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A mind-boggling array of personalities and perspectives to debate the ‘teachable moment’ of Katrina in a regional and global context

Tulane University’s New Orleans Center for the Gulf South will bring together a motley crew of authors, artists, academics, activists, and others to hold forth on how the “lessons” of Katrina might be deployed to think about the future—not only of New Orleans and the Gulf South, but of the world! The one-day conference, “After … A mind-boggling array of personalities and perspectives to debate the ‘teachable moment’ of Katrina in a regional and global context

There’s real darkness here, real heat: Ari Braverman wins the 2012 James Knudsen Prize in Fiction

Room 220 was delighted to learn that our frequent contributor Ari Braverman was recently selected as the winner of the 2012 James Knudsen Prize in Fiction, awarded by Bayou Magazine and the University of New Orleans. This year’s contest was judged by author Michael Knight, who said of Braverman’s winning story, “Even Though He’s Still … There’s real darkness here, real heat: Ari Braverman wins the 2012 James Knudsen Prize in Fiction

Furlough roundup: Book review at the Oxford American and patting ones own back at The Lens

Thanks for your patience, loyal readers. We know you’ve been lolling around in the heat wishing for some book and literary news to ease the tedium of summer–or, hopefully, you’ve been out frolicking and dancing and swimming and didn’t even notice we were gone–but, regardless, we’re back. Except that we’re going on another, shorter, furlough … Furlough roundup: Book review at the Oxford American and patting ones own back at The Lens