Author T.C. Boyle is a prolific novelist. He's written books about illegal immigrants, aristocratic sex offenders, radicals in New York State, the Kelloggs of Battle Creek Michigan, and a science fiction eco-novel called "A Friend of the Earth". His new novel "Drop City" obliquely follows the eco-theme. It's been creating a bit of a stir for its cover, which features a ring of naked flower people lying in a meadow. The book tells the story of a hippy commune which moves to Alaska after being chased out of its home in California. The arrival of the free-love preaching hippies in the wilds leads to just about everyone questioning his or her way of life. Boyle told Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr he wanted to take a new look at the hippy movement.