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Blood Jet Poetry presents John Pluecker and Monica Mankin

The Blood Jet Poetry Series will host John Pluecker and Monica Mankin on Wednesday, November 30, at 8 p.m. at B.J.’s (4301 Burgundy). John Pluecker is a writer, interpreter, translator and co-founder of the language justice and literary experimentation collaborative Antena. His work is informed by experimental poetics, radical aesthetics and cross-border cultural production. His texts have appeared … Blood Jet Poetry presents John Pluecker and Monica Mankin

Louisiana Cultural Vistas Winter Issue Premiere and Holiday Celebration

Louisiana Cultural Vistas and their partners at Bevolo Gas and Electric Lights will celebrate the holiday season and the winter 2016 issue of the Louisiana Cultural Vistas magazine at 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 8, at Bevolo (316 Royal Street). The event will feature food and drink from Green Goddess, plus the debut of “An Ignatian Journey,” a new … Louisiana Cultural Vistas Winter Issue Premiere and Holiday Celebration

Stacey Balkun Book Signing at Kitchen Witch Cookbooks

Stacey Balkun will sign her new chapbook, Lost City Museum, from 12 – 2 p.m. on November 26, at Kitchen Witch Cookbooks (1452 N. Broad, Suite C). There will be drinks and specials at Kitchen Witch and at their neighbors’ along Bayou Road to celebrate Small Business Saturday. A portion of all sales will go to … Stacey Balkun Book Signing at Kitchen Witch Cookbooks

Poetry Buffet presents Alison Pelegrin, Jonathan Penton, and Elizabeth Garcia

The Poetry Buffet will host Alison Pelegrin, Jonathan Penton, and Elizabeth Garcia on Saturday, December 3, at 2 p.m. at the Latter Library (5120 St. Charles). Alison Pelegrin is the author of three previous poetry collections, and she has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Louisiana Division of the Arts. Her poems … Poetry Buffet presents Alison Pelegrin, Jonathan Penton, and Elizabeth Garcia

Maple Street Books hosts release of three new books from Johnette Downing

The Maple Street Book Shop will host the release of three new books from Johnette Downing at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 26, at the Maple Street Book Shop (7529 Maple Street). Downing will release Petit Pierre and the Floating Marsh, which features a young pelican searching for his proper home. She will also debut the board book Today is Monday … Maple Street Books hosts release of three new books from Johnette Downing

Octavia Books hosts the launch of Michael Tisserand’s KRAZY: George Herriman, A Life in Black and White

Fan favorite Michael Tisserand launches his new book, KRAZY: George Herriman, A Life in Black and White, at Octavia Books (513 Octavia Street) at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, December 6. In the tradition of Schulz and Peanuts, an epic and revelatory biography of Krazy Kat creator George Herriman that explores the turbulent time and place … Octavia Books hosts the launch of Michael Tisserand’s KRAZY: George Herriman, A Life in Black and White

CAC hosts Conversation: Talking Baldwin with Nikki Giovanni & Clint Smith

The Contemporary Arts Center will host Conversation: Talking Baldwin with Nikki Giovani & Clint Smith at 7 p.m. on Thursday, December 1, at the C.A.C. (900 Camp Street). In anticipation of Stew & Heidi’s “Notes of a Native Song” performances (December 9 & 10), Nikki Giovanni joins author and poet Clint Smith to recount her friendship … CAC hosts Conversation: Talking Baldwin with Nikki Giovanni & Clint Smith

Maple Street Book Shop hosts Deborah Burst’s Spirits of the Bayou

The Maple Street Book Shop will host Deborah Burst for a reading from Spirits of the Bayou at 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 26, at the Maple Street Book Shop (7529 Maple Street). Literature that creates an authentic sense of place can be difficult to find. A writer who can capture the real spirit of a place is even … Maple Street Book Shop hosts Deborah Burst’s Spirits of the Bayou

Maple Street Book Shop hosts Elizabeth Gross, Anya Groner, and Carlus Henderson

The Maple Street Book Shop will host Elizabeth Gross, Anya Groner, and Carlus Henderson at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, November 29, at the Maple Street Book Shop (7529 Maple Street). Copies of Gross’s new chapbook, DEAR ESCAPE ARTIST, will be available for sale along with copies of Sara White’s beautiful art book edition of So Our Ghosts Can … Maple Street Book Shop hosts Elizabeth Gross, Anya Groner, and Carlus Henderson

Maple Street Book Club reads So Long, See You Tomorrow with Sara Slaughter

The Maple Street Book Shop will meet to discuss William Maxwell’s So Long, See You Tomorrow at 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 8, at the Maple Street Book Shop (7529 Maple Street). The book club choice will be available at 10% off at the store. Refreshments will be served. No sign-up is necessary to attend the club. Sara Slaughter is the editor … Maple Street Book Club reads So Long, See You Tomorrow with Sara Slaughter