Episode 8 of LFTRR Explains the “First Page Test”
James J. Patterson is the reluctant scholar and on this (the eighth!) episode of Live from the Reading Room, he reads the from his essay of the same name. He also reads from books that have passed his "First Page Test" including "Night Train to Lisbon" by Pascal Mercier, "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Muse" by Jessie Burton, "The Tropic of Cancer" by Henry Miller, and "Confessions" by Jean-Jaques Rousseau.
[Grace Cavalieri] Mister Rogers Still Inspires by Kathi Wolfe
Grace Cavalieri on Fred Rogers Won’t You Be My Neighbor is a new documentary focusing on the life and career of everyone’s favorite friend and TV personality, Fred Rogers, AKA Mr. […]
Featured Audio: “I’m in Love with the Morton Salt Girl,” a poem by Richard Peabody
Richard Peabody Reads “I’m in Love with the Morton Salt Girl” Peabody’s aesthetic is all-embracing – strands of punk, beat, experimental, feminist, and political protest literary influences blend with the […]
Rose Solari Reads “The Last Girl”
Featured Audio: “The Last Girl,” a poem by Rose Solari Rose’s voice is as much a part of the journey as the text. Her understanding of (and love for) the […]