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The Reading Life with Keith O'Brien and Brad Richard

This week on The Reading Life: Susan talks with Keith O’Brien, author of a page-turner of a group biography,“Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History,” and Brad Richard talks about terrific new developments in the South Louisiana Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.

Here’s what’s on tap in the literary life this week:

  • Amy Bonnaffons signs “The Wrong Heaven,” Monday, August 6, at 6 p.m. at Garden District Book Shop.
  • Vicki Salloum signs her novel, “Waiting for You at Midnight,” Tuesday, August 7, at 6 p.m. at Garden District Book Shop.
  • The Garden District Book Shop Book Club discusses Gail Honeyman’s novel, “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine,” Wednesday, August 8, at 6 p.m. at Garden District Book Shop.
  • Stephen Rea discusses his new book, “World Cup Fever: A Fan’s Guide to the Stars, Teams, Stories, Controversy, and Excitement of Sports’ Greatest Event,” at 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 9, at 7 p.m. at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.
  • And it’s a great pleasure to announce the winners of this year’s Diana Pinckley Prizes for Crime Fiction, presented in memory of the civic activist and Times-Picayune mystery columnist. This year’s winner for a Distinguished Body of Work is Ellen Hart, the creator of two series featuring Jane Lawless and Sophie Greenaway. The winner for Debut Novel is Marcie Rendon, whose book is “Murder at the River." The awards will be presented Saturday, October 6, at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation. For more information, check out pinckleyprizes.org.

The Reading Life in 2010, Susan Larson was the book editor for The New Orleans Times-Picayune from 1988-2009. She has served on the boards of the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival and the New Orleans Public Library. She is the founder of the New Orleans chapter of the Women's National Book Association, which presents the annual Diana Pinckley Prizes for Crime Fiction.. In 2007, she received the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities lifetime achievement award for her contributions to the literary community. She is also the author of The Booklover's Guide to New Orleans. If you run into her in a local bookstore or library, she'll be happy to suggest something you should read. She thinks New Orleans is the best literary town in the world, and she reads about a book a day.