Books

New Orleans, LA – Susan Larson talks with Bill Loehfelm, whose third thriller, "The Devil She Knows," is just about to be published. We'll hear a poem from Chris Champagne, as well as Fred Kasten's Sound of Books interview with filmmaker and novelist John Sayles.

By Fred Kasten

New Orleans – Today - on "The Sound of Books" - with Fred Kasten - the new novel by writer and educator Minrose Gwin - "The Queen of Palmyra"...

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By Fred Kasten

New Orleans – Today - on "The Sound of Books" - with Fred Kasten - the new novel from acclaimed writer and filmmaker John Sayles - "A Moment in the Sun"...

For more information about John Sayles - "A Moment in the Sun" - and the signing at Octavia Books on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - please click here .

New Orleans, LA – This week on The Reading Life, we'll be looking for laughs with excerpts from the Southern Humor panel at the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival featuring Dorothy Allison, Patricia Brady, Mark Childress, and James Wilcox.

By Fred Kasten

New Orleans – Today - on "The Sound of Books" - with Fred Kasten - the new book from longtime Chicago Tribune and Downbeat critic Howard Reich - "Let Freedom Swing: Collected Writings on Jazz, Blues and Gospel"...

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New Orleans, LA – Tom Sancton talks about the stage adaptation of "Song for My Fathers," and Paul Willis previews the 9th Saints and Sinners Literary Festival.

By Fred Kasten

New Orleans – Today - on "The Sound of Books" with Fred Kasten - the new book from Esquire Magazine Food and Travel correspondent John Mariani - "How Italian Food Conquered the World"...

To find out more about John Mariani and "How Italian Food Conquered the World" - please click here .