Room 220 is pleased to present a Happy Hour Salon featuring authors Catherine Lacey and Wayne Curtis to celebrate the release of their new books from 6 – 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at the Press Street HQ (3718 St. Claude Ave.). Catherine Lacey’s debut novel, Nobody Is Ever Missing, has received rave reviews … ROOM 220 Presents: A Happy Hour Salon with Catherine Lacey and Wayne Curtis
Historian Edward Baptist will present his new book, The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism, at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2, at Octavia Books (513 Octavia St.). The Half Has Never Been Told is a meticulously researched, elegantly crafted work of historical reporting that illustrates the fundamental role of … Edward Baptist presents THE HALF HAS NEVER BEEN TOLD: SLAVERY AND THE MAKING OF AMERICAN CAPITALISM on Nov. 2 at Octavia Books
Eli Horowitz—former editor and publisher of McSweeney’s—released a new book about a generation of children born without speech, The Silent History, as a serialized novel that came out daily on iOS devices (iPhone and iPad). It included e-specific features like “Field Reports,” mini-stories that existed within the world of the overall novel—deepening the story but … My belief is that we’re all face-talking: An interview with Eli Horowitz
Megan Holt doubts many people are surprised to learn that New Orleans’ adult literacy rate is lower than the national average—the New Orleans Community Data Center estimates the city has a 26 percent low-literacy rate among 18- to 64-year olds, compared to 23 percent nationally. Stereotypical perceptions of the city are informed by a legacy … Every single adult literacy program in New Orleans has a wait list: One Book One New Orleans addresses a citywide desire to read
As tends to happen from time to time, this Thursday, Oct. 16, will bring to New Orleans three excellent book events, but you’ll have to be a time-traveling ninja to get to all of them. So, take your pick: Tim Duffy, founder of the Music Maker Relief Foundation, will present that organization’s new book, We Are … Thursday! Thursday! Thursday! Music Makers, Cuban book arts, and the Great New Orleans Kidnapping!
New Orleans poets M’Bilia Meekers and Geoff Munsterman will present their work at a reading beginning at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9, at Crescent City Books (223 Chartres St.). Meekers is the author of Wish for a Drowned Daughter, a collection of poetry that won the 2011 Faulkner-Wisdom Literary Competition. She is also a singer … M’Bilia Meekers and Geoff Munsterman read at Crescent City Books Oct. 9
Last spring, Press Street unveiled in a soft opening the new Reading Room 220 on the first floor of our headquarters on St. Claude Avenue. The community space—which hosts events, adult writing workshops, Big Class activities, and more—includes a collection of quality books and periodicals that span subject, format, and genre. Many are from independent publishers and … Featured in the Reading Room 220: THE PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINE by Paul Scheerbart
Local publishing outfit extraordinaire The Neighborhood Story Project will celebrate the release of its newest installment, Talking Back to History, with a reception and reading from seven high school contributors at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at the Neighborhood Story Project Offices (2202 Lapeyrouse St.). Talking Back to History is a collection of essays by students at Lake Area … The Neighborhood Story Project presents TALKING BACK TO HISTORY book launch Sept. 10
The University of New Orleans Press—in collaboration with editor, journalist, and former New Orleanian Cynthia Joyce—is seeking recommendations for content to include in a new anthology of some of the best Hurrican Katrina-related blogging and online writing. “If you wrote, or remember reading, blogs/posts that should not be missed—because they crystallized the particular challenges of … UNO Press seeks submissions for an anthology of online post-Katrina writing
Last spring, Press Street unveiled in a soft opening the new Reading Room 220 on the first floor of our headquarters on St. Claude Avenue. The community space—which hosts events, adult writing workshops, Big Class activities, and more—includes a collection of quality books and periodicals that span subject, format, and genre. Many are from independent … Featured in the Reading Room 220: MOTORMAN by David Ohle
