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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This week on The Reading Life: Vivian Swift, author of Gardens of Awe and Folly: A Traveler’s Journal on the Meaning of Life and Gardening, and Bill...
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This week on The Reading Life: Mystery novelist Julie Smith, editor of New Orleans Noir: The Classics. And novelist Lisa Alther, co-author with artist...
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This week on The Reading Life: Todd Mouton, whose foot-stomping new book is Way Down in Louisiana: Clifton Chenier, Cajun, Zydeco, and Swamp Pop Music,...
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This week on The Reading Life: Sally Asher, whose new book is Stories from the St. Louis Cemeteries of New Orleans, and poet Laura Mullen, director of...
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This week on the Reading Life: Loyola University historian Eberhard "Lo" Faber, author of Building the Land of Dreams: New Orleans and the...
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This week on The Reading Life: Rick Bragg, whose new collection of work is My Southern Journey: True Stories from the Heart of the South. We’ll also...
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This week on The Reading Life: Tom Piazza, who will be receiving the Louisiana Writer Award at this year's Louisiana Book Festival October 31 in Baton...
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This week on The Reading Life: Blaine Lourd, whose new memoir is Born on the Bayou; and novelist Hester Young, who's making her debut with the thriller...
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This week on The Reading Life: reading and writing opportunities coming up this fall. Susan's guests are Greg Herren, who’s bringing the Mystery Writers...
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This week on the Reading Life: Katherine E. Browne, author of Standing in the Need: Culture, Comfort and Coming Home After Katrina, and bestselling...