Starting June 3 through August, BILLY COLLINS will be filling in as guest host of The Writer’s Almanac, while Garrison Keillor takes a brief break for a busy summer.

Keillor, who announced a “retirement” from doing A Prairie Home Companion, will  spend the summer busy doing APHC shows, including a run of outdoor shows, a 30-day bus tour and a two-week cruise.

Billy’s newest collection, Aimless Love: New and Selected Poems will be released in October.

Billy has been a favorite and frequently featured poet on the Almanac site for many years.