Jordan Peele’s Us is a note-perfect nightmare of Late Capitalism. When I was seven years old, my family and I joined hands at the intersection of Rte. 1 and Maryland 175 in Jessup. Hands Across America was the first chance I got to be a part of a huge national charity event meant to help … “We’re Americans”: A look at Jordan Peele’s Us
The New Orleans Public Library is proud to announce a temporary installation in partnership with Paper Monuments, “Stories Unfold.” This series is designed to engage a broader audience than traditional historical markers through the combination of written (narrative) and illustrated (visual) storytelling and is inspired by HistoryPin and the American Library Association. Main Library 219 … Stories Unfold at the Library
NOPF 2019 Schedule Overview: Thursday, April 18, 2019: Dragonfly Open Studio hours/ Registration at Dragonfly (3921 St. Claude), 12-5 Dogfish Reading Series NOPF Opening Event with Oliver Baez Bendorf, Lee Ann Brown, Henk Rossouw & Chen Chen at Dogfish (2448 N Villere), 7PM Friday, April 19, 2019: Marathon Open Mic Poetry Reading at The Dragonfly Noon-5PM Friday … New Orleans Poetry Festival and Small Press Fair, 2019
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 – 6:00pm Octavia Books – 513 Octavia Street – New Orleans, LA 70115 Please join us when National Book Award-winning author, musician, conservationist, and now New Orleanian Phil Hoose comes to present and sign his new book, ATTUCKS!: Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team That Awakened a City. The true story of the all-black … Phillip Hoose – ATTUCKS!: Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team That Awakened a City
Thursday, April 18, 2019 – 6:00pm to 7:30pm Garden District Book Shop 2727 Prytania Street New Orleans, LA 70130 With a unique mix of passionate revelation and quirky humor, River Jordan takes us on a journey through her Southern childhood to her present-day life as a novelist. Her stories run the gamut from dancing disco nights and midnight desert rides … River Jordan: Confessions of a Christian Mystic
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 – 6:00pm to 7:30pm Garden District Book Shop 2727 Prytania Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Travel through time with the touch of a hand. Roan West was born with an extraordinary gift: he can perceive the past of any object he touches. A highly skilled psychometric, he uses his talents to … Gwendolyn Womack: The Time Collector
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 – 6:00pm Octavia Books – 513 Octavia Street – New Orleans, LA 70115 Please join us to celebrate the launch of Clive Wilson‘s memoir: TIME OF MY LIFE: A Jazz Journey from London to New Orleans. Wilson will give a reading and presentation, and sign books. And, there will be jazz — with … Clive Wilson – TIME OF MY LIFE: A Jazz Journey from London to New Orleans
Octavia Books is proud to again serve as official bookseller when David Sedaris comes to New Orleans, April 12, 2019, for an evening of all new readings at the Orpheum Theatre. David Sedaris is the critically acclaimed bestselling author of titles such as Calypso, Theft by Finding, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Holidays on Ice, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, Dress Your Family … An Evening with David Sedaris
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 – 7:00pm Uptown JCC – 5342 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70115 Join us at the New Orleans JCC where author Jamie Bernstein will discuss FAMOUS FATHER GIRL: A Memoir of Growing Up Bernstein. Her presentation will be followed by a booksigning. The oldest daughter of revered composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein offers a rare … Jamie Bernstein – FAMOUS FATHER GIRL
Friday, April 19, 2019 at 9 PM – 11 PM 806 N Rampart St, New Orleans, LA 70116-3010, United States Six Ft. Swells Press presents an evening of true After-Hours poetry. Todd Cirillo, Wolfgang Carstens and William Taylor Jr. perform a high wire act of the heart with drinks in hand, humor and heartbreak in … Poets with Drinks: Resurrecting poetry one sip at a time
