This week on The Reading Life: I’ll be talking with Richard Campanella, whose insightful new book of essays is Cityscapes of New Orleans. We’ll also hear from Susan Tucker and Lee Grue about their fascinating anthology, Mending for Memory: Sewing in Louisiana – Essays, Stories, and Poems, and I’ll have a preview of the Louisiana Book Festival, October 28 at the State Capitol.
**Lagniappe Audio**
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Richard Campanella talks about early New Orleans streetlamps and the origin of Monkey Hill.
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Richard Campanella explains the role of hotels in the development of New Orleans.
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Richard Campanella tells the story of Honey Gee.
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Lee Grue talks about her mother, the seamstress.