An exhibition of recent prints, drawings, and installations by Ben Fox-McCord. Ben Fox-McCord is an artist, musician, and future Sasquatch who hails from East Tennessee’s Appalachian Valley. He received his BFA from the University of Tennessee and his MFA from Tulane University. He has been living and working in New Orleans since 2010.
Countless writers in New Orleans are ever plucking away at their keyboards, conducting research or interviews, or simply probing their memories and inner lives to create worthwhile work. Much of this is published online, scattered disparately throughout cyberspace. Here are a few things we at Room 220 read recently that compelled us to gather them together and share. … New Orleans writers round up: Lara Naughton, Jesmyn Ward, Justin Nobel, Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Kristin Sanders, and Yuri Herrera
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
Garden District Books will host the book launch for Bill Loehfelm’s latest novel, Let the Devil Out, at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, at their storefront (2727 Prytania St). The event is free and open to the public, and there will be refreshments of the alcoholic variety. Megan Abbot calls the book’s protagonist, NOPD officer Maureen Coughlin, “a hero … Book launch for Bill Loehfelm’s Let the Devil Out at Garden District Books on July 5
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
Dread Scott, an inaugural Antenna::Spillways Artist-in-Residence, will speak at the New Orleans Museum of Art’s Friday Nights at NOMA at 6:30 pm on May 27. Scott will discuss the development of his current magnum opus in progress: Slave Rebellion Reenactment. Admission is $10.50, but the event is free for NOMA Members and $5 for Antenna::Signals Subscribers. CPInprint will publish Scott’s Fragments of the Peculiar … Dread Scott to speak at NOMA on May 27
Poets Rodrigo Toscano and Carolyn Hembree headline the Blood Jet Poetry Series on Wednesday, May 25, at BJ’s in the Bywater (4301 Burgundy). Read ROOM 220‘s review of Hembree’s latest collection here. Rodrigo Toscano’s newest book of poetry is Explosion Rocks (Springfield Fence Books, 2016). His previous books include, Deck of Deeds, Collapsible Poetics Theater (a … Rodrigo Toscano and Carolyn Hembree to read at BJ’s on May 25
The Persimmon Trail and Other Stories Juyanne James Chin Music Press, 2015 Images of a South Louisiana experience, in New Orleans and in the country, some surprising, some familiar, emerge throughout Juyanne James’ debut collection of short stories, The Persimmon Trail and Other Stories. These well-crafted images stay with the reader. The basketball star Chris Paul, known as … A Trail of Discovery: A Review of Juyanne James’ The Persimmon Trail and Other Stories
This week, the Community Book Center will celebrate the completion of its new interior design/build in partnership with the Tulane City Center. The event will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27, at the Community Book Center (2523 Bayou Road). This year, the Albert Jr. & Tina Small City Center at Tulane … Community Book Center celebrates new interior design with Tulane City Center on April 27
Laura Mullen will read as part of the New Orleans Poetry Festival at 7 pm on Saturday, April 16th, at Mag’s (940 Elysian Fields). Pierre Joris, Nicole Peyraffite, Niyi Osundare, and Adeena Karasick will also read. Complicated Grief Laura Mullen Solid Objects, 2015 Laura Mullen’s writing, especially her emphasis on genre hybridity, urges readers to face emotional … What’s So Tremendous About Comfort?: A Review of Laura Mullen’s Complicated Grief
