Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Powers will speak about his newest novel, “Playground,” Tuesday at the Music Hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Powers, author of the acclaimed (and Pulitzer-winning) “The Overstory,” will talk about his new work and answer questions from Julia Furukawa of New Hampshire Public Radio. Powers’ 14 other novels include “Bewilderment,” “Orfeo,” “Generosity: An Enhancement” and “The Echo Maker.”

“Playground” is set on the island of Makatea in French Polynesia. The event organizers describe it as an “awe-filled book” that “interweaves beautiful writing, rich characterization, profound themes of technology and the environment, and a deep exploration of our shared humanity in a way only Richard Powers can.”

Novelist Percival Everett, author of “James” and “Erasure,” described it this way: “Is there anything Richard Powers cannot write? The world here is complete, seductive, and promising. The writing feels like the ocean. Vast, mysterious, deep and alive.”

WHAT: Writer Richard Power on his latest work, “Playground”

WHERE: The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

WHEN: 7 p.m. Tuesday

TICKETS: $18. For each 1-2 tickets sold, the purchase of a book voucher ($30 hardcover) is required. Buy tickets online at TheMusicHall.org, by calling 603-436- 2400, or in person at the McKeon Ticketing Hub at 104 Congress St., Portsmouth.