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.
Diane LeBow Shares her Thoughts on “Melanie’s Song”
Diane LeBow, author and President Emerita of the Bay Area Travel Writers gives her thoughts on Joanna Biggar’s new novel, “Melanie’s Song.”
Bastille Day
Professional author and Francophile, Joanna Biggar, breaks down the historical and philosophical significances of France’s most well-loved holiday, Bastille Day. Pour tous: Liberte! Egalite! Fraternite!
Rose Solari’s Interview in The Kenyon Review Shows Us What it Means to be a Literary Citizen
Rose Solari sat down recently with the Kenyon Review’s Kristina Marie Darling to talk about the role of the indie press in fostering literary citizenship.