The 2025 Louisiana Book Festival will be held on Saturday, November 1.
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Rien Fertel

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Rien Fertel is the author of four books, including, most recently, Brown Pelican. He currently reviews books for the New Orleans Times-Picayune/Louisiana Advocate.

 

Schedule

11:30 am to 12:30 pm

State Capitol, House Committee Room 2

Thicker than Oil: Louisiana Novels on Disaster, Community, and Family

with Joselyn Takacs, Sharon J. Wishnow, and moderator Rien Fertel

Moderator