One Book, One Community: Rheta Grimsley Johnson (2009)
Newsmakers
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech, Interview
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Henderson, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2009-09-17
Duration: 00:29:37
Subjects: Johnson, Rheta Grimsley, 1953- | Authors | Journalists | East Baton Rouge Parish Library | One Book, One Community
Contributors:
- Johnson, Rheta Grimsley Speaker
- Mann, Robert Interviewer
Description
A lecture and interview with Rheta Grimsley Johnson on August 20, 2009, for the East Baton Rouge Parish Public Library’s “One Book, One Community” program. Johnson is a newspaper columnist and author of "Poor Man’s Provence: Finding Myself in Cajun Louisiana." She shares stories about her most interesting assignments and sits down to discuss her book with Robert Mann of the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication.