Episode 104: To Have A Heightened State of Community with Megan Holt

Lui and Des interview One Book One New Orleans Executive Director Megan Holt to find out just how much work goes into not only selecting a One Book One New Orleans book but just how much of  a difference the right book at the right time can make in strengthening the bonds of a community. 

Chapters

• 0:00 A Blurb From Des
• 0:22 A Point of Correction
• 0:47 Fresh Ink Theme
• 1:11 Welcome to Fresh Ink
• 1:55 Introduction of Executive Director Megan Holt
• 3:17 From Muscle Shoals to New Orleans by Way of Tuscaloosa
• 5:16 A Bit About One Community One New Orleans
• 7:31 Some One Community One New Orleans Books
• 9:30 Hey How Come These Books Don't Match My One Book One Community List?
• 10:05 How Does A Book Make the One Book One Community Cut?
• 12:42 Thous Must Be Vetted and Vetting Take Time
• 13:50 A Question of Literary Citizenry
• 15:04 Timing the Throwing of A Book's Hat Into the Ring
• 16:44 A Brief History of One Book One New Orleans Events
• 21:22 It Takes A Community to Pull Off A Community Read
• 23:20 A Staff of One
• 23:40 The Words & Music Festival of November 2024
• 27:28 A Bit of Good Advice
• 30:35 To Building A Writing Community
• 31:29 Be What Your Community Need
• 34:46 Closing Comments
• 36:28 Fresh Ink End Theme