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<p>Room 220 Literary Archive: includes essays, reviews, poetry and prose published by Antenna’s RM220 as well as literary events around town.</p>

John Pope’s collection of Times-Pic obits launches Oct. 14 at Octavia Books

In what strikes Room 220 editors as a book that was dying to be published (har, har), longtime Times-Picayune journalist and obituary writer John Pope will celebrate the launch of his new collection of TP obits, Getting Off At Elysian Fields, at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Octavia Books (513 Octavia St.). The collection spans Pope’s long … John Pope’s collection of Times-Pic obits launches Oct. 14 at Octavia Books

ROOM 220 Presents: Cristina Rivera-Garza, Yuri Herrera, and Michael Zell

Room 220 is pleased to present two of Mexico’s finest mid-career fiction writers (one of whom lives in New Orleans) as well as an up-and-coming New Orleans noir aficionado. Cristina Rivera-Garza is one of the best and best-known writers in the Spanish language. She is the author of six novels, three collections of short stories, five collections of … ROOM 220 Presents: Cristina Rivera-Garza, Yuri Herrera, and Michael Zell

The Book Series as Tapas Restaurant: Christopher Schaberg on OBJECT LESSONS

Loyola University New Orleans professor Christopher Schaberg and Georgia Tech professor Ian Bogost are co-editors of Object Lessons, an online essay series published by the Atlantic and print book series published by Bloomsbury. Christopher Schaberg answered Room 220’s questions about the series and a few of its most recent publications. Schaberg will join fellow Loyola colleague … The Book Series as Tapas Restaurant: Christopher Schaberg on OBJECT LESSONS

ROOM 220 and NOCCA Present: An Evening with the University of Iowa’s International Writers Program

Room 220 is delighted to present for the fifth year straight a group of esteemed writers from around the globe, in partnership with the University of Iowa’s International Writers Program and New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts. This year’s reading will feature Armen of Armenia (Armenia), Karen Villeda (Mexico), Samuel Kolawole (Nigeria), and Yu-Mei Balasingamchow … ROOM 220 and NOCCA Present: An Evening with the University of Iowa’s International Writers Program

The Waves Reading Series presents Foster Noone, Marisa Clogher, Jennifer Hanks, and Megan Burns on Sept. 16

Press Street is pleased to host The Waves, New Orleans’ premiere LGBTQIA reading series, as it presents a showcase of queer literary talent at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the Press Street HQ (3718 St. Claude Ave.). Now in its second season, The Waves has become one of the most popular queer literary event series … The Waves Reading Series presents Foster Noone, Marisa Clogher, Jennifer Hanks, and Megan Burns on Sept. 16

Room 220 Presents: The Waves Reading Series

The Waves, New Orleans’ own LGBTQ reading series, will hold its first reading of the season at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at Press Street HQ (3718 St. Claude Ave.) The series will present local and visiting writers alongside emerging and student voices to encompass a multigenerational LGBTQ perspective. The Waves is also accepting submissions from writers … Room 220 Presents: The Waves Reading Series

Michael Patrick Welch debuts two new books on August 28 at the AllWays Lounge benefitting the BOOKMOBILE!

Defend New Orleans presents a launch for two new books by Michael Patrick Welch at 9 p.m. on Friday, August 28, at the AllWays Lounge (2240 St. Claude Ave.). Welch is the author of The Donkey Show and New Orleans: the Underground Guide. His new book Transport Instinct is the biography of storied 9th Ward icon, Chauncey the goat, who was born just before he … Michael Patrick Welch debuts two new books on August 28 at the AllWays Lounge benefitting the BOOKMOBILE!