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My belief is that we’re all face-talking: An interview with Eli Horowitz

Eli Horowitz—former editor and publisher of McSweeney’s—released a new book about a generation of children born without speech, The Silent History, as a serialized novel that came out daily on iOS devices (iPhone and iPad). It included e-specific features like “Field Reports,” mini-stories that existed within the world of the overall novel—deepening the story but … My belief is that we’re all face-talking: An interview with Eli Horowitz

Event Recap: Happy Hour Salon with the Oxford American

Two monoliths of contemporary Southern literature collided last week to tremendous effect as Room 220 hosted the Oxford American for a Happy Hour Salon on Oct. 22. Okay, neither entity is a monolith, but a number of people’s heads felt like they had monoliths colliding inside of them the next day, judging by the amount … Event Recap: Happy Hour Salon with the Oxford American

ROOM 220 PRESENTS: A Happy Hour Salon with the OXFORD AMERICAN

Join Room 220 as we host the venerable Oxford American for a Happy Hour Salon featuring local contributors to the current issue. The salon will take place from 7 – 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at the Saturn Bar (3067 St. Claude Ave.) and will feature readings and live music. Copies of the new … ROOM 220 PRESENTS: A Happy Hour Salon with the OXFORD AMERICAN

Michael Patrick Welch visits Gypsy Lou Webb for VICE

Local author Michael Patrick Welch, who writes a regular column for the VICE magazine website about New Orleans, made a “pilgrimage” to see famed New Orleans publisher “Gypsy” Lou Webb for his most recent installment. Webb was one half—with her husband, Jon—of Loujon Press, the 1960s French Quarter publishing outfit that put out books by … Michael Patrick Welch visits Gypsy Lou Webb for VICE

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 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

Beyond the light of the jukebox: An interview with Dean Paschal

By Pia Z. Ehrhardt Dean Paschal grew up in a small town in southwest Georgia called Albany. Upon sensing the twilight of his official childhood in the seventh grade, he began to read every children’s book he could get his hands on while they were still, by society’s regard, age-appropriate. He was an indiscriminate reader, … Beyond the light of the jukebox: An interview with Dean Paschal

Reading by Pia Z. Ehrhardt

Pia Z. Ehrhardt, Room 220 co-founder and author will read from her new short story collection “Famous Fathers”. Other writers from the Room 220 group will also read a page or two of what they’ve been working on lately. It’ll be salon-style and a nice culmination of the time the group spent at Colton.