Peña discusses his latest book, the true crime story of the 1903 murder of New Orleans District Attorney Gurley, killed by his own client. Follow the path of his murderer from family man to killer. Author Christopher G. Peña discusses his latest book: Death Over a Diamond Stud: The Assassination of the Orleans Parish District Attorney, … Author Night: Christopher Peña
Well known author Judith Viorst will speak about her newest work, NEARING NINETY. She is known for ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY and many other works. Book will be available for purchase and signing after the event, thanks to Octavia Books. Free and open to the community New Orleans JCC … An Evening With Judith Viorst
Independent bookstores are not just stores—they are community centers and local anchors run by passionate readers. They are entire universes of ideas that contain the possibility of real serendipity. They are lively performance spaces and quiet places where aimless perusal is a day well spent. 2019 Independent Bookstore Day marks the fifth anniversary of celebrating … New Orleans Independent Bookstore Day 2019
Friday, May 10th, 2019 @ 9:45 am McDonoghville Cemetery 520 Hancock St, Gretna, LA 70053 The author signs and discusses his book, “The Legacy of John McDonogh”. www.johnmcdonogh.com
Thursday May 09, 2019 7:00 PM Come meet author Lisa Shumate as she signs and shares her new book, Always and Never:20 Truths for a Happy Heart, a resource to help twentysomethings as they strike out on their own facing many firsts and unknows. Lisa walks them through 20 truths that they should always and … Author Signing – Lisa Shumate
Date: 5/9/2019 Start Time: 7:00 PM End Time: 8:30 PM Description: Local authors Ingrid Green Adams, Vivian Collins and Hilda Miller will discuss their new books at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 9, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie. This event is free of charge and is open to the public. Ingrid Green Adams, Is … Author Event! Ingrid Green Adams, Vivian Collins and Hilda Miller
Event Type: Adults Age Group(s): Adults Date: 4/30/2019 Start Time: 7:00 PM End Time: 8:30 PM Description: Six local poets – Esme Franklin, Benjamin Aleshire, Elizabeth Gross, Brad Richard, Benjamin Morris, and Cassie Pruyn – will discuss and read from their works at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 30, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie. This event … Celebrate Poetry Month with a Reading Featuring Six Local Poets
Join us when S. A. Lelchuk comes to read and sign his new novel, SAVE ME FROM DANGEROUS MEN. Nikki Griffin isn’t your typical private investigator, or your typical bookseller. In her office above her bookstore’s shelves and stacks, where she luxuriates in books and the comfort they provide, she tracks certain men. Dangerous men. Men … S. A. Lelchuk – SAVE ME FROM DANGEROUS MEN
Please join us when Chris Perondi – the #1 stunt dog tricks master trainer in the country -comes to Octavia Books to present THE BIG BOOK OF TRICKS FOR THE BEST DOG EVER. Besides shring hisown story, Perondi will bring out cover dog Vinny Valentino to performing tricks from this indispensable, step-by-step guide featuring 118 tricks … Chris Perondi – THE BIG BOOK OF TRICKS FOR THE BEST DOG EVER
In these twenty-three raucous essays Ellis transforms herself into a dominatrix Donna Reed to save her marriage, inadvertently steals a $795 Burberry trench coat, witnesses a man fake his own death at a party, avoids a neck lift, and finds a black-tie gown that gives her the confidence of a drag queen. While she may … Helen Ellis in Conversation With Julia Reed: Southern Lady Code: Essays
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.