Author and Baton Rouge native Tim Parrish will present his new memoir, Fear and What Follows: The Violent Education of a Christian Racist, at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, at Octavia Books (513 Octavia St.). Fear and What Follows is the story of Parrish’s working class, Southern Baptist upbringing that transformed into a nightmarish … The Violent Education of a Christian Racist
The eminent after-school education initiative Big Class–which, since earlier this year, has become an official part of Press Street and operates out of our headquarters–will offer two events this month to sign up students for workshops and activities and to present publications of student writing and art. If you’re not familiar with Big Class, check … Two Big Class-tastic events Oct. 10 and 23 at the Press Street HQ
By Laura Borealis The path oil leads from the ground to the multitudinous pockets of daily life in which we use it more and more commonly involves trips down massive pipelines that stretch through every type of terrain, traverse national borders, and affect all that’s in the path of their construction. This month, the consistently … Oil, oil, everywhere: Mika Minio-Paluello and Anna Galkina on THE OIL ROAD
Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, will present her work at an event beginning at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, in Dixon Hall on Tulane University’s Campus. More on the event here. By Gahiji Barrow The New Jim Crow has captivated many Americans’ attention since … Is the New Jim Crow the Same Old White Supremacy?: On Michelle Alexander
The Community Book Center is celebrating its 30th anniversary this weekend with a series of events that honor and support the institution and the men and women who have kept it a living, crucial part of New Orleans for three decades. As the following essay demonstrates, the Center is as valid as ever, even as … This is your black experience: A young transplant discovers the Community Book Center
Please join Room 220 for the first installment of our Fall 2013 series of Happy Hour Salons as we host a delegation of esteemed authors and poets from around the world, courtesy of the University of Iowa International Writing Program. The salon takes place from 6 – 9 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3, at the … ROOM 220 PRESENTS: An International Happy Hour Salon with Dmitry Golynko, Amanda Lee Koe, Sridala Swami, and Denes Krusovszky
The Community Book Center (2523 Bayou Road) has a motto: We celebrate Black history every day. And they’ve been doing it for a whopping 30 years! This weekend, the CBC is hosting an array of events to celebrate their anniversary, with offerings to entice any book lover or supporter of this fantastic community space–as anyone … CELEBRATE THE COMMUNITY BOOK CENTER’S 30TH ANNIVERSARY!
Rachel Kushner’s novel The Flamethrowers, from which she read last spring at a packed Room 220 Happy Hour Salon, has been named a finalist for this year’s National Book Award. This might feel a bit like Old Hat for Kushner, whose debut novel, Telex From Cuba, was a finalist for the 2008 National Book … Congratulations, Rachel Kushner, National Book Award finalist (again!)
Jesmyn Ward, whose 2011 novel Salvage the Bones won the National Book Award, will present her new memoir, Men We Reaped, at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, at Octavia Books (513 Octavia St.). Ward is the subject–and Men We Reaped the topic–of a lengthy and candid new profile by Chris Waddington at nola.com, which … Jesmyn Ward to read from Men We Reaped at Octavia Books this Friday
The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities will celebrate the publication of the most recent issue of its flagship quarterly, Louisiana Cultural Vistas, starting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at the Louisiana Humanities Center (958 Lafayette St.). The Fall 2013 LCV, which is available in full online, features a cover story on New Orleans … Civil Rights, philistines, and Teddy bears, Oh my!: Celebrate the launch of the new issue of Louisiana Cultural Vistas magazine
