Join hosts Jeaniene Frost, Melissa Marr, and Kelley Armstrong at StoryCon, a three-day event, beginning at 3 p.m. on Friday, September 15, at the JW Marriott Hotel (614 Canal Street). A “Mardi Gras” for readers, featuring book lovers and the Big Easy, StoryCon will be from September 15 through September 17. Enjoy various panels and mixers … NOLA StoryCon
Join Sherrilyn Kenyon, author of The League, and other fans for K-Con, a three-day event starting at 7 p.m. on November 3, at the Four Points by Sheraton (541 Bourbon Street). New York Times and international bestselling author, Sherrilyn Kenyon has placed more then 75 novels on the NYT lists in all formats, including manga and … K-Con
All Souls Con comes to New Orleans for two days of history and adventure, beginning at 9 a.m. on September 23, at NOPSI Hotel (317 Baronne Street). Events will feature guest speakers, including authors and illustrators of the upcoming insider’s guide to the trilogy, The World of All Souls; as well as a chance to see … All Souls Con
You are invited to the April book club meeting, to discuss My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout, at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, at Garden District Book Shop (2727 Prytania Street). Members receive a 20% discount on the book of the month in-store.
Jack E. Davis presents his book, THE GULF: The Making of an American Sea, at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 24, at Octavia Books. This rich and original work explores the Gulf through our human connection with the sea. Jack E. Davis finally places this exceptional region into the American mythos in a sweeping history that … Book Release: Jack Davis – “The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea”
Octavia Books will host the book launch for Rodney Jones’ Village Prodigies at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, at their uptown storefront (513 Octavia). Swept with quiet, dizzying drama, Village Prodigies imagines the town of Cold Springs over a period of more than fifty years. Rhyming J.M. Barrie, Herman Melville, Samuel Beckett, and Eudora Welty, Jones also … Book Launch for Rodney Jones’ Village Prodigies
A fundraiser for Friends of the New Orleans Public Library will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, at The Courtyard Brewery (1020 Erato Street). For every pint sold, The Courtyard Brewery will generously donate $1 to Friends of the New Orleans Public Library. There will also be raffle prizes and a food truck. … Books and Beer with Friends
TUCP and the 2017 Black Arts Festival are proud to present BAF’s Keynote Speaker, Dr. Cornel West at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 24, in Tulane’s McAlister Auditorium. Dr. Cornel West is a prominent and provocative democratic intellectual, keeping alive the legacy of telling the truth and bearing witness to love and justice. He is a … TUCP & BAF Present: Keynote Speaker Dr. Cornel West
Blood Jet Poetry Series hosts Dylan Krieger and Elizabeth Hall at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, at BJ’s in the Bywater (4301 Burgundy). Dylan Krueger works as a magazine editor in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she recently earned her MFA in poetry and co-directed the annual Delta Mouth Literary Festival. Her first book, Giving Godhead, … Blood Jet Poetry Series presents Dylan Krieger and Elizabeth Hall
John Lacarbiere III hosts Poetry on the Rooftop Part 2 at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 19, at The Catahoula Hotel (914 Union Street). This event features an open mic and live music as well as featured readers. Keisha Slaughter and Monica McIntyre of Spirit and Sparrow make a special appearance. Guest performers also include Rickey … Poetry On The Rooftop Part 2
What should Antenna carry forward? What can evolve? What does our creative ecology need from Antenna now & what pathways can we build together to get there?
This October, Antenna invites artists, writers, culture bearers, cultural workers, neighbors, partners, and audiences to join a series of Critical Response Process (CRP) sessions around our emerging Values + Pathways Framework.