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The Waves Reading Series presents Foster Noone, Marisa Clogher, Jennifer Hanks, and Megan Burns on Sept. 16

Press Street is pleased to host The Waves, New Orleans’ premiere LGBTQIA reading series, as it presents a showcase of queer literary talent at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the Press Street HQ (3718 St. Claude Ave.). Now in its second season, The Waves has become one of the most popular queer literary event series … The Waves Reading Series presents Foster Noone, Marisa Clogher, Jennifer Hanks, and Megan Burns on Sept. 16

Michael Patrick Welch debuts two new books on August 28 at the AllWays Lounge benefitting the BOOKMOBILE!

Defend New Orleans presents a launch for two new books by Michael Patrick Welch at 9 p.m. on Friday, August 28, at the AllWays Lounge (2240 St. Claude Ave.). Welch is the author of The Donkey Show and New Orleans: the Underground Guide. His new book Transport Instinct is the biography of storied 9th Ward icon, Chauncey the goat, who was born just before he … Michael Patrick Welch debuts two new books on August 28 at the AllWays Lounge benefitting the BOOKMOBILE!

I began thinking about the hazards of Western people coming to the Middle East to “free” the women: An Interview with Jennifer Steil

Jennifer Steil moved to Yemen in 2006 to be editor-in-chief of the Yemen Observer and later married the British Ambassador to Yemen. Her first book, The Woman Who Fell From The Sky, is a memoir of her time in Yemen. In her new novel, The Ambassador’s Wife, Steil’s protagonist, Miranda, is an artist who moves … I began thinking about the hazards of Western people coming to the Middle East to “free” the women: An Interview with Jennifer Steil

New Orleans-based Write On Press announces essay contest for young black female writers

New Orleans-based Write On Press is calling for submissions beginning Aug. 1 from black women ages 18 – 25 for essays that address the subject: What I wish someone had taught me before I graduated high school. Visit Write On Press’ website for application instructions (there’s a $35 entrance fee). Click here to sign up for updates about the … New Orleans-based Write On Press announces essay contest for young black female writers

What you were always trying to avoid was being party to an atrocity: An interview with Michael Pitre

Michael Pitre’s debut novel, Fives and Twenty-fives, delves into a war of endless tedium and Sisyphean roadwork, but there is no boredom. There is only routine, which saves lives, and a fog of death that clouds them. Each day, the soldiers—Pitre joined the Marines in 2002 and was twice deployed to Iraq—find potholes and, in … What you were always trying to avoid was being party to an atrocity: An interview with Michael Pitre

Kent Wascom presents SECESSIA on July 7 at Octavia Books

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

New Orleans celebrates Joyce’s Ulysses with Bloomsday June 16 at the Irish House

New Orleans will celebrate James Joyce’s Ulysses with a Bloomsday get-together featuring some of the city’s most exciting writers. Yuri Herrera, Mwende “FreeQuency” Katwiwa, Benjamin Morris, Brian Boyles, Maurice Carlos Ruffin, and Katy Simpson Smith will be among those who conduct a marathon reading of the towering Irish novel from 6 – 8 p.m. on … New Orleans celebrates Joyce’s Ulysses with Bloomsday June 16 at the Irish House