Books

New Orleans, LA – The Reading Life takes a trip to Audubon Zoo to visit the Language of Conservation project. The project consists of more than 30 beautiful poetry installations throughout the Zoo. We'll talk with Poet-in-Residence Mark Doty and Zoo Educator Brenda Walkenhorst.

By Fred Kasten

New Orleans – Today - on "The Sound of Books" - with Fred Kasten - the new book from New Orleans writer - and LSU Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture - Lake Douglas -"Public Spaces, Private Gardens: A History of Designed Landscapes in New Orleans"...

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New Orleans, LA – This week on The Reading Life, we check in with children's authors Tomie DePaola, Kate DiCamillo, and Alex Beard in a special American Library Association edition.

By Fred Kasten

New Orleans – Today - on "The Sound of Books" - with Fred Kasten - the widely praised new memoir from freelance writer Melissa Coleman - "This Life Is In Your Hands: One Dream, Sixty Acres, and a Family Undone"...

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By Fred Kasten

New Orleans – Today - on "The Sound of Books" - with Fred Kasten - the recent memoir by prize-winning poet Paul Guest - "One More Theory About Happiness"...

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New Orleans, LA – On the June 14 edition of The Reading Life: Some great readers from Patrick F. Taylor Science and Technology Academy -- Courtney Beamer, Enjoli Gilbert, and Haley Gomez -- and their fabulous librarian Elizabeth Kahn. Also, a talk with Jason Berry, author of "Render Unto Rome: The Secret Life of Money in the Catholic Church.

By Fred Kasten

New Orleans – Today - on "The Sound of Books" - with Fred Kasten - the new novel by critically acclaimed author Sara Gran - "Claire Dewitt and the City of the Dead"...

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New Orleans, LA – This Week on The Reading Life with Susan Larson,novelist Sara Gran, author of the new mystery, Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead, is this week's guest. Next, enjoy a Fred Kasten interview with Howard Reich, author of Let Freedom Swing: Collected Writings on Jazz, Blues and Gospel. Susan closes with a compelling review on Ann Patchett's new novel, State of Wonder, and her picks for summer books.