The Reading Life: Howard Philips Smith, Claudia Gray

WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio | By Susan Larson

Published February 5, 2021 at 11:38 AM CST

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, author of “House of El, Book One: The Shadow Threat.”

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Susan Larson

Before becoming the host of The Reading Life in 2010, Susan Larson was the book editor for The New Orleans Times-Picayune from 1988-2009. She is the vice president for literary programming of the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival, she serves on the board of directors of the New Orleans Public Library, and she is the founder of the New Orleans chapter of the Women's National Book Association. In 2007, she received the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities lifetime achievement award for her contributions to the literary community.

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