New Orleans Writers Workshop Summer Social
The New Orleans Writers Workshop will host its summer social at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, at Mid City Yacht Club (440 S. Saint Patrick St).
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Discussion: The Ethics of Storytelling
Tubby & Coo’s will host a celebration of Independent Bookstore Day at 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 12, at their storefront (631 N. Carrollton Ave). In their Ethics of Storytelling session, writers will discuss how fiction and media are influential in powerful ways. More people read fiction than read the news. How stories are told, … Discussion: The Ethics of Storytelling
Raynard Sanders at Garden District Book Shop
Garden District Book Shop will host Raynard Sanders at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24, at their storefront (2727 Prytania). Charter schools once promised a path toward educational equity, but as the authors of this powerful volume show, market-driven education reforms have instead boldly reestablished a tiered public school system that segregates students by race and … Raynard Sanders at Garden District Book Shop
Remembering Maxine Cassin: A Poetry Reading
Remembering Maxine Cassin: A Poetry Reading will take place at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24, at Longue Vue House and Gardens (7 Bamboo Road). In connection with the exhibition, L’dor, v’dor: From Generation to Generation, Jewish Women and Their Impact on New Orleans, please join us at Longue Vue House and Gardens to celebrate the … Remembering Maxine Cassin: A Poetry Reading
Blood Jet Fiction Night: Ladee Hubbard and Bryan Camp
Blood Jet Poetry Series will host Ladee Hubbard and Bryan Camp for fiction night at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11, at BJ’s in the Bywater (4301 Burgundy). Ladee Hubbard is a writer from New Orleans. She received a MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 2014. She is the … Blood Jet Fiction Night: Ladee Hubbard and Bryan Camp
Rubber Flower Poetry Hour
Rubber Library and Flower Bodega hosts the Rubber Flower Poetry Hour at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11, at 3240 Dauphine Street. The Rubber Flower Poetry Hour is a new Open Mic series in New Orleans, LA, every second Wednesday of every month. We offer space for fresh and pickled writers alike to spill their guts. … Rubber Flower Poetry Hour
Dennis Formento & Valentine Pierce at Octavia Books
Octavia Books will host Dennis Formento and Valentine Pierce at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11, at their storefront (513 Octavia Street). Dennis’s new release is SPIRIT VESSELS (FootHills Publishing). Valentine’s is UP DECATUR (New Laurel Review Press). Both books are available at Octavia Books.
The Moth StorySLAM “Caught”
The Moth StorySLAM “Caught” will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 10, at Cafe Istanbul (2372 St. Claude Avenue). CAUGHT: Prepare a five-minute story about finding yourself in a sticky situation. Pockets emptied to reveal contraband, the release of a hidden booby trap, all eyes in the lecture hall on you, in the … The Moth StorySLAM “Caught”
Chris Offutt at Octavia Books
Octavia Books will host Chris Offutt at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 9, at their storefront (513 Octavia Street). Offutt will be celebrating the launch of his new novel, COUNTRY DARK, his long-awaited return to fiction after nearly two decades, COUNTRY DARK is a fierce noir-inflected novel about a good man pushed by circumstance into crime. Tucker, a … Chris Offutt at Octavia Books
Margaret Wilkerson Sexton at Backspace Bar & Kitchen
Backspace Bar & Kitchen hosts Margaret Wilkerson Sexton at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 23, at 139 Chartres. Pushcart Prize and National Book Award nominee Margaret Wilkerson Sexton will appear at Backspace Bar & Kitchen for a book signing, in conjunction with The Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival. #TWF18 Margaret Wilkerson Sexton was born and raised in New Orleans. She studied creative … Margaret Wilkerson Sexton at Backspace Bar & Kitchen
