This week on The Reading Life: Bestselling crime writer Val McDermid, whose new novel is Splinter the Silence. Also, home girl Hoda Kotb, whose new book, written with Jane Lorenzini, is Where We Belong: Journeys that Show Us the Way, and short story writer, Juyanne James, making a fabulous debut with The Persimmon Trail and Other Stories.
**Lagniappe Audio**
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Val McDermid talks about misogyny, double standards, and dark places.
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Hoda Kotb discusses changing direction in life and two characters in her book, Craig and Kathi Juntenen.
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Juyanne James tells how observation helps her writing, and also of her past life as a trucker.