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Maple Street Book Shop Hosts Nicole Eiden and Alison Pelegrin on Wednesday

Maple Street Bookshop will host Nicole M.K. Eiden and Alison Pelegrin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, August 10, at their uptown storefront (7529 Maple Street). Eiden will be celebrating the launch of her book I Am One of You, and Pelegrin will read from her new book Waterlines. Kirkus Reviews described Eiden’s collection as “[m]oving poetry that kindly … Maple Street Book Shop Hosts Nicole Eiden and Alison Pelegrin on Wednesday

Yuri Herrera reads from The Transmigration of Bodies at Maple Street on July 20

Maple Street Books will host Yuri Herrera on Wednesday, July 20, at 6 p.m. to celebrate the release of his newly translated book, The Transmigration of Bodies, at their storefront (7529 Maple Street). Herrera will be reading from the novel in both Spanish and English and signing copies of the book. His previous book, Signs Preceding the … Yuri Herrera reads from The Transmigration of Bodies at Maple Street on July 20

Maple Street Books and Dogfish Host Readings on June 23

Maple Street Book Shop hosts Adam Crittenden, Stacey Balkun, and Sara Slaughter at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 23, at their storefront (7529 Maple St). The Dogfish Reading Series presents Doreen Piano at 7:30 pm on Thursday, June 23, at Dogfish headquarters (2448 N. Villere St). Doors open at 7 pm. This month’s open mic has been extended … Maple Street Books and Dogfish Host Readings on June 23

Adrian Van Young launches new novel at Maple Street Books on April 21

Adrian Van Young will celebrate the launch of his latest book, Shadows in Summerland, at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, at Maple Street Book Shop (7529 Maple St.). The novel begins in Boston in 1859, as the nation is on the brink of war. Roughly based on the real-life story of William H. Mumler, … Adrian Van Young launches new novel at Maple Street Books on April 21

Brenda Marie Osbey at Maple Street Books June 27

Poet and native New Orleanian Brenda Marie Osbey will read from History and Other Poems, her newest collection, at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, at the Uptown location of Maple Street Book Shop (7529 Maple St.). She will be on hand after the reading to sign copies of her book. Osbey writes in English … Brenda Marie Osbey at Maple Street Books June 27

Christopher Schaberg: Making Meaning at the A=I=R=P=O=R=T

New Orleans’ resident airport scholar Christopher Schaberg, author of The Textual Life of Airports: Reading the Culture of Flight and co-editor of Airplane Reading, will present his book at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, at the Bayou St. John branch of Maple Street Books (3122 Ponce de Leon St.). By Nathan C. Martin Thanks in … Christopher Schaberg: Making Meaning at the A=I=R=P=O=R=T

Maple Street Books opens another location, and this one is good

Maple Street Book Shop has opened its second satellite store in six months, this time on Ponce de Leon Street, a few doors down from Fair Grinds Coffee Shop, and Canseco’s on the other side. Unlike Maple Street’s Healing Center branch on St. Claude Avenue—which is fairly sprawled, sparse, and awkward—the Bayou Saint John branch … Maple Street Books opens another location, and this one is good