The Reading Life With Laura Lippman And Wiley Cash

By Susan Larson

Published February 18, 2014 at 1:44 PM CST

This week on The Reading Life: Bestselling author and part-time New Orleanian Laura Lippman, whose new book is After I’m Gone.

Plus, novelist Wiley Cash talks about his time in Louisiana and his new book, This Dark Road to Mercy, and artist Lisa Sigal tells us why she’s chosen Teju Cole’s Open City for Prospect.3 READS, a new series at the New Orleans Public Library, starting Feb. 19.

**Lagniappe Audio**

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Laura Lippman talks about the return of Tess Monaghan and the upcoming film of her book "Every Secret Thing."

TRL_021814_WileyCash_Outtake_TeachingWriting_Trailer.mp3

Wiley Cash talks about teaching writing and the trailer for his new book.

TRL_021814_Lisa_Sigal_Outtake_Her_P3_plans.mp3

Artist Lisa Sigal talks about her plans for Prospect 3.

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Susan Larson

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.

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