Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Local Newscast
Hear the latest from the WRKF/WWNO Newsroom.

The Reading Life With Patty Friedmann And The Scholastic Writing Awards

This week on The Reading Life: Patty Friedmann, author of Organized Panic: A Novel.Poet Brad Richard, chair of the creative writing program at Lusher Charter School, talks about his passion project, the Scholastic Writing Awards competition, along with readings by Darius Christiansen and Sophie Evans, two of the recent winners from New Orleans.

**Lagniappe Audio**Patty Friedmann talks about funerals and dedicating her book to Bernie Sanders.Sophie Evans and Darius Christiansen talk about their writing methods.

Copyright 2021 WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio. To see more, visit WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio.

The Reading Life With Patty Friedmann And The Scholastic Writing Awards
The Reading Life With Patty Friedmann And The Scholastic Writing Awards

Before becoming the host of The Reading Life in 2010, Susan Larson was the book editor for The New Orleans Times-Picayune from 1988-2009. She is the vice president for literary programming of the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival, she serves on the board of directors of the New Orleans Public Library, and she is the founder of the New Orleans chapter of the Women's National Book Association. In 2007, she received the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities lifetime achievement award for her contributions to the literary community.