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Telling the Truth Even When It Hurts: Louisiana Memoirists Share Their Stories of Hope and Healing

Submitted by Michelle Cavalier on Sat, 11/13/2021 - 1:16am

Morris Ardoin ("Stone Motel") and Sheryl St. Germain ("50 Miles") talk with David Armand ("My Mother's House") about writing out their life's pain and healing.

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Taxicab Tales: Fact and Fiction

Submitted by Michelle Cavalier on Sat, 11/13/2021 - 1:15am

Lee Durkee ("The Last Taxi Driver") and Dege Legg ("Cablog") compare notes on their time behind the wheel of a taxicab and how that influenced them to write about it.

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Jean Laffite Revealed: Unraveling One of America’s Longest Running Mysteries

Submitted by Michelle Cavalier on Sat, 11/13/2021 - 1:05am

Mother and daughter author team, Ashley Oliphant and Beth Yarbrough, take a fresh look at the various myths and legends surrounding one of the last great pirates, offering carefully researched and stunning revelations about Laffite's ultimate fate.

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Finding Yourself: Young Adult Coming-of-Age Stories

Submitted by Michelle Cavalier on Sat, 11/13/2021 - 1:02am

Moderator Michelle Cavalier talks with authors Frank Morelli ("On the Way to Birdland"), Lindsay Sproul ("We Were Promised Spotlights"), and Margot Wood ("Fresh") about their coming-of-age stories and writing for a Young Adult audience.

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Bilingual Children’s Books: Spanish and English

Submitted by Michelle Cavalier on Sat, 11/13/2021 - 12:57am

Authors Susan Holt Kralovansky ("The Book That Jake Borrowed") and Abigail Isaacoff ("¿Que Vola, NOLA? What's Up, NOLA?") talk about writing their bilingual children's books for Pelican Publishing.

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Two Writers, One House: A Conversation on Writing

Submitted by Michelle Cavalier on Fri, 11/12/2021 - 1:22am

Authors Jarvis DeBerry ("I Feel to Believe") and Kelly Harris-DeBerry ("Freedom Knows My Name") talk with Maurice Carlos Ruffin ("We Cast a Shadow" and "The Ones Who Don't Say They Love You")

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