La. Book Festival Panel Discussion (2018)
Newsmakers

Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2018-11-10
Duration: 00:41:37
Subjects: Filmed panel discussions | Louisiana Book Festival | Literature | Reading | Authors
Contributors:
- Courtney, Beth Speaker
- Gaillard, Frye Moderator
- Crespino, Joseph Panelist
- Rioux, Anne Boyd Panelist
- Quatro, Jamie Panelist
- Older, Daniel Jose Panelist
Description
Beth Courtney, the president of Louisiana Public Broadcasting, first introduces this panel discussion at the Louisiana Book Festival in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on November 10, 2018. Frye Gaillard, the writer-in-residence at the University of South Alabama, then moderates the panel discussion with writers Joseph Crespino, Anne Boyd Rioux, Jamie Quatro, and Daniel Jose Older. They discuss the books on the PBS Great American Read list, including “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Little Women,” as well as the books that did not make the list.