Yesterday’s New York Times Magazine included a piece by Nathaniel Rich on nature’s apparent upper hand in the Lower Ninth Ward. Rich, a writer based in New Orleans, read as part of the Room 220 Live Prose at the Antenna Gallery reading series last November. Here’s an excerpt from “Jungleland“: “My neighbor just saw a … Nathaniel Rich in the Lower Ninth
Please join us for a free film screening of THE CAMOUFLAGE TRUTH, directed by Michael Shahin. On September 21, 2001, platinum rap artist Mckinley “Mac” Phipps Jr. was convicted of killing a 19-year-old man during a club show he was headlining. Though another man confessed to the crime, Phipps remains in jail, serving a 30-year … The Camouflaged Truth
Please join us for LOVING YOU LOVING ME – a new Wednesday night film series curated by Donna Duplantier. FREE Admission/Refreshments. Seating is limited. Some films contain nudity and violence. For more information or to rsvp, contact info@press-street.com. LAST TANGO IN PARIS, by Bernardo Bertolucci (1972) A young Parisian woman begins a sordid affair with … Loving You Loving Me – LAST TANGO IN PARIS
By Sara Slaughter Antonya Nelson is always the first to admit that she’s not good with plot. Her latest novel, Bound, begins with a car crash, and centers around characters who live in the same time and place as the serial killer known as BTK (Bind, Torture, and Kill). The action slowly escalates, but never quite … It’s not a car chase so much as an escalating argument: An interview with Antonya Nelson
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO THE ILLNESS OF THE AUTHOR. Please join us for a special book event: COFFEE-COLORED DREAMS by Louisiana Native, Pamela Davis-Noland Author/Playwright, Pamela Davis-Noland will Sign and Read from her book, COFFEE-COLORED DREAMS as part of her Thursday Nights in April Book Crawl around the Crescent City. As smooth and … Coffee Colored Dreams – POSTPONED
Please join us for a film screening of THE QUORUM by Maurice M. Martinez & Harriet J. Ottenheimer (2004) In the politically and racially charged atmosphere of the 1960s, The Quorum Coffee House created a successful model for multicultural exchange. Opened in 1963 to persons from all racial backgrounds, The Quorum became a frequent target … The Quorum
Jeez, the titles of these posts are getting increasingly genius, aren’t they? It’s a rough world in this local literary blogosphere, kid. Sometimes it kills the head (and the heart … and the liver? no, we don’t have no time for drinkin’). You know who did have time for drinking? Lafcadio Hearn. His portrayal of … The People Say Project presents Lafcadio Hearn, late night at the Tennessee Williams Festival
Poet Daniel Khalastchi will read at Tulane University on Thursday, March 22. The reading will begin at 6:00 pm, in Room 200B of Norman Mayer Hall. Khalastchi is the author of award-winning 2011 Tupelo Press publication Manoleria. New Orleans-base Thermos magazine featured an interview with the poet in 2011, upon publication of Manoleria: TH: How has … Poet Daniel Khalastchi reads at Tulane March 22
Little Free Library is a precious little project designed to “promote literacy, the love of reading, and building a sense of community” by erecting birdhouse-sized “libraries” where people can steal (“borrow”) or dump (“donate”) books. It’s basically just like the real library, except the selection is worse, there are no computers or homeless people, the … You want a little library? You’ve got to earn it.
For many, eighth grade is a time for growth and awkwardness, puberty and confusion. Local writer and educator Janine Jankovitz has stepped up to transform the turmoil of this tender age experienced by young New Orleanians into material to mine for creative writing. Jankovitz—who recently performed at the lascivious-sounding but probably harmless Poetry Brothel last … Writing workshop at the new Keller Library targets eighth graders
