Local novelist Kent Wascom will present and sign his new book, SECESSIA, at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7, at Octavia Books (513 Octavia St.). A portion of the proceeds from sales of the book will benefit Room 220. SECESSIA is a work of historical fiction driven by Wascom’s extraordinary voice. Alternating between the perspectives of five characters, SECESSIA weaves a tapestry of … Kent Wascom presents SECESSIA on July 7 at Octavia Books
Join Room 220 for a Happy Hour Salon featuring readings by three exciting and celebrated novelists—Rachel Kushner, Nathaniel Rich, and Zachary Lazar—from 6 – 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, at the Press Street HQ (3718 St. Claude Ave.). Kushner, who will be visiting from Los Angeles, and New Orleans-based Rich both have new novels … HAPPY HOUR SALON: Rachel Kushner, Nathaniel Rich, and Zachary Lazar Live at the Press Street HQ
Please join Room 220 as we host the season’s second Happy Hour Salon with authors Ottessa Moshfegh and Carlus Henderson from 6 – 8 p.m. on Friday, April 5, at the Press Street HQ (3718 St. Claude Ave.). As always, this event is free and open to the public, and complimentary libations will be on hand … Happy Hour Salon: Ottessa Moshfegh and Carlus Henderson
Forty or so people came out on Monday night to witness Adam Parfrey and Joseph Scott Morgan present their work in the cavernous main room of 725 St. Ferdinand St. (a private residence). Morgan, who is more of a hulking brute in real life than in pictures, delivered an oratory at times sermon-esque that wove … Recap: LIVE PROSE with Adam Parfrey and Joseph Scott Morgan
The fall 2012 season of Room 220 ‘s LIVE PROSE reading series continues in October with a double dose of darkness. Adam Parfrey and Joseph Scott Morgan will present their new books—which deal with the seriously mysterious and macabre—at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 22, at 725 St. Ferdinand St. (between Dauphine and Royal Streets, … Room 220 presents: LIVE PROSE with Adam Parfrey and Joseph Scott Morgan
On Sept. 13, Room 220 hosted the kickoff event for its fall season of LIVE PROSE with an evening of readings by T. Geronimo Johnson, Khaled al-Berry, Lucy Fricke, and T.J. Dema at Melvin’s Bar, which proved to be a surprisingly excellent venue for a literary event. More than 70 people came out, including a … Recap: Room 220’s LIVE PROSE with T. Geronimo Johnson, Khaled al-Berry, Lucy Fricke, and T.J. Dema
T. Geronimo Johnson will read along with Khaled al-Berry and Lucy Fricke at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 27, at Melvin’s (2112 St. Claude Ave.) as part of the Room 220 LIVE PROSE reading series. Details here. By Kristina Robinson Hated it. Remember that phrase from “In Living Color,” the sketch comedy series of the … Splitting Racial Atoms: Mythology and Identity in T. Geronimo Johnson’s HOLD IT ‘TIL IT HURTS
Room 220 is pleased to present writers Kristina Robinson and Shade Ashani for an evening of live prose as part of the New Orleans Loving Festival at 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 9, at the New Orleans Healing Center (2372 St. Claude Ave.). The reading will coincide with the opening of Mixed Messages.2, a showcase … LIVE PROSE: Shade Ashani and Kristina Robinson to read as part of the New Orleans Loving Festival
On May 3, authors Matt Sumell, Anne Gisleson, and Yuri Herrera read as part of the Room 220 Live Prose from the Antenna Gallery Outdoor Auxiliary reading series. More than 130 people came out to hear the readers, drink daiquiris supplied by Gene’s, and mingle among the sweet sounds spun by DJ Brian Boyles. Aside … Event recap: Literary Late Night at the Outdoor Auxiliary
I’ve been exchanging emails with Matt and Jackie Sumell for over a month now, hammering out details of the reading Matt will headline this Thursday, May 3, at 7 p.m. at the Antenna Gallery Outdoor Auxiliary (2116 St. Claude Ave.). Matt is coming from Los Angeles, and the idea to bring him out began in … I am a little less afraid of the world because I know you are never more than a phone call away: A conversation between Jackie and Matt Sumell
