Tagged: 2012 Tennessee Williams Literary Festival

Today on The Sound of Books with Fred Kasten, part three of our three-part series featuring writers who are appearing at this year's Tennessee Williams Festival. Today we're spotlighting DeLisle, Mississippi writer Jesmyn Ward, author of the 2011 National Book Award winning novel Salvage the Bones.

The 2012 Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival kicks off a five-day celebration in the French Quarter.