the transmigration of bodies

East Bank Regional Library hosts Coffee & Conversation with Yuri Herrera and Michael Allen Zell

The East Bank Regional Library will host Coffee & Conversation with Yuri Herrera and Michael Allen Zell at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 13, at 4747 West Napoleon Avenue in Metairie. Internationally acclaimed Yuri Herrera will discuss his novel The Transmigration of Bodies, and author-on-the-rise Michael Allen Zell will present his latest novel Law & Desire. Two types … East Bank Regional Library hosts Coffee & Conversation with Yuri Herrera and Michael Allen Zell

New Orleans writers round up: Lara Naughton, Jesmyn Ward, Justin Nobel, Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Kristin Sanders, and Yuri Herrera

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

Yuri Herrera wins Best Translated Book Award

Local writer Yuri Herrera was recently announced as a winner of this year’s Best Translated Book Awards for his novel Signs Preceding the End of the World, translated from the Spanish by Lisa Dillman. The poetry winner was Angélica Freitas’s Rilke Shake, translated from the Portuguese by Hilary Kaplan. This is the ninth iteration of the Best Translated Book Award (BTBA) and the … Yuri Herrera wins Best Translated Book Award