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The Reading Life With Anne Rice And Gary Krist

This week on The Reading Life: best-selling author Anne Rice, whose most recent novel is Prince Lestat.

We'll also hear from Gary Krist, whose new book is Empire of Sin: A Story of Sex, Jazz, Murder, and the Battle for Modern New Orleans.

**Interview Outtakes**

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Gary Krist talks about the infamous New Orleanian, Robert Charles, and Carrie Nation's New Orleans adventure.
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Anne Rice talks about returning to New Orleans.
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Anne Rice discusses her love and writing about scenery.

The Reading Life in 2010, Susan Larson was the book editor for The New Orleans Times-Picayune from 1988-2009. She has served on the boards of the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival and the New Orleans Public Library. She is the founder of the New Orleans chapter of the Women's National Book Association, which presents the annual Diana Pinckley Prizes for Crime Fiction.. In 2007, she received the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities lifetime achievement award for her contributions to the literary community. She is also the author of The Booklover's Guide to New Orleans. If you run into her in a local bookstore or library, 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.