Lisa Carey will be in conversation with Tom Pizza at 6 p.m. on Thursday, February 9, at Garden District Book Shop (2727 Prytania Street). Carey will discuss her newest novel, The Stolen Child, which is steeped in Irish history and lore. The book is a mesmerizing descent into old world beliefs and a captivating exploration of desire, … Lisa Carey in conversation with Tom Piazza
Writer and photographer Sally Asher will discuss some of New Orleans’ infamous characters and reveal their forgotten stories and where they are buried at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 9, at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home (5100 Pontchartrain Boulevard). The event, which is free and open to the public, is presented by Save Our Cemeteries. … Sally Asher at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home
The book launch for Kara Martinez Bachman’s humorous essay collection, Kissing the Crisis: Field Notes on Foul-Mouthed Babies, Disenchanted Women, and Careening into Middle Age, at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, February 7, at Maple Street Book Shop (7529 Maple Street). Books will be available for sale, and the author will be available to sign them after her … Kara Martinez Bachman at Maple Street Books
The Saints and Sinners Literary Festival will take place from March 24 – 26, 2017. The Festival was founded in 2003 and has grown into an internationally-recognized event that brings together a who’s who of LGBT publishers, writers and readers from throughout the United States and beyond. The Festival, held over 3 days each Spring, features … Saints and Sinners Literary Festival
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art will host a meeting of the Ogden Museum Book Club at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7, at 925 Camp Street. The group will be discussing Walker Percy’s The Moviegoer. Ogden Museum docent and former teacher Maureen O’Dwyer will moderate a discussion about Southern art, literature and culture. Members may arrive at … Ogden Museum Book Club: The Moviegoer
Garden District Book Shop will host the February meeting of its book club at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, February 8, at their storefront (2727 Prytania). The group, which is open to the public, will discuss The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins.
Garden District Book Shop presents Jenny Lawson at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 10, at the storefront (2727 Prytania). Lawson will celebrate the release of her newest title, You Are Here: An Owners Manual for Dangerous Minds. Some of the material is dark, some is light; some is silly and profane and irreverent. Gathered together, this … Garden District Book Shop presents Jenny Lawson
East Bank Regional Library will host an author talk with Tad Bartlett and Casey Lefante, recent graduates of the UNO Creative Writing Program, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 9, at 4747 W. Napoleon Avenue in Metairie. Fredrick Barton, director of the Creative Writing Program at the University of New Orleans, and Joanna Leake, Professor, … Author Talk at East Bank Regional Library: Tad Bartlett and Casey Lefante
Greg Zorko, Nix Therese, Jo Gehringer, and Prairie M. Faul will read at Sisters in Christ (5206 Magazine Street) at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, February 15. Greg Zorko was born in 1990 in upstate New York. He currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin. He is the author of Ghost in the Club (Metatron Press, 2016). He … Heartbreak Hangover: A Post-Valentine’s Reading
Maple Street Books will host the February installment of their book club at 6 p.m. on Monday, February 13, at their storefront (7529 Maple Street). The group will discuss Meg Wolitzer’s The Interestings. The guest facilitator will be Molly Pulda, Administrative Assistant Professor of Women’s Literature at Newcomb College Institute of Tulane University. She has a … Maple Street Book Club: Meg Wolitzer’s The Interestings
