Join Bar Chef Laura in the bar for the book club’s monthly Round Table discussion at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 20, at SoBou (310 Chartres Street). Sip a signature cocktail based on the reading and join in the lively discussion with Laura, the literary bar genius, and fellow guests. This month’s book: Run Baby Run, … SoBou’s Boozy Book Club
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)
The East Bank Regional Library will host Coffee & Conversation with Yuri Herrera and Michael Allen Zell at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 13, at 4747 West Napoleon Avenue in Metairie. Internationally acclaimed Yuri Herrera will discuss his novel The Transmigration of Bodies, and author-on-the-rise Michael Allen Zell will present his latest novel Law & Desire. Two types … East Bank Regional Library hosts Coffee & Conversation with Yuri Herrera and Michael Allen Zell
Michael Allen Zell with read from Law & Desire at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, October 7, at the Community Book Center (2523 Bayou Road). Zell will read from the second book in the Bobby Delery series from Lavender Ink. Living legend Kalamu ya Salaam will read fiction. Marguerite Doyle-Johnston, “The Mayor of Desire St,” will be interviewed about the … Law & Desire reading with Kalamu ya Salaam, Marguerite Doyle-Johnston, and others
The launch for the second book in Michael Allen Zell’s Bobby Delery Series, Law and Desire, will take place at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 4, at Garden District Book Shop (2727 Prytania Street). Christopher Romaguera will also read with Zell. In Law & Desire, Zell continues to peel back the mean streets of New Orleans. … Michael Allen Zell’s Law & Desire Book Release with Christopher Romaguera
The Community Book Center will host author Michael Allen Zell, DC Paul, Addie Citchens, and Nia Gates at 6 p.m on Wednesday, August 17, at their space at 2523 Bayou Road. Author Michael Allen Zell and actor/comedian DC Paul will perform a staged reading from Zell’s work Run Baby Run. Author Addie Citchens will premiere her … Community Book Center to host Michael Allen Zell, DC Paul, Addie Citchens, and Nia Gates on Wednesday
New Orleans will celebrate James Joyce’s Ulysses with a Bloomsday get-together featuring some of the city’s most exciting writers. Jasmine Araujo, George Bishop, Chris Champagne, Addie Citchens, Susan Larson, Louis Maistros, and Chris Waddington will be among those who conduct a marathon reading of the towering Irish novel from 6 – 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 16, at the Irish … Local writers celebrate Joyce’s Ulysses with Bloomsday on June 16 at the Irish House
One of the highlights of New Orleans’ literary calendar, the Tennessee Williams Festival (March 30 – April 3) is celebrating its thirtieth year of festivities in 2016. 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 … ROOM 220’s Picks for the Best Panels and Other Events at the 2016 Tennessee Williams Festival (March 30 – April 3)
New Orleans will celebrate James Joyce’s Ulysses with a Bloomsday get-together featuring some of the city’s most exciting writers. Yuri Herrera, Mwende “FreeQuency” Katwiwa, Benjamin Morris, Brian Boyles, Maurice Carlos Ruffin, and Katy Simpson Smith will be among those who conduct a marathon reading of the towering Irish novel from 6 – 8 p.m. on … New Orleans celebrates Joyce’s Ulysses with Bloomsday June 16 at the Irish House
Here’s a roundup of New Orleans- and Louisiana-related articles the Room 220 editors have come across and found interesting in the past little while. Lil Boosie longread At Playboy, New Orleans journalist and criminal mitigation specialist Ethan Brown breaks down the pivotal moment Baton Rouge rapper Lil Boosie finds himself in after being released from … Recently Read: Boosie longread, Against being against New Orleans exceptionalism, Zell on crime, Lazar on Kline, and more!
