Zach Savich

November 19th, 2009

Zach Savich will be doing a reading and signing at 6:00 of “Full Catastrophe Living.”

Review

“The poems of Zach Savich take root in a shape-shifting amalgam of juncture and disjuncture. Their intensely wrought language pleases the mind and troubles the heart as only the genuine article can. ‘Just say the feeling’s been thought.’ That synesthetic turn of phrase signals a remarkably talented and thoughtful search for an idiom honest to time and event. One hardly expects a first book to have such capacity, but this one does.” —Marvin Bell

Diane de las Casas

November 21st, 2009

Diane de las Casas will be signing her latest children’s book, “Madame Poulet and Monsieur Roach” from 2-3:30 pm.

Jacket Description/Flap:
“Hooray! Here is an authentic Louisiana folk tale wonderfully adapted for telling aloud by one of Louisiana’s favorite storytellers. Kids will enjoy singing along as the rascally roaches party while the hard-working hen is away.” —Gale K. Criswell, former children’s services consultant, State Library of Louisiana Quite a long time ago, chickens and cockroaches were the very best of friends. Yet there is a reason why they no longer get along . . . Madame Poulet and Monsieur Roach live in a beautiful home. They have agreed to share their responsibilities and work together. But Monsieur Roach is one lazy bug. Before long, he has Madame Poulet tricked into doing all the work and foraging for all their food while he, the rascally roach he is, spends his days singing and dancing with his creepy-crawly friends. When Madame Poulet comes home early one day to find that her best friend has taken advantage of her, she is furious! Fuming and clucking, she puts an end to her roach problem once and for all.

Karen Ocker

November 28th, 2009

Karen Ocker will be signing “The Ray Nagin Coloring Book” from 1-3. This makes a great Christmas gift for any New Orleanian!

John Besh

December 2nd, 2009

Chef John Besh will be signing his new cookbook, “My New Orleans” at 5:00 pm.

Product Description
My New Orleans will change the way you look at New Orleans cooking and the way you see World-famous chef John Besh. It’s 16 chapters of culture, history, essay and insight, and pure goodness. Besh tells us the story of his New Orleans by the season and by the dish. Archival, four-color, location photography along with ingredient information make the Big Easy easy to tackle in home kitchens. Cooks will salivate over the 200 recipes that honor and celebrate everything New Orleans.

Tom Aswell

December 12th, 2009

Tom Aswell will be signing “Louisiana Rocks” from 11:00-12:30.
Product Description
This fascinating book provides an in-depth study of this state’s contributions to popular music. From New Orleans R&B to Louisiana Hayride rockabilly to zydeco, there can be no doubt that Louisiana musicians were in the forefront of sweeping change. Biographies of key musicians are presented here, along with a look at the state’s independent studios and radio stations that played an important role in the development of rock and roll.

Michael Lewis

March 27th, 2010

Michael Lewis will be signing his latest works from 1-3!