The Quiet Zone

Set in the last truly quiet town in America, Green Bank, West Virginia, this investigative work explores a community defined by its unique ban on radio-frequency devices, blending the high-tech world of the Green Bank Observatory with the simplicity of rural life. Through immersive reporting and vivid character portraits, the book examines the town’s contradictions, from its pursuit of silence to its darker secrets, raising thought-provoking questions about our relationship with technology and the desire for quiet.