I interviewed Uriel Quesada at an uptown coffee shop. Our conversation began the moment I joined Quesada at his table — he’s a dynamic speaker, very animated, excited to talk as much about himself as everything outside of himself. The interview began after a brief chat about his novel, El gato de si mismo, which is … A very nice negotiation: An interview with Uriel Quesada
The Waves, a new quarterly LGBTQ reading series, will hold its first reading of 2016 at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28, at Antenna Gallery (3718 St. Claude Ave.) The series will present local and visiting writers alongside emerging and student voices to encompass a multigenerational LGBTQ perspective. This edition of The Waves will present an all-local cast … Room 220 Presents: The Waves reading series on Jan. 28
The Dogfish Reading Series presents their first event of the year featuring writers from Mixed Company at 7:30 pm on Thursday, Jan. 21, at Dogfish headquarters (2448 N. Villere St). Doors open at 7 pm. Featured readers will include Addie Citchens, Jeri Hilt, Ambata Kazi-Nance, and Kristina Kay Robinson. The open mic will begin at 8:30 pm. The event … Dogfish Reading Series launches 2016 season with Mixed Company on Jan. 21
National Poetry Slam champion Justin Lamb is releasing his first chapbook, Everything Has A Place, on Saturday, Jan. 16, at The Space (Cellar Door, 916 Lafayette St.). Doors open at 7 PM, and the show will begin at 8 PM. The show is free and open to the public (21+). Chapbooks will be available for sale. … Justin Lamb Releases New Chapbook at Cellar Door on Jan. 16
PAGE FLIPPERS is a new quarterly event in New Orleans that invites guests to read great novels aloud or simply listen. The winter 2016 book is The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, and the reading will take place on at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 14, at Pelican Bay Restaurant (1701 Elysian Fields). PAGE FLIPPERS … PAGE FLIPPERS presents: Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye read aloud
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. … Recently read, a New Orleans writers round up: Anya Groner, Adrian Van Young, Tad Bartlett, and Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Editor’s note: The goats of Y’Herd Me, a goat-powered landscaping operation run by Morgana King, will be on hand for a winter solstice event, Christmas with the Goats, from 5 – 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 22, at Clouet Gardens (Clouet St. between Royal and Dauphine Streets). The goats and others will celebrate the shortest … Remembering Chauncey: Post-Katrina through the lens of a goat
Amnesty International will host Art for Rights from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12, at StudioBe (2940 Royal Street). Over 5,000 people will join Art for Amnesty for this free, one-day, pop-up art event, with the unveiling murals and installations by artists from around the world in the 30,000 square-foot warehouse. This event, … Amnesty International Presents Art for Rights on Dec. 12
Apparently, no building can contain the awesome explosion that is the New Orleans Book Fair—it’s outdoors again this year, and as anti-capitalist as ever. (There will be a burning of tires on the steps of the AirBnB house across the street afterward; just kidding … maybe). The 14th year of this fantastic event will take … The 14th Annual New Orleans Book Fair this Saturday at Clouet Gardens
The Broad Side Reading Series presents a reading by Andy Young, Jessica Kinnison, and Candice Wuehle at 7 pm on Thursday, Dec. 3, at Baskerville (3000 Royal St.). The Broad Side, spearheaded by Elizabeth Gross and Amelia Bird, pairs up writers (mostly women) and letterpress artists to create new letterpress broadsides, then brings everybody together for a … The Broad Side Reading Series at Baskerville on Dec. 3
