Featured Authors
|
|
|
|
Janet AlluredLouisiana Women: Their Lives and Times (editor)Janet Allured is Associate Professor of History and Director of Women’s Studies at McNeese State University, where she has taught since 1989. Allured received her Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas in 1988. She is currently working on a history of the second wave of feminism in Louisiana, 1965-1985. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
Jeffrey E. AndersonHoodoo, Voodoo, and Conjure: A HandbookJeffrey E. Anderson lives with his wife and sons in Monroe, Louisiana, where he is a history professor at the University of Louisiana - Monroe. His two books, Conjure in African American Society and Hoodoo, Voodoo, and Conjure: A Handbook, are studies of African American magical and Creole religious practices. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
Orissa ArendShowdown in Desire:
|
|
|
|
|
D'Army BaileyThe Education of a Black Radical:
|
|
|
|
|
Nevada Barr13 ½Nevada Barr is an eight time New York Times best-selling author. With 13 ½ Ms. Barr departs from her award-winning Anna Pigeon mysteries to create a taut and terrifying psychological thriller that carries the reader from a shocking Rochester, Minnesota murder spree to a living nightmare in post-Katrina New Orleans. She currently resides in New Orleans with her husband, four magical cats and two adorable dogs. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Fredrick BartonRowing to Sweden: Essays on Faith, Love, Politics and MoviesUNO English Professor and Gambit Weekly film columnist Fredrick Barton’s novels include The El Cholo Feeling Passes, Courting Pandemonium, With Extreme Prejudice and the William Faulkner prize-winning A House Divided. His many awards include a Louisiana Arts Prize, the New Orleans Press Club’s Alex Waller Award and the Louisiana Bar Association’s Stephen T. Victory Award. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Margaret D. BauerUnderstanding Tim Gautreaux (forthcoming)Margaret D. Bauer, author of Understanding Tim Gautreaux, The Fiction of Ellen Gilchrist and William Faulkner's Legacy: "what shadow, what stain, what mark," is the Editor of the North Carolina Literary Review and Professor of English at East Carolina University, where she was named the first Ralph Hardee Rives Chair of Southern Literature in 2004 and one of the ten ECU Women of Distinction in 2007. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Dan BaumNine Lives: Death and Life in New OrleansDan Baum is a former staff writer for The New Yorker and has written for numerous other magazines and newspapers. He lives in Boulder, Colorado. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Alex BeardThe Jungle GrapevineManhattan native Alex Beard is a painter, writer and traveler and grew up among the likes of Andy Warhol, Truman Capote and their Pop World cohorts. Beard studied at the New Orleans Academy of Fine Art and owns a gallery in the French Quarter. In 2006, Beard returned to Manhattan and opened the Alex Beard Studio in SoHo. Alex currently lives in New Orleans and Manhattan with his family. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Lori BentonPanelistLori Benton has worked with children’s books for over thirty years. She has been a library page, bookseller, author wrangler, marketer, and publisher. Her favorite title was "Boss of Coleen," which implies that such a thing was possible. Lori is currently consulting with a mobile device application development company, helping them bring children’s books to the digital space. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Jason BerryUp from the Cradle of Jazz:
|
|
|
|
|
John BeshMy New Orleans, The Cookbook:
|
|
|
|
|
Marcelle BienvenuWings of Paradise: Birds of the Louisiana Wetlandsand Cooking Up a Storm: New Orleans Recipes for Recovery Marcelle Bienvenu writes a weekly food column “Cooking Creole” for The Times-Picayune and has contributed articles to Louisiana Life and Louisiana Cookin’. Bienvenu is the author of Cajun Cooking for Beginners and has coauthored several cookbooks with Chef Emeril Lagasse. Bienvenu is currently teaching at Nicholls State University in the John Folse Culinary Institute. Schedule 2 PM – 2:45 PM Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Bill BlackmonNot Without Honor: The Nazi POW Journal of Steve Carano;
|
|
|
|
|
Roy Blount Jr.Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts, Tinctures, Tonics, and Essences; with Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory |
|
|
|
|
Andrea BollThe Parade Goes on without YouAndrea Boll is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and received her MFA from the University of New Orleans. Andrea and her daughter live in the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans, eight feet below sea level. She is a regular contributor for the online magazine NOLAFugees.com and is a professor of English at Dillard University. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Darrell BourqueModeratorDarrell Bourque is the author of four books of poems: Plainsongs, Burnt Water Suite, The Doors Between Us and The Blue Boat. His newest work, Call and Response: Conversations in Verse was written with Jack B. Bedell. Forthcoming in 2010 is In Ordinary Light: New and Selected Poems. Bourque is the current Louisiana Poet Laureate. Schedule 2:45 PM – 3:30 PM |
|
|
|
|
Patricia BradyLouisiana Women: Their Lives and Times (contributor)Patricia Brady was director of publications at The Historic New Orleans Collection before retiring to write Martha Washington: An American Life. She has published extensively on southern women and American first ladies as well as edited several documentary publications, including two volumes of the papers of Martha Washington’s granddaughter, Nelly Custis Lewis’s Housekeeping Book and George Washington’s Beautiful Nelly. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Rick BraggThe Most They Ever HadRick Bragg is the bestselling author of All Over but the Shoutin’, Somebody Told Me, Ava’s Man and The Prince of Frogtown, for which he has received the 2009 SIBA Award for Nonfiction. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing in 1996 and is the recipient of the 2009 Harper Lee Award for Alabama’s Distinguished Writer of the Year. Schedule 2 PM – 2:45 PM Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Karl BreauxCooking in Cajun CountryKarl Breaux is a French speaking Cajun, born in Lafayette, Louisiana, and has received awards from the governments of France and Louisiana for his efforts to protect the French language. Karl's commitment to the culture of the legally recognized "Acadiana" region of French Louisiana is evident in his efforts to highlight the various historic and eco-cultural destinations. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Sonny BrewerThe Widow and the TreeSonny Brewer is a writer, editor and founder of Over the Transom Bookstore in Fairhope, Alabama. Sonny edits the anthology Stories from the Blue Moon Café. His novels include The Poet of Tolstoy Park, A Sound Like Thunder, Cormac - The Tale of a Dog Gone Missing and The Widow and the Tree. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Ethan BrownShake the Devil Off:
|
|
|
|
|
Anne ButlerThe Pelican Guide to Plantation Homes of Louisiana (editor)Author of a dozen books on Louisiana history and culture, crime, children’s books and cookbooks, Anne Butler has had hundreds of articles published in magazines and newspapers. A resident of St. Francisville, Louisiana, she has a BA from Sweet Briar College, Virginia, and an MA from Humboldt State in California. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
MaryKatherine CallawayPanelistMaryKatherine Callaway is director of the Louisiana State University Press, a position she has held since July 2003. Callaway worked for thirteen years for the Johns Hopkins University Press in Baltimore and London. She also worked for the University of Georgia Press. Ms. Callaway is the sixth director in the LSU Press’s history, overseeing the publication of approximately 85 books per year. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Richard CampanellaBienville's Dilemma: A Historical Geography of New OrleansTulane geographer Richard Campanella is the author of four critically acclaimed books about New Orleans, including the award-winning Geographies of New Orleans and Bienville's Dilemma. His research has appeared in numerous scholarly journals and has been featured on National Public Radio, The New York Times and CBS Evening News. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Bonnie Jo CampbellThe Southern Review (contributor)Bonnie Jo Campbell is the author of the novel Q Road and the story collection Women & Other Animals. She has won the AWP award for short fiction and a Pushcart prize, and she was named a Barnes & Noble Great New Writer. She raises donkeys and practices martial arts in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Schedule 2 PM – 2:45 PM Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Myeshia CarterPerformerMyeshia Carter loves performing for a crowd. She plans to attend Howard University in Washington, D.C., to major in Business Management and also African American Studies. She dreams of being an entrepreneur and also wants to work to help the homeless. Above all, Myeshia is committed to continuing her journey of finding herself. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Wiley Cash"This Louisiana Thing That Drives Me":
|
|
|
|
|
Toni McGee CauseyWhen a Man Loves a WeaponToni McGee Causey is the author of the critically acclaimed “Bobbie Faye” novels—an action/caper series set in south Louisiana; the series was released this summer beginning with Charmed and Dangerous, Girls Just Want to Have Guns, and When a Man Loves a Weapon. Causey has contributed to two anthologies, and recently produced a film titled LA-308. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
William CaverleeAmid the Swirling Ghosts and Other EssaysandMagazine: Oxford American (contributor)William Caverlee is a contributing writer for The Oxford American, where many of the essays in this book first appeared. His essays have also appeared in The Christian Science Monitor and the anthology, The Writer’s Presence. His fiction has appeared in Cimarron Review, Louisiana Literature, The Florida Review and other literary magazines. Schedule 1:45 PM – 2:30 PM Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Jan ChabreckPanelistJan Chabreck is an English teacher in Mandeville, Louisiana. She is a member of the St. Tammany Writers Group. Her stories have been published in The Arkansas Review and Stories from the Blue Moon Café III. She and her husband have three children and seven grandchildren. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Chase ChenevertPerformerCellist and poet Chase Chenevert began writing as a student in WordPlay's in-school programs and has been writing performance poetry for the stage for two consecutive years. Chenevert has won a spot in the All-City Youth Slam Festival both years and represented Baton Rouge in the Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Festival in Washington, D.C., and Chicago. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Bambi L. Ray CochranLouisiana Women: Their Lives and Times (contributor)Bambi L. Ray Cochran is a former museum assistant for the Herman-Grima and Gallier Historic Houses in New Orleans. Her essay in Louisiana Women is based on her master’s thesis, “The Spenser Family and a Century of Change in Louisiana Medicine.” Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Cheré CoenCooking in Cajun CountryAcadiana resident Cheré Coen is the co-author of Cooking in Cajun Country and writes romances under the pen name of Cherie Claire. She teaches creative writing at UL's Continuing Education and Lamar University in Texas. Schedule 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM 3:45 PM – 5 PM Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Maggie CollinsPanelistMaggie Collins lives in New Orleans, Louisiana. She writes about oral and cultural traditions of the Creoles of Southwest, Louisiana. An excerpt from her novel The Curse of the Mulatto, which is based on a folktale, was published in the spring edition of Louisiana Cultural Vistas magazine. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Frances Swayzer ConleyPrez Lives!
|
|
|
|
|
Peter J. CooleyDivine MarginsPeter Cooley is Professor of English and Director of Creative Writing at Tulane. His eight books of poetry are The Company of Strangers, The Room Where Summer Ends, Nightseasons, The Van Gogh Notebook, The Astonished Hours, Sacred Conversations and A Place Made of Starlight. Carnegie Mellon, his publisher, just released his new volume Divine Margins. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Andreé CosbyPanelistAndreé Cosby lives in Mandeville and teaches English at Southeastern Louisiana University where she is chairperson for LA Literati. She is a poetry columnist for St Tammany Parish News and is co-founder of St. Tammany Writers Group. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Brannon CostelloModeratorBrannon Costello is associate professor of English at Louisiana State University, where he teaches and writes about southern literature and comics. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles and of the book Plantation Airs: Racial Paternalism and the Transformations of Class in Southern Fiction, 1945-1971. Schedule 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM |
|
|
|
|
Beth CourtneyModeratorBeth Courtney is President and CEO of Louisiana Public Broadcasting, which comprises Louisiana’s statewide public television network and serves as the state’s educational technology resource center. Courtney was appointed to the board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the Senate in December 2003. Her term on the board expires in 2010. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Moira L. CronePanelistRecipient of the 2009 Robert Penn Warren Award from The Fellowship of Southern Writers, Moira Crone is the author of the novel Period of Confinement and two collections of short stories. Four of her stories have appeared in New Stories from the South: The Year's Best. Her novella, The Ice Garden, won the 2004 William Faulkner/Wisdom Prize. Schedule 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM |
|
|
|
|
Dale CurryNew Orleans Home CookingDale Curry worked as a food editor for The Times-Picayune for twenty years and has written for the Memphis Commercial Appeal, the former Atlanta Constitution and New Orleans States-Item. She has served as the New Orleans correspondent to the Baton Rouge Advocate and State-Times. A member and former president of the Association of Food Journalists, Curry is the food columnist for New Orleans magazine. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Mark F. DeWittCajun and Zydeco Dance Music In Northern California:
|
|
|
|
|
Bill DixonLast Days of Last Island:
|
|
|
|
|
Johnette DowningChef Creoleand Why the Crawfish Lives in the MudJohnette Downing is an internationally recognized singer/songwriter who performs original children’s music inspired by her Louisiana heritage. When not touring the globe performing her “music for children with Louisiana spice,” she resides in New Orleans. She is also the author of My Aunt Came Back from Louisiane, Today Is Monday in Louisiana and Down in Louisiana. Schedule 11 AM – 11:30 AM Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Amy Kirk-DuvoisinModeratorPlaywright Amy Kirk-Duvoisin, a Tennessee Williams Festival board member, former Promotion Manager for Pelican Publishing and presently Marketing Director for the French Market, founded the parade and krewe which have become The Joan of Arc Project, LLC. (www.joanofarcproject.org). Her plays have been produced in New York, Providence, Chicago and San Francisco. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Jay EdwardsOld South Baton Rouge: The Roots of HopeJay Edwards is Professor of Anthropology and director of the Fred B. Kniffen Cultural Resources Laboratory in the department of Geography & Anthropology at LSU. His most recent previous book is A Creole Lexicon: Architecture, Landscape, People. A recent article is “Shotgun: the Most Contested House in American,” published in Buildings and Landscapes (2009), Vol. 16. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Daniel Mark EpsteinLincoln's Men: The President and His Private Secretaries |
|
|
|
|
Marie EtienneConfessions of Bi-Polar Mardi Gras QueenMarie Etienne first book was Storkbites: A Memoir. Her work has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Contra Costa Times and Diablo magazine, among other publications. Etienne is a competitive springboard diver, high school dive coach and a four-time participant of the Oakland A’s Fantasy Baseball Camp. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Freddi Williams EvansPanelistFreddi Williams Evans is the author of three books for young readers: A Bus of Our Own, The Battle of New Orleans: The Drummer’s Story and Hush Harbor: Praying in Secret. She is a recognized scholar and lecturer on Congo Square, and her book for general audiences, Come Sunday: New Orleans’ Congo Square, is forthcoming in 2010. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Ed FalcoJournal: The Southern Review (contributor)Ed Falco is the 2009 recipient of the Robert Penn Warren Prize in Poetry from The Southern Review. His books include In the Park of Culture, a collection of short fictions / prose poems; a collection of hypertext poetry, Sea Island; and several works of fiction, including his most recent novel, Saint John of the Five Boroughs. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Mary Farmer-KaiserLouisiana Women: Their Lives and Times (contributor)Mary Farmer-Kaiser is associate professor of history as well as the James D. Wilson/BORSF Professor of southern studies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She has published several articles on southern African American women in the age of Reconstruction. Her book Freedwomen and the Freedmen’s Bureau: Race, Gender, and Public Policy in the Age of Emancipation is forthcoming from Fordham University Press. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Beth Ann FennellyOpen House |
|
|
|
|
Susan FleetAbsolutionBefore moving to New Orleans in 2001 to write suspense thrillers, Susan Fleet was a Boston-area professional trumpeter and music professor at Brown University and Berklee College of Music. A music historian, she has published short biographies of several musicians and writes about women musicians at www.susanfleet.com. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Kevin FontenotLouisiana Women: Their Lives and Times (contributor)Kevin S. Fontenot is an instructor at Tulane University’s School of Continuing Studies, where he teaches Louisiana and U.S. history. He has published articles on country music history in Country Music Annual and Country Music Goes to War and is co-editor of Accordions, Fiddles, Two Steps, and Swing: A Cajun Music Reader. Schedule 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Joe FormichellaModeratorJoe Formichella’s work has appeared in Grassland Review, Red Bluff Review, Stories from the Blue Moon Café II and Climbing Mt. Cheaha: Emerging Alabama Authors. He is the author of a novel, The Wreck of the Twilight Limited, and three works of nonfiction: Here’s to You, Jackie Robinson; Murder Creek; and Staying Ahead of the Posse. Schedule |
|
James Fox-SmithModeratorJames Fox-Smith is executive editor of Country Roads magazine. Each month Country Roads explores the region's art, music, cuisine, history, people, architecture, outdoor adventures, hidden treasures, myths and legends and fact and fiction. It's his job to make it all make sense. Born in England and raised in Australia, Fox-Smith has lived in Louisiana for fifteen years. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Shannon FrystakLouisiana Women: Their Lives and Times (contributor)Shannon Frystak is assistant professor of African American history at East Stroudsbourg University. She is the author of several articles on female civil rights activists in Louisiana. Her book Our Minds on Freedom: Women and the Struggle for Black Equality in Louisiana, 1924-1967 is just out from LSU Press. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Morgy FugarinoPanelistMorgy Fugarino is married, with two daughters. She teaches third grade and currently lives in Watson, Louisiana. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Herman FuselierModeratorHerman Fuselier is community relations manager for Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Lafayette. A journalist and broadcaster for more than 20 years, Fuselier has covered the southwest Louisiana music scene in newspapers, magazines, radio and television. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Ernest J. Gaines"This Louisiana Thing That Drives Me":
|
|
|
|
|
Marcia Gaudet"This Louisiana Thing That Drives Me":
|
|
|
|
|
Ronald GauthierModeratorRonald M. Gauthier was a life-long resident of New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina forced him to evacuate. He has written three novels, Crescent City Countdown, Prey for Me and Hard Time on the Bayou. Holding an MA in Counseling from Xavier University and a MLIS from Louisiana State University, Gauthier currently resides in Atlanta. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Tim GautreauxLouisiana Writer Award RecipientTim Gautreaux is the author of two short story collections, Same Place, Same Things and Welding with Children, and three novels, The Next Step in the Dance, The Clearing and The Missing. His work has appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, GQ, Harper’s Magazine, Louisiana Cultural Vistas and The New Yorker, among others, as well as in annual volumes of Best American Short Stories and New Stories from the South: The Year’s Best. Schedule 1:45 PM – 2:30 PM Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Phelps GayPanelistPhelps Gay is an attorney and a former president of the Louisiana State Bar Association. Gay has authored several professional and literary articles, including Lincoln's Letter to Colonel Elmer Ellsworth's Parents: A Study in Literary Excellence, published in Lincoln Lore. Earlier this year he delivered a Law Day address at the Louisiana Supreme Court entitled Abraham Lincoln: A Few Remarks about a Real Man. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Lorraine GendronLorraine Gendron: Louisiana Folk ArtistLouisiana folk artist Lorraine Gendron likes to be known as a primitive impressionist. Her artwork is inspired by her love of Louisiana culture and history as well as her spiritual leanings. Gendron has been featured in 20th Century American Folk, Self-Taught, and Outsider Art as well as in Myth, Memory, and Imagination: Universal Themes in the Culture of the South. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Judith F. GentryLouisiana Women: Their Lives and Times (editor)Judith F. Gentry is professor of history at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a cofounder of the Southern Association for Women Historians. She has published scholarly articles on the Civil War, antebellum Louisiana and women’s history, one of which won the Ewing Publication Prize for the best article in the Journal of Southern History. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Gay M. GomezThe Louisiana Coast: Guide to an American WetlandGay M. Gomez is associate professor of geography at McNeese State University. She has served on the board of directors for the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, the Louisiana Ornithological Society and the advisory board for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries' White Lake Wetland Conservation Area. Gomez is also the author of A Wetland Biography: Seasons on Louisiana’s Chenier Plain. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Shelia M. GossSplitsville: The Lip Gloss Chronicles |
|
|
|
|
Charles GramlichWitch of Talera: Book 3 of the Talera CycleCharles Gramlich grew up on an Arkansas farm but moved to New Orleans in 1986 to teach psychology at Xavier University. He’s since sold four novels and numerous short stories, as well as poetry and nonfiction. He currently lives in Abita Springs, Louisiana. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Elaine GrantNo Hero Like HimWhen Elaine Grant was five years old, she decided she wanted to be a writer who illustrated her own books. Two of her four romance novels have been finalists for the prestigious Romance Writers of America RITA award. Elaine has a Creative Writing minor from LSU and is a three-time past president of HeartLa, the Baton Rouge chapter of RWA. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Carol K. HaaseLouisiana's Old State CapitolCarol K. Haase was born and raised in Baton Rouge and graduated from Louisiana State University in 1966 with a B.S. in secondary education. Haase is on the advisory board of the Old State Capitol Associates and the board of managers for the Baton Rouge Woman's Club. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
John Maxwell HamiltonJournalism's Roving Eye:
|
|
|
|
|
Robert W. HastingsThe Lakes of Pontchartrain: Their History and EnvironmentsDr. Robert W. Hastings is the former Director of the Turtle Cove Environmental Research Station on Lake Pontchartrain. He currently works for the Alabama Natural Heritage Program at Auburn University. His research work has appeared in a variety of scientific journals, and his conservation efforts have been recognized with numerous awards. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Jamey HatleyPanelistJamey Hatley was born in Memphis and has an MFA in Creative Writing from Louisiana State University. Her novel-in-progress won the 2006 William Faulkner-William Wisdom Award; it is still in progress. She hopes to write stories that weave history, myth and magic. She makes her home in New Orleans. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Rhodi HawkA Twisted LadderRhodi Hawk has been fascinated by storytelling since her grandmother read to her from Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. Hawk worked as a transcription linguist in US Army intelligence and later made a living as a technical writer during the Internet boom, working on her first novel in the early mornings and at night. She now writes fiction full time. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Dixon HearnePlantatia: High-tone and Low-down Stories of the SouthDixon Hearne’s writing draws greatly from the rich images in his daily life growing up along the graceful river traces in West Monroe, Louisiana. His short stories, essays and poems—many of which have earned awards—appear in numerous magazines, literary journals and anthologies. He is co-editor of two recent anthologies of short fiction. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Maria Hebert-LeiterBecoming Cajun, Becoming American: The Acadian in American Literature from Longfellow to James Lee BurkeOriginally from Thibodaux, Louisiana, Maria Hebert-Leiter continues to study Louisiana literature and Cajun culture while living in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, with her family. She is currently working on an article about the representation of Louisiana swamps in contemporary films and a book about ethnicity in Louisiana detective fiction. Schedule Book Signing Maria Hebert-Leiter's appearance made possible in part through a grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities |
|
|
|
|
Danny HeitmanA Summer of Birds: John James Audubon at Oakley HouseDanny Heitman is an award-winning columnist for The Baton Rouge Advocate and a member of The Advocate’s editorial board. Heitman’s essays have appeared in The New York Times, Smithsonian, The Christian Science Monitor and other national publications. In 2007, Heitman was awarded the Templeton Foundation’s national “In Character Prize” for distinguished commentary on human virtue. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Petra HendryOld South Baton Rouge: The Roots of HopePetra Hendry is the St. Bernard Chapter of the LSU Alumni Association Endowed Professor in the College of Education at the Louisiana State University. She is the author of Subject to Fiction: Women Teachers’ Life History Narratives and the Cultural Politics of Resistance and Pedagogies of Resistance: Women Educator Activists 1880-1960. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
M. H. HerlongThe Great Wide SeaM. H. Herlong lives in New Orleans, Louisiana. The author's four sons inspired this debut novel. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Robert HicksA Separate CountryRobert Hicks has been active in the music industry in Nashville for twenty years as both a music publisher and artist manager. The driving force behind the preservation and restoration of the historic Carnton plantation in Tennessee, he stumbled upon the extraordinary role that Carrie McGavock played during and after the Battle of Franklin. He is the author of The Widow of the South. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
DeAndre HillPerformerDeAndre Hill is a recent graduate of Broadmoor High School. He enjoys playing video games, writing poetry, rapping, playing piano, singing, drawing, and taking naps…long ones. Hill has represented Baton Rouge at the Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival on two consecutive teams. He is currently working and plans on attending Baton Rouge Community College. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Ernest HillSatisfied With Nothin'Ernest Hill was born in Oak Grove, Louisiana. He holds degrees from the University of California at Berkeley, Cornell University and UCLA. He is the author of five novels, including A Life for a Life, Cry Me a River, It's All About the Moon When the Sun Ain't Shining and A Person of Interest. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Charlie HohorstWings of Paradise: Birds of the Louisiana WetlandsCharlie Hohorst, Jr., began hunting at age eight and photographing seriously in 2000. He lives in Lafayette, LA. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Daryl HolmesPanelistDaryl Holmes teaches English at Nicholls State University and is editor of the Louisiana English Journal. She is compiler and publisher for two books, Recipe for Success: A History and Cookbook of the Fletcher Lecture Series and Starting From Scratch: A Cookbook of the Fletcher Lecture Series. Holmes has a chapbook of poetry forthcoming from Chicory Bloom Press. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Skip HorackThe Southern CrossSkip Horack was born and raised in Louisiana, attended Florida State University and practiced law for five years in Baton Rouge. His work has appeared in Epoch, The Southern Review, Narrative and other journals. Horack currently teaches at Stanford University, where he was also a Wallace Stegner Fellow. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Glenda HorstThe Louisiana Seafood Bible: ShrimpGlenda Horst was born and raised in Bayou Sorrell, Louisiana, a small commercial fishing community on the edge of the Atchafalaya Basin. The daughter of a commercial fisherman, she learned the basics of Cajun cooking from her mother and enjoys passing them on. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Jerald HorstThe Louisiana Seafood Bible: ShrimpJerald Horst was a professor of fisheries at Louisiana State University for more than thirty years. He is a member of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. Horst lives with his wife in Franklinton, Louisiana. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Suzanne HudsonModeratorSuzanne Hudson is the author of In a Temple of Trees and In the Dark of the Moon. Her work has appeared in Stories from the Blue Moon Café, volumes I, II and IV; The Alumni Grill; Climbing Mt. Cheaha; A Kudzu Christmas; A State of Laughter; and the upcoming Delta Blues. Her short story collection, Opposable Thumbs, was a finalist for a John Gardner Fiction Book Award. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Alan HuffmanSultana: Surviving the Civil War, Prison, and the Worst Maritime Disaster in American HistoryAlan Huffman is a freelance journalist and the author of the highly acclaimed Mississippi in Africa. He has appeared on numerous NPR shows and has contributed to many publications, including Smithsonian magazine, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times and The Washington Post Magazine. He lives in Bolton, Mississippi. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Samuel C. Hyde, Jr.A Wisconsin Yankee in the Confederate Bayou:
|
|
|
|
|
Juyanne JamesNew Stories from the South: The Year's Best 2009 (contributor)Juyanne James’s first collection of short stories, The Elderberries and Other Stories, is in its final revision. Her short fiction appears in the Louisville Review and is forthcoming in The Southern Review. She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and she is the fiction editor of 94 Creations. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Mary Grey JamesA Tribute to Coleen SalleyBeginning with a French Quarter bookstore, Mary Grey James has been in the book business since the early '70s. A graduate of Loyola, she is currently with Ingram Book Company and also the incoming national president of the Women's National Book Association. It was her two decades in the New Orleans book community, however, that cemented her friendship with Coleen Salley. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Taylor JamesPerformerTaylor James is a seventeen-year- old senior at Episcopal High School. She is a member of the 2009 All City Poetry Slam Team. She has been writing since elementary school and began writing poetry in the seventh grade. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Barb JohnsonMore of This World or Maybe Another: StoriesandMagazine: Oxford American (contributor)Barb Johnson is the fifth recipient of A Room of Her Own Foundation’s $50,000 Gift of Freedom. More of This World or Maybe Another: Stories, is her first book. Schedule 2 PM – 2:45 PM Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Julie KaneJazz FuneralJulie Kane's new poetry book, Jazz Funeral, won the 2009 Donald Justice Poetry Prize. Rhythm & Booze was Maxine Kumin's choice for the National Poetry Series as well as a 2005 Poets' Prize finalist. Kane co-edited Umpteen Ways of Looking at a Possum: Critical and Creative Responses to Everette Maddox, a finalist for the 2007 SIBA Book Prize in Poetry. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Fred KaplanLincoln: The Biography of a WriterFred Kaplan is the author of several biographies, including The Singular Mark Twain; Gore Vidal; Henry James, The Imagination of Genius; Charles Dickens; and Thomas Carlyle, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and was a jury-nominated finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Schedule Book Signing Fred Kaplan's appearance made possible in part through a grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities |
|
|
|
|
Barry D. KeimHurricanes of the Gulf of MexicoA native of Chalmette, Louisiana, Barry D. Keim remembers 1969’s Hurricane Camille. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed his childhood home. He is Louisiana State Climatologist, a professor of geography at Louisiana State University and co-author of New England Weather, New England Climate and Rainfall Frequency/Magnitude Atlas for the South-Central United States. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
J. Gerald KennedyThe Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket and Related Tales (editor)J. Gerald Kennedy is William A. Read Professor of English at Louisiana State University. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Saddi KhaliPanelistSaddi Khali’s writings have appeared in numerous national journals and anthologies, most recently Dark Eros, Beyond the Frontier and Be a Father to Your Child. Khali has played stages from HBO’s Def Poetry to the Apollo Theater’s Salon Series and toured for two years with UPROOTED: The Katrina Project. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Blair KilpatrickAccordion Dreams: A Journey into Cajun and Creole MusicBlair Kilpatrick, a Duke-trained psychologist, is the author of Accordion Dreams, a memoir of her unexpected passion for the Cajun accordion. She is working on her first novel, a mystery. She lives near San Francisco with her fiddler-husband and plays the accordion with the Cajun-Creole band Sauce Piquante. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Brian KinchenThe Long SnapperBorn and raised in Baton Rouge, Brian Kinchen has coached middle school and high school football at Parkview Baptist (2001-2004) and The Dunham School (2005, 2007-Present). Kinchen played football at LSU from 1983-1987 and was drafted to the NFL in 1988 where he played for fourteen years. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Peggy Scott LabordeChristmas in New OrleansPeggy Scott Laborde is the producer and host of Steppin' Out, which airs on WYES-TV in New Orleans. Laborde has received awards from the Press Club of New Orleans, Public Relations Society of America and American Women in Radio and Television. She has also garnered praise for her extensive efforts in conserving the arts and history of New Orleans and is co-author of Canal Street: New Orleans' Great Wide Way. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Wally LambThe Hour I First BelievedWally Lamb’s first two novels, She’s Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True, were #1 New York Times bestsellers, New York Times Notable Books of the Year and featured titles of Oprah’s Book Club. Lamb is also the editor of the nonfiction anthologies Couldn’t Keep It to Myself: Testimonies from Our Imprisoned Sisters and I’ll Fly Away. Schedule NOON – 12:45 PM Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Alison LaneUncle Arnel and the Swamp WitchAlison Lane was inspired by the curiosity of her children to write a series of stories about Uncle Arnel and his family. Growing up in New Orleans, Lane's love for the natural world of Acadiana was accentuated by her husband, Mike Lane, the creator of www.RodnReel.com. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Sarah LanganAudrey's DoorSarah Langan received her MFA in fiction writing from Columbia University. She studied with Michael Cunningham and Richard Russo, both of whom were instrumental to her work. A two-time Bram Stoker winning author of The Keeper and The Missing, she is currently a master’s candidate in environmental toxicology at NYU and at work on her fourth novel. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Greg LangleyInterviewerGreg Langley is a native of Morgan County, Tennessee, and a graduate of the University of Tennessee. He has been a working journalist for twenty-five years and has been books editor at The Advocate, Baton Rouge, since 1997. He lives with his wife and three sons in Denham Springs, Louisiana. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
John LawrenceModeratorJohn H. Lawrence is director of museum programs and head of curatorial collections for The Historic New Orleans Collection. He has contributed to many books, including Haunter of Ruins: The Photography of Clarence John Laughlin. He lives in New Orleans. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Jeanne M. LeibyModeratorJeanne M. Leiby's stories have appeared in Fiction, New Orleans Review, The Greensboro Review and Indiana Review, among others. Her collection of short stories, Downriver, was recipient of the Doris Bakwin Prize. Leiby is an associate professor of English at Louisiana State University and editor of The Southern Review. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Andrea LeiningerSoul Survivor: The Reincarnation of a World War II Fighter PilotAndrea Leininger and her husband currently reside in Lafayette and own a Human Resources consulting business, Accelerated Performance Resources, for which she is a Professional Resume Writer. A renowned ballet teacher, Leininger teaches master classes for dance schools across the country and is currently employed as Ballet Director for Dance Graphics in Lafayette. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Bruce LeiningerSoul Survivor: The Reincarnation of a World War II Fighter PilotBruce Leininger works as both President of Accelerated Performance Resources, a Human Resources consulting company, and as Director of Human Resources for Rotorcraft Leasing Company. He is actively involved in the Louisiana business community, supports workforce development by serving on the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce and is Workforce Readiness Director - Louisiana SHRM Council. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Vince LiCataCocktail: A Play About the Life and HIV Drug Development Work of Dr. Krisana KraisintuVince LiCata is an associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at LSU Baton Rouge. His research focuses on a family of proteins that includes the one targeted by many anti-HIV drugs. He is also an accomplished playwright and has acted in numerous stage plays. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
John W. LowePanelistJohn Lowe is professor of English and comparative literature and director of the Program in Louisiana and Caribbean Studies at Louisiana State University. He is the author or editor of several books, including the forthcoming Faulkner's Fraternal Fury. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Pamela D. LylesDa Cajn Critter Cookbook:
|
|
|
|
|
David MaddenModeratorDavid Madden has published fifty books: novels, historical works and literary criticism. He is Robert Penn Warren Professor emeritus and founding director of the US Civil War Center at LSU. Madden is the Chair of the Louisiana Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission in the Office of the Louisiana Secretary of State, Jay Dardenne. He is also a member of the Advisory Committee for the national Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Kerry MaddenUp Close: Harper LeeKerry Madden is the author of the Maggie Valley Trilogy including Louisiana's Song. Her first novel, Offsides, was a New York Public Library Pick for the Teen Age in 1997. Her book, Writing Smarts, is full of story sparks for young writers. Her newest book, Up Close: Harper Lee, made Booklist's Ten Top Biographies of 2009 for Youth. Madden teaches creative writing at the University of Alabama Birmingham. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Kathryn MagendieTender GracesKathryn Magendie is co-editor of The Rose & Thorn literary e-zine and author of Tender Graces. Her short stories, essays, poetry and amateur photography have been published in online and print publications. Magendie lives tucked in a cove at Killian Knob in the Great Smoky Mountains of western North Carolina. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
John T. MagillChristmas in New OrleansJohn Magill is Curator/Historian at The Historic New Orleans Collection. He has contributed articles to The Historic New Orleans Collection Quarterly, New Orleans Magazine and Louisiana Cultural Vistas magazine. Magill is also the co-author of Canal Street: New Orleans' Great Wide Way. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Louis MaistrosThe Sound of Building CoffinsLouis Maistros is a longtime resident of the New Orleans 8th Ward neighborhood. A former forklift operator and self-taught writer with no formal training, his work has appeared in publications such as The Times-Picayune and the Baltimore City Paper. With his wife Elly, he owns Louie’s Juke Joint, a combination jazz record shop and Vodou botanica. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Michael MaloneFour Corners of the SkyMichael Malone is the author of eleven internationally acclaimed novels, including the bestsellers Handling Sin and The Four Corners of the Sky. Malone has written plays, Emmy-winning television programs, a collection of short stories and two books of non-fiction. His essays have appeared in such magazines and journals as Harper’s, The New York Times, Playboy, Partisan Review and The Wilson Quarterly. He is currently a Professor in the Theater Studies Department at Duke University. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Robert MannInterviewerRobert Mann is the Manship Chair in Mass Communications at the Manship School of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University and is a senior public policy fellow at the school's Reilly Center for Public Affairs. Mann is author of critically acclaimed political histories of the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War. Schedule
|
|
|
|
|
Jeffrey MarxThe Long SnapperJeffrey Marx is The New York Times bestselling author of Season of Life and winner of the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. His new release, The Long Snapper, is his fifth book. Marx is also a popular keynote speaker. He lives in Baton Rouge. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Marc R. MatranaLost Plantations of the SouthBorn in New Orleans, Dr. Marc R. Matrana practices at Ochsner and is an active preservationist and historian. He has published numerous articles and is the author of Lost Plantation: The Rise and Fall of Seven Oaks and Lost Plantations of the South. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Kent MayeuxThree Weeks with Gustav: A Cajun Family, a Capitol City and a Southern State Coping with the Perils of Hurricane GustavKent Mayeux was an assistant district attorney with the East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney’s office before going to work with Support Enforcement Services, Department of Social Services with the State of Louisiana. During hurricanes, the department opens and runs shelters for hurricane evacuees. Mayeux worked numerous shelters during and in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Pearl Amelia McHaneyOccasions: Selected Writings (editor)and Eudora Welty as Photographer (editor)Dr. Pearl Amelia McHaney researches and teaches twentieth-century American prose (fiction, essay, drama) and poetry from an American Studies point of view. While the writings of Eudora Welty are the primary focus of Dr. McHaney's research and publications, she has also written and/or lectured on William Faulkner, Barry Hannah, David Mamet, Alice Munro, Natasha Trethewey and Tennessee Williams. Schedule 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM Book Signing McHaney's appearances are made possible in part through a donation from Michael D. Robinson. |
|
|
|
|
Christina Hendrick MeltonPanelistChristina Hendrick Melton has been honored with the documentary world’s top national and international awards, including the Alfred I. Dupont-Columbia Award for Journalism, the Edward R. Murrow Award, the International CINE Golden Eagle, the Emmy Award, four Telly Awards and numerous film festival awards. Her last three documentaries for LPB have broadcast nationally on PBS. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Ian McNultyModeratorIan McNulty has covered the resurgence of New Orleans's food culture and restaurant scene since Hurricane Katrina as columnist and critic for the city's alt weekly, the Gambit. His first book, A Season of Night, chronicles life in a destroyed portion of New Orleans during the months after the disaster. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Paula MorrisRuined: A Ghost StoryPaula Morris is the author of three novels – Queen of Beauty, Hibiscus Coast, and Trendy But Casual – and a short story collection, Forbidden Cities, all published by Penguin in her native New Zealand. Her first YA novel, Ruined (Point/Scholastic), is a supernatural mystery set in post-Katrina New Orleans, where she teaches at Tulane University. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Robert MullerHurricanes of the Gulf of MexicoA native of northern New Jersey, Robert A. Muller experienced the Great New England Hurricane of 1938. He is a professor emeritus of geography at Louisiana State University, former Louisiana State Climatologist, past director of the NOAA Southern Regional Climate Center at LSU and the co-author of Essentials of Physical Geography Today and Physical Geography Today: A Portrait of a Planet. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Michael MurphyPanelistIn book publishing since 1981, Michael Murphy was a Random House Vice President before becoming the Publisher at William Morrow. In 2007, he formed his own literary agency, Max & Co. Two of his authors, Barb Johnson and Peter Neofotis, are attending this year’s festival. Schedule< 2 PM – 2:45 PM |
|
|
|
|
Thomas NeffPanelistThomas Neff is Professor of Art at Louisiana State University and is the co-editor of Teaching Photography. He has traveled extensively in Italy, Ireland, China and Japan, producing bodies of work that focus on people, landscape and architecture. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Ed NelsonBeyond Peyton Place:
|
|
|
|
|
Peter NeofotisConcord, Virginia: A Southern Town in Eleven Stories
|
|
|
|
|
James NolanStones of the Sky (translator)James Nolan’s latest book, Perpetual Care, won the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Award for best short story collection. He has translated Pablo Neruda’s Stones of the Sky, Jaime Gil de Biedma’s Longing: Selected Poems, as well as the Mexican poets Alberto Blanco and José Emilio Pacheco. Most recently he contributed to the anthology Island of My Hunger: Cuban Poetry Today. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Ted O'BrienPresenterTed O’Brien was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and raised in the Midwest. He spent a number of years in South Florida before settling in New Orleans in 2000. In addition to his eight years as a media escort, he is a bookseller and a writer, first published in 2007 in the anthology New Orleans Noir. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Ted OwnbyThe New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 13: Gender
|
|
|
|
|
Kathy L. PatrickThe Pulpwood Queens' Tiara Wearing, Book Sharing Guide to LifeKathy L. Patrick is the owner of Beauty and the Book, the only hair salon/bookstore in the country. Patrick founded The Pulpwood Queens Book Club, the largest “meeting and discussing” book club in the world, and has appeared on Oprah, Good Morning America and other national television shows. She has also appeared in national publications such as Newsweek and The Wall Street Journal. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Tom PiazzaCity of Refugeand The Oxford American Book of Great Music Writing (contributor)Tom Piazza is the author of the Willie Morris Award-winning novel City of Refuge, the post-Katrina classic Why New Orleans Matters, the Faulkner Society Award-winning novel My Cold War, and the short-story collection Blues and Trouble, winner of the James Michener Award for Fiction. He lives in New Orleans. Schedule 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Faye PhillipsImages of America: Baton RougeFaye Phillips is the Associate Dean of Libraries at Louisiana State University. She joined the LSU Libraries in 1986. Phillips is active with many local organizations and has published articles and books related to Baton Rouge and Louisiana history. Phillips also coauthored Historic Baton Rouge: An Illustrated History with Sylvia Frank Rodrigue. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
John PipkinWoodsburner: A NovelJohn Pipkin currently lives in Austin, Texas, where he has worked as the Executive Director of the Writers’ League of Texas, a non-profit, literary arts organization. He has taught writing and literature at Saint Louis University, Boston University and Southwestern University. Woodsburner is his first novel. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Roosevelt Pitt, Jr.A Day at the 4 Seasons: Finding the IngredientsRoosevelt Pitt, Jr., is co-creator of Food Adventures with Charles the Chef, a book created to help children develop good eating habits. Pitt has been featured in Newsweek, USA Today, Business North Carolina, Fox News and Entertainment Tonight. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Kathy PoriesNew Stories from the South: The Year's Best 2009 (series editor)Kathy Pories earned her B.A. and Ph.D. in English Literature at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She taught in the English Department at UNC and at Elon University before joining Algonquin in 1995. She lives in Durham, North Carolina. Schedule 1 PM – 1:45 PM Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Lawrence N. PowellNew Orleans City Guide: 1938 (introduction)Lawrence N. Powell received his doctorate from Yale University in 1976. He specializes in Civil War and Reconstruction, Southern history, Louisiana history and politics and the Holocaust. From 1998 to 2005 he was also Director of Tulane's Campus Affiliates Program and the Tulane/Xavier National Center for the Urban Community. Schedule 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Joy PrebleDreaming Anastasia:
|
|
|
|
|
Burton N. RaffelCanterbury Tales (translator)Burton Raffel is a translator, poet and scholar whose major translations include Beowulf, Don Quixote, The Red and the Black and Gargantua and Pantagruel. He has also annotated fourteen Shakespeare plays for Yale University Press. He was the Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Arts and Humanities and emeritus professor of English at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette until 2003. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
José P. Ramirez, Jr.Squint: My Journey with LeprosyIn 1968, José Ramirez, Jr., was sent to the national leprosarium in Carville, Louisiana, in a hearse from his home in Texas; and after many years he was “cured with medicine and healed by love.” Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Magdalena RamirezPanelistMagdalena Ramirez rejected the myths about leprosy and the fear from her mother about the illness of her boyfriend to assist with his healing and eventually become his bride. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Christin RankinsPerformerChristin Rankins is a member of Youth Alive, Young Love, Young Life, Praise Team and has twice attended the Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival. She enjoys singing, painting, poetry, theater, and scary movies. She is currently a freshman at Southeastern University studying Performance Arts and Mass Communications. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Daniel RichardPerformerAt eighteen years old, Daniel Richard has already been compared to speakers and activists like H. Rap Brown. Richard views his poetry as the manifestation of a long line of ancient African poets. He intends to help build his community in Baton Rouge and New Orleans through his dynamic ancestral poetry. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Zachary RichardFeuZachary Richard is familiar to most in our area as a singer-songwriter but is also a militant environmentalist and cultural activist and respected poet whose roots are deeply planted in his native Louisiana. In 1996, he founded Action Cadienne, a volunteer organization dedicated to the promotion of the French language and the Cadien/Cajun culture of Louisiana. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Gary RichardsOne Book, One Festival: Same Place, Same Things by Tim GautreauxIn addition to Lovers and Beloveds, Gary Richards has written numerous articles on twentieth- and twenty-first-century southern fiction and drama. Since 2001, Richards has led ten programs in the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities’ Readings in Literature and Culture library program in Orleans and Jefferson parishes. He currently teaches at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Lois RubyThe Secret of Laurel OaksLois Ruby is the author of fourteen books for young people. An ex-librarian, she now writes full-time between speaking to bookish groups, presenting writing workshops and touting literacy and the joys of nourishing, thought-provoking reading in schools around the country. Lois lives in Albuquerque with her sweet husband. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Warwick SabinInterviewerWarwick Sabin is Publisher of The Oxford American magazine and was recently named as one of the 40 most influential figures in magazine publishing by Folio magazine. Previously he was Associate Editor of Arkansas Times after serving as Director of Development for the William J. Clinton Presidential Foundation in Little Rock. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Ruby Pearl SaffireSecond Sluthood:
|
|
|
|
|
Abby SallengerIsland in a Storm: A Rising Sea, a Vanishing Coast, and a Nineteenth Century Disaster that Warns of a Warmer WorldAbby (Asbury) Sallenger received his Ph.D. in Marine Science from the University of Virginia. He’s the former chief scientist of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Center for Coastal Geology and presently leads the USGS storm impact research group. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Thomas D. SchoonoverHitler's Man in Havana:
|
|
|
|
|
Martha SerpasThe Dirty Side of the Storm: PoemsMartha Serpas’s two poetry collections are Côte Blanche and The Dirty Side of the Storm. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Image and the Library of America’s American Religious Poems. A native of Bayou Lafourche, she is on the creative writing faculty of the University of Houston. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Malcolm K. ShumanThe Levee: A Novel of Baton RougeMalcolm K. Shuman was born in Jackson, Mississippi, but spent most of his childhood in Baton Rouge. He holds degrees from LSU, the University of New Mexico and Tulane. He practices contract archaeology in Baton Rouge and has published fifteen novels. He is married, with two children. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Chancelier "xero" SkidmorePresenterChancelier "xero" Skidmore is the Program Manager for Big Buddy Program's WordPlay Teen Writing Project. His staff coordinates in-school and after-school workshops, as well as youth publications and open mic readings. As a spoken word artist competing in national poetry slams, he has twice been ranked 4th in the United States. Schedule 3:45 PM – 5 PM |
|
|
|
|
Fran Cannon SlaytonWhen the Whistle BlowsFran Cannon Slayton graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Virginia and is a former prosecutor and publisher. When the Whistle Blows is her debut novel, a coming of age adventure set against the backdrop of the B&O Railroad, which Kirkus describes as "an unassuming masterpiece." Schedule 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Kay SloanNot Without Honor: The Nazi POW Journal of Steve Carano;
|
|
|
|
|
Marc SmirnoffThe Oxford American Book of Great Music Writing (editor)andMagazine: Oxford American (contributor)Marc Smirnoff is the founder and Editor of The Oxford American: The Southern Magazine of Good Writing and The Oxford American Book of Great Music Writing. He has written for The New York Times Book Review, San Francisco Chronicle Book Review, The Washington Post Book World and others. Schedule 1 PM – 1:45 PM 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Nick SpitzerAmerican Routes: Songs and Stories from the RoadandThe New Encylopedia of Southern Culture: Vol. 12: Music (contributor)Nick Spitzer is producer of the public radio program American Routes and professor of American studies and anthropology at Tulane University. Schedule 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM 3 PM – 3:45 PM Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Jim SpringPanelistJim Spring is a retired U.S. Army colonel who served overseas assignments in Iraq, Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Korea, Thailand and Germany. He is a graduate of Tulane University where he majored in English and played varsity football. He has traveled to about 75 countries and now lives with his wife in his hometown of Denham Springs, Louisiana. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Donna St. CyrThe Secrets of the Cheese SyndicateDonna St. Cyr enjoys life in Baton Rouge, where she has worked as a teacher and school librarian for over twenty years. She is the author of The Secrets of the Cheese Syndicate. Visit St. Cyr on her website, www.donnastcyr.com, for information on her book, school visits and more. Schedule 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Hans SternbergWe Were Merchants: The Sternberg Family and the Story of Goudchaux's and Maison Blanche Department StoresHans Sternberg emigrated from Nazi Germany to Baton Rouge at the age of 1. He was Chairman and Co-CEO (with his brother, Josef) of Goudchaux’s/Maison Blanche department stores, 1965-1992, and is now Chairman and CEO of Starmount Life Insurance Company. Sternberg and his wife have four children and nine grandchildren. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Ned SubletteThe Year Before the Flood: A Story of New Orleansand The World that Made New Orleans: Ned Sublette’s The World that Made New Orleans was selected Book of the Year for 2009 by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities; he is also the author of Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Jeanie ThompsonThe Seasons Bear Us: PoemsJeanie Thompson’s fourth poetry collection is The Seasons Bear Us. Founding executive director of the Alabama Writers’ Forum, she also teaches in the Spalding University Brief Residency MFA Writing Program (Louisville, KY). Thompson has received literature fellowships from the Alabama State Council on the Arts and the Louisiana Arts Council. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Poppy TookerCrescent City Farmer's Market CookbookA culinary activist who has worked tirelessly to promote and preserve the historic food ways of New Orleans, Poppy Tooker is a contributing editor for Hallmark Magazine and a regular columnist for Louisiana Cookin’ and also has written for Fine Cooking. Her on-camera flair has made her a sought-after guest on the Food Network, on the History Channel and in multiple PBS documentaries. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Emily TothMs. Mentor's New and Ever More Impeccable Advice for Women and Men in AcademiaandLouisiana Women: Their Lives and Times (contributor)Emily Toth is professor of English and women’s studies at Louisiana State University and the author or editor of eleven books, including two Kate Chopin biographies, two collections of Chopin’s unpublished writings and the first edition of Chopin’s last story collection. Her monthly Ms. Mentor advice column appears on the Chronicle of Higher Education’s career network site. Schedule 1 PM – 1:45 PM Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Chris TusaDirty Little AngelsChris Tusa’s work has appeared in Connecticut Review, Prairie Schooner, The New Delta Review, Passages North, Spoon River, New York Quarterly, Louisiana Literature, Tar River, StorySouth and others. His debut collection of poems, Haunted Bones, was published in 2006. Dirty Little Angels is his first novel. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Christina VellaPresenterChristina Vella earned a doctorate from Tulane University, where she teaches occasionally. A consultant for the U.S. State Department, she lives in New Orleans and lectures extensively around the country. She is the author of several books, including Intimate Enemies. Her essay on Dorothy Dix is one of two she contributed to Louisiana Women. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Melissa WalkerThe New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture:
|
|
|
|
|
Jerry G. WallsCrawfishes of LouisianaThe author of more than forty books about various animals, including Scorpions and Budgies: A Guide to Caring for Your Parakeet, Jerry G. Walls teaches biology at Louisiana State University, Alexandria. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Susan WeinsteinFeel These Words: Writing in the Lives of Urban YouthSusan Weinstein is Assistant Professor of English at Louisiana State University. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Robin WellsHow to ScoreRobin Wells has written fourteen critically-acclaimed romantic comedies which have been translated into more than a dozen languages. She has won the National Golden Heart Award, two National Readers’ Choice Awards and numerous other awards. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Neil WhiteIn the Sanctuary of Outcasts: A MemoirNeil White is the former publisher of New Orleans magazine, Coast magazine and Coast Business Journal. He is the recipient of over twenty-seven publishing and advertising awards. He currently lives in Oxford, Mississippi, with his wife and children. In the Sanctuary of Outcasts is his first book. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Kathy WhiteheadArt from Her Heart: Folk Artist Clementine HunterKathy Whitehead first saw Clementine Hunter’s work many years before writing about her. She was drawn to the paintings because of their vibrant storytelling and energy. A former elementary teacher, Whitehead is an active member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. She lives in College Station, Texas. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
James WilcoxPanelistJames Wilcox's nine novels include Modern Baptists and Hunk City. His short stories have appeared in The New Yorker and Avenue, and he has reviewed for The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times book reviews. In May 2009 LSU awarded him The Distinguished Research Master of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Schedule |
|
|
|
|
Charles Reagan WilsonThe New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 11:
|
|
|
|
|
Kevin WilsonTunneling to the Center of the EarthandNew Stories from the South: The Year's Best 2009 (contributor)Kevin Wilson is the author of the short story collection Tunneling to the Center of the Earth. His stories have appeared in Ploughshares, Tin House, One Story and elsewhere. “No Joke, This Is Going to Be Painful” is his third story to appear in a New Stories from the South collection. Schedule 1 PM – 1:45 PM Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Mary Ann WilsonLouisiana Women: Their Lives and Times (contributor)Mary Ann Wilson is Professor of English at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette where she was named UL-Lafayette Foundation Distinguished Professor in 2001. She is now the Friends of the Humanities/BORSF Endowed Professor in the Humanities. She has published widely on women writers such as Jean Stafford, Rebecca Wells, Kaye Gibbons and New Orleans writer Grace King. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Nancy WilsonLorraine Gendron: Louisiana Folk ArtistNancy Wilson is a published author of three cookbooks, a history of her parish and now a retrospective on the artwork of her friend Lorraine Gendron. Wilson is the owner of the first company to make Louisiana foods into convenience mixes. Her products are sold under the Mam PaPaul brand name. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Kit WohlNew Orleans Classic Gumbos & SoupsKit Wohl is a writer, designer and artist whose passion for the culinary arts led her to compile Arnaud’s Restaurant Cookbook. She wrote, designed and photographed the Classic Recipes Series, which is being developed in several other markets. Wohl works with chefs, restaurants and hotels across the country as CEO of her firm, Wohl & Company. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Angus WoodwardDown at the End of the River: Short StoriesAngus Woodward is the author of Down at the End of the River: Short Stories. Recent work appears in anthologies from Forest Publications and University of Nebraska Press, and in the Normal School, Sport Literate, and Alimentum. He teaches at OLOL College and lives in Baton Rouge with his wife and children. Schedule Book Signing |
|
Geoff WyssNew Stories from the South: The Year's Best 2009 (contributor)Geoff Wyss’s first novel was Tiny Clubs. His short fiction has appeared in Painted Bride Quarterly, Image, Northwest Review, Mid-American Review and others. His story “Kids Make Their Own Houses” was reprinted in New Stories from the South 2006; his story “Child of God” appears in New Stories from the South 2009. Schedule Book Signing |
|
|
|
|
Reggie Scott Young"This Louisiana Thing that Drives Me":
|
|
|
|
|
Terrence Young, Jr.PanelistTerrence Young, Jr., is a school library media specialist at West Jefferson High School in New Orleans and Adjunct Instructor of Library Science at the University of New Orleans. He is a prolific writer on science and school library issues with articles appearing in many library science journals. He and Coleen Salley were neighbors, friends, joint authors and presenters at national conferences. Schedule |
|
