Episode 15 of LFTRR Examines Kickass Female Characters in Three Novels
What do contemporay novels A SECRET WOMAN, THE SILVER GIRL, and DETHRONED have in common? Each prominently features strong female characters.
James J. Patterson extends his string of excellent episodes concerning women writers of literature. On this, the fifteenth(!) episode of LFTRR, he looks at three contemporary novels dear to his heart, all of which feature strong-willed female characters.
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James J. Patterson Discusses his Favorite Early Feminists on episode 9 of LFTRR
In this episode of Live from the Reading Room, James J. Patterson discusses two of his favorite early feminist icons, Bertha Von Suttner and Adrienne Lecouvreur.
Rose Reads #9 Heralds the Good Works of SFWP
On this special episode of Rose Reads, Rose Solari discusses books from fellow small press, Santa Fe Writer’s Project, run by publisher, Andrew Gifford. Rose reads from two wonderful books, Wendy J. Fox’s If the Ice had Held and eightball by Elizabeth Geoghegan.
Episode 8 of LFTRR Explains the “First Page Test”
James J. Patterson is the reluctant scholar and on this episode of LFTRR 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.