The 2025 Louisiana Book Festival will be held on Saturday, November 1.
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Michael Strecker

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Michael Strecker is the author of the comedic New Orleans-based novel The Knights of Wade, which has garnered rave reviews from Vanity Fair to The Times-Picayune. His short fiction has been selected twice as a Tennessee Williams Festival finalist and has appeared in leading literary journals. He is also an award-winning stand-up comedian and author of several acclaimed children’s books. He lives in the New Orleans area with his wife and two children.


Schedule

11:15 am to 12:15 pm

State Capitol, House Committee Room 3

Tickling Your Funny Bone: Humorous Fiction

with C.E. O'Banion, Michael Strecker, and moderator David Armand

 

12:30 pm to 1:15 pm

Cavalier House Books Tent

Book Signing

The Knights of Wade

In this comedic novel set in New Orleans in the late 1980s, an inveterate lottery player will risk everything―except gainful employment―to strike it rich. Filled with local-flavored humor, it features engaging, unforgettable characters and a unique plot that offers insights into fate, faith, and the vagaries of life.