerjoins Tom in Studio A to talk about his latest book, Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon, in which he makes the case that Apollo 8's historic orbital flyby of the Moon -- the first human venture beyond the bounds of close-Earth orbit -- was as important, if not more important, than the later mission, Apollo 11, that actually landed men on the lunar surface.
Kluger has been a science editor and senior writer for Time Magazine for more than two decades. He’s the author of eight other works of fiction and non-fiction, plus some books for young readers.
He grew up in Pikesville, and he’s back in town for a reading of Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story Of The First Mission To The Moon this evening at The Ivy Bookshop in North Baltimore at 7 pm.