The fantastic 2-Cent collective presents its second-annual Listen! Literacy and Arts Festival this Saturday, May 19, at noon on the block of Bayou Road that fronts the Community Book Center (2523 Bayou Road). Scholastic will give away thousands of free new books for kids and a stage of live music and other performances, food and … Listen! Literacy and Arts Festival this Saturday, May 19
NOTE: SAM MCPHEETERS HAS CANCELED HIS TOUR. READ THE INTERVIEW ANYWAY. By Clark Allen Sam McPheeters is best known as the frontman for 90s hardcore bands Born Against and Men’s Recovery Project, and more recently Wrangler Brutes. He has put out a number of cult-classic zines, and in the past few years he has gained … Pure rage on the page: An interview with Sam McPheeters
The Historic New Orleans Collection recently published an outstanding biography of Ernie K-Doe, legendary New Orleans musician, by author and historian Ben Sandmel. Sandmel will discuss the decade-long project at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 9, at Maple Street Books’ New Orleans Healing Center branch (2372 St. Claude Ave.). Ernie K-Doe: The R&B Emperor of … The Bio of K-Doe: A Secret New Orleans History (reviewed)
The Delta Mouth Literary Festival took place in Baton Rouge last month, and among its docket of readers that spanned the three-day extravaganza was New Orleans’ own Paul Killebrew, poet extraordinaire and attorney for the Innocence Project. Paul agreed to chronicle his journey and experience for Room 220, and although his descriptions seem to insist … A New Orleans poet abroad: Paul Killebrew reports from the Delta Mouth Literary Festival
I’ve been exchanging emails with Matt and Jackie Sumell for over a month now, hammering out details of the reading Matt will headline this Thursday, May 3, at 7 p.m. at the Antenna Gallery Outdoor Auxiliary (2116 St. Claude Ave.). Matt is coming from Los Angeles, and the idea to bring him out began in … I am a little less afraid of the world because I know you are never more than a phone call away: A conversation between Jackie and Matt Sumell
My Bayou: New Orleans Through the Eyes of a Lover By Constance Adler Michigan State University Press Reviewed by Taylor Murrow Everyone has his or her New Orleans story. There is the college freshman, eager to experience Bourbon Street in all of its neon-lit, to-go-drink glory. There is the vacationer who became transfixed by second … Another love letter: A review of Constance Adler’s “My Bayou”
Room 220 is pleased to present an evening of Live Thought with philosopher Tamler Sommers in conversation with attorney Billy Sothern at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8, at the Community Book Center (2523 Bayou Road). They will discuss the philosophy of punishment and related topics. Readings by authors Pia Z. Ehrhardt and Kristina Robinson … LIVE THOUGHT: Tamler Sommers in conversation with Billy Sothern, plus Pia Z. Ehrhardt and Kristina Robinson
Room 220 is pleased to present an evening of live prose with three outstanding writers on Thursday, May 3, at 7 p.m., at the Antenna Gallery Outdoor Auxiliary (2116 St. Claude Ave., at Frenchmen Street, next door to Melvin’s). Matt Sumell, Anne Gisleson, and Yuri Herrera will read, music will be played, and complimentary libations … LIVE PROSE: Matt Sumell, Anne Gisleson, and Yuri Hererra at the Antenna Gallery Outdoor Auxiliary (AOA)
By Cate Czarnecki Citing a failure to achieve consensus, the Pulitzer Prize committee declined to award a prize in the category of fiction this year for the first time since 1977. This decision has generated a lively debate within the American literary community over the impact of the prize—on authors as well as publishers—and its … On the absent Pulitzer: An interview with Susan Larson
The Neoliberal Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, Late Capitalism, and the Remaking of New Orleans Cedric Johnson (ed.) University of Minnesota Press Reviewed by Andy Cook New Orleanians understand what is meant by the assertion that Hurricane Katrina was a man-made disaster. Sure, a hurricane is a force of nature, but the extent of its damage wouldn’t … The political philosophy of a man-made disaster: A review of THE NEOLIBERAL DELUGE
