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Megan Holt

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© Cheryl Gerber

© Cheryl Gerber

Dr. Megan Holt is Executive Director for One Book One New Orleans and the Words & Music Festival. Her 2021 TEDx Talk, “Becoming Part of the Story,” focuses on her work as an adult education advocate. Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities recognized her efforts in 2023 with the Light Up for Literacy Award. Her most recent professional accomplishment is founding a book club inside Orleans Parish Jail, connecting local authors with incarcerated readers.

Schedule

1:00 pm to 1:45 pm
State Library, Fourth Floor
How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music
Alison Fensterstock and Gwen Thompkins with moderator Megan Holt

2:15 pm to 3:00 pm
Outside Museum, South Tent
Stories Told and Untold: Sisters, Secrets, and Southern Reckoning
Kelly Mustian, The River Knows Your Name: A Novel
John Warner Smith, Sisters of Gavinville
with moderator Megan Holt

Moderator