Since 2010 WWNO has nourished Louisiana’s literary life with its weekly radio program, The Reading Life, hosted by Susan Larson, author of The Booklover’s Guide to New Orleans, and two-time chair of the Pulitzer Prize Jury for fiction. Susan’s weekly interviews range widely across fiction, non-fiction, Louisiana history, and cultural topics. Her new weekly feature, BookMark, gives Morning Edition and All Things Considered listeners a highlight of the upcoming Reading Life program.
Contact Susan and producer George Ingmire at TheReadingLife@wwno.org
The theme song for The Reading Life is "Sougouya" by Matt Perrine & Sunflower City, from the album Bayou Road Suite. The end theme is "Panama" by Matt Perrine, from his album Sunflower City. Both albums can be purchased at www.mattperrine.com/store.
Founding support for The Reading Life comes from Octavia Books. Additional support comes from the Helis Foundation, the Ella West Freeman Foundation, other local philanthropists, and the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This program is funded under a grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in The Reading Life do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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This week on 'The Reading Life', Susan Larson talks with Megan Burns about the New Orleans Poetry Festival, and poet Peter Cooley, about his new poetry… -
Susan Larson talks with Augustin J. Correro, whose new book is "Tennessee Williams 101" and we'll preview the 35th annual Tennessee Williams & Literary…
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This week on The Reading Life: Tori Bush and Richard Goodman, editors of The Gulf South: An Anthology of Environmental Writing. March 19 calendarThe…
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This week on The Reading Life: Walter Isaacson, whose new book is “The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race.” The…
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On this week's 'Reading Life', Susan Larson talks with Robert Jones, Jr. about his best selling new novel, “The Prophets”, a book that explores the sexual…
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Susan Larson talks with Brian Mitchell and Nick Weldon about “Monumental: Oscar Dunn and His Radical Fight in Reconstruction Louisiana”; and Elizabeth…
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On this week's Reading Life, Susan Larson interviews Fatima Shaik about her new book, “Economy Hall: The Hidden History of a Free Black…
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This week on The Reading Life: Bill Fagaly talks about “The Nightcrawler King: Memoirs of an Art Curator.”We’ll also hear from Bernice McFadden and…
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This week on The Reading Life: Howard Philips Smith, whose new book is “A Sojourn in Paradise: Jack Robinson in 1950s New Orleans.” And Claudia Gray,…
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This week on The Reading Life: Robert Cangelosi, Jr. author of “New Orleans Architecture, Vol. IX: Carrollton," and Jason Strada, executive director of…
