Other segments from the episode on August 24, 1992
New Orleans Novelist James Lee Burke
Burke has been writing for 35 years, but is best known for his more recent detective novels about Dave Robicheaux, a recovering alcoholic, troubled Vietnam vet, and a New Orleans police lieutenant. Those books include "The Neon Rain," "Heaven's Prisoners," "Black Cherry Blues," and "A Morning for Flamingos." His fifth Robicheaux novel is, "A Stained White Radiance."
An Intricate New Novel About 1950s Detroit
Commentator Maureen Corrigan reviews "Motor City" by Bill Morris. It's his first book, and deals with the auto industry and a whole host of cultural figures from the 1950s.
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