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The Reading Life With Jodi Picoult, The Symphony Book Fair, And The League of Extraordinary Readers

WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio | By Susan Larson
Published May 26, 2015 at 2:30 PM EDT

The Reading Life for 5/26/15

This week on The Reading Life: Bestselling author Jodi Picoult, whose new book, written with her daughter Samantha van Leer, is Off the Page,is making her first visit to New Orleans May 28.

Symphony Book Fair chair Heidi Charters and volunteer Linda Ferguson preview this year's anticipated book sale, which will feature the private collection of the late Joseph Cohen, former Tulane professor and a great New Orleans book man. And Candice Huber of Tubby and Coo's Mid-City Book Shop talks about the League of Extraordinary Readers, her debut summer reading program.

**Lagniappe Audio**Jodi Picoult outtakesSymphony Book Fair volunteers, Heidi Charters and Linda Ferguson, talk about the things they find in donated books.

The Reading Life With Jodi Picoult, The Symphony Book Fair, And The League of Extraordinary Readers
The Reading Life With Jodi Picoult, The Symphony Book Fair, And The League of Extraordinary Readers

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Susan Larson
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.
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