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.
A member of the National Book Critics Circle, Larson is the author of The Booklover's Guide to New Orleans. You'll probably run into her in a local bookstore or library, and 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.
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Susan Larson talks with Augustin J. Correro, whose new book is "Tennessee Williams 101" and we'll preview the 35th annual Tennessee Williams &... -
This week on The Reading Life: Tori Bush and Richard Goodman, editors of The Gulf South: An Anthology of Environmental Writing. -
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.”
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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... -
Susan Larson talks with Brian Mitchell and Nick Weldon about “Monumental: Oscar Dunn and His Radical Fight in Reconstruction Louisiana”; and Elizabeth... -
On this week's Reading Life, Susan Larson interviews Fatima Shaik about her new book, “Economy Hall: The Hidden History of a Free Black Brotherhood.”... -
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,... -
This week on The Reading Life: Robert Cangelosi, Jr. author of “New Orleans Architecture, Vol. IX: Carrollton," and Jason Strada, executive director of... -
This week on The Reading Life: novelist Ladee Hubbard, author of “The Rib King,” which tells the story of the patriarch of the family we met in her...
