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.
David Downie on “Melanie’s Song”: “Voila! c’est formidable!”
Travel writer David Downie gives his thoughts on Joanna Biggar’s upcoming novel.
Joanna Biggar Presents a Chapter from her Upcoming Novel
Joanna Biggar presents with an author’s introduction, the fifth chapter of her upcoming novel, “Melanie’s Song.”
Reuben Jackson Shares a Poem from his Upcoming Collection
Reuben Jackson shares a poem, “little man, september 1963” from his upcoming collection “scattered clouds”