RM220 will host Bradley Bazzle and Adrian Van Young at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at Antenna, 3718 St. Claude Ave. Bazzle will read from his first novel, Trash Mountain, which won the Red Hen Press Fiction Award, judged by Steve Almond. Bradley Bazzle’s short stories appear in Copper Nickel, Web Conjunctions, Epoch, Phoebe, New England … RM220 presents Bradley Bazzle and Adrian Van Young
Standing in a metal bar just three days after Trump’s election, the American flag should’ve been a clear sign that the show I was at was about to get weird. The place was a stickered and dimly lit dive where I’d gone for the first time to see a friend’s band. Over the course of … Featured Essay: Heavy Metal in the Age of Trump
One of the highlights of New Orleans literary calendar, the Tennessee Williams Festival (March 22 – 26) is celebrating its thirty-first year of festivities in 2017. Over its three decades, the festival has faithfully brought acclaimed poets, writers and playwrights from across the country down to the French Quarter, at once celebrating the rich legacy of its … RM220’s Picks for the Best Panels and Other Events at the 2017 Tennessee Williams Festival (March 22 – 26)
Maple Street Book Shop will host Jon Padgett at 5 p.m. on Saturday, January 14, at their storefront (7529 Maple Street) to celebrate the release of his debut short story collection, The Secret of Ventriloquism. Padgett will be joined by Adrian Van Young, Alice Phillips, and Dagny Paul. With themes reminiscent of Shirley Jackson, Thomas Ligotti, and Bruno Shulz, but with … Maple Street Books hosts Jon Padgett
If you’re craving a break from your election anxieties, Room 220 has put together an incredible, non-exhaustive list of recent publications from writers around New Orleans, as well as a few from those who used to be in our midst. Elizabeth Gross, whose chapbook will released from the Room 220 imprint Press Street Press later this month, … Recently read, a New Orleans writers round up: Elizabeth Gross, Adrian Van Young, Justin Nobel, the Peaudunque Writers Alliance, and more
Adrian Van Young will celebrate the launch of his latest book, Shadows in Summerland, at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, at Maple Street Book Shop (7529 Maple St.). The novel begins in Boston in 1859, as the nation is on the brink of war. Roughly based on the real-life story of William H. Mumler, … Adrian Van Young launches new novel at Maple Street Books on April 21
Countless writers in New Orleans are ever plucking away at their keyboards, conducting research or interviews, or simply probing their memories and inner lives to create worthwhile work. Much of this is published online, scattered disparately throughout cyberspace. Here are a few things we at Room 220 read recently that compelled us to gather them together and share. … Recently read, a New Orleans writers round up: Anya Groner, Adrian Van Young, Tad Bartlett, and Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Poet Richard Siken will give the keynote reading for the 7thd annual New Orleans New Writers Literary Festival at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, at the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts’ (2800 Chartres St.). Siken is the recipient of a Literature Fellowship in Poetry from the National Endowment for the Arts, the … Richard Siken to headline the New Orleans New Writers 2014 LitFest March 27 and give a reading at UNO March 28
The Bayou St. John outpost of the Maple Street Bookstore empire (3141 Ponce de Leon) will host local writers Adrian Van Young and Michael Jeffrey Lee for readings at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4. Both authors have released well-received shorty story collections in the relatively near past, but they will present current work. Lee’s Something … Michael Jeffrey Lee and Adrian Van Young read at Maple Street Books (Bayou St. John) June 4
