This week on The Reading Life: Bestselling novelist Carl Hiaasen tells us about his National Book award-nominated Skink No Surrender, his first book for teens. Michael A. Ross, associate professor of history at the University of Maryland (formerly of Loyola University) talks about The Great New Orleans Kidnapping Case: Race, Law, and Justice in the Reconstruction Era. And Jennifer Edwards invites us to The Big Read of The Grapes of Wrath at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum.
Correction (on the Events Calendar): The Carl Hiaasen signing at Octavia Books takes place at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14.
**Lagniappe Audio**
TRL_101414_CarlHiaasen_OUTTAKE.mp3
The un-aired remainder of the Interview with Carl Hiaasen.
TRL_101414_MichaelRoss_OUTTAKE.mp3
The un-aired remainder of the Interview with Michael A. Ross.