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Marcel Giraud’s Definitive Histories of French Louisiana
Over the course of half a lifetime, one meticulous French scholar laid a firm foundation for all future researchers of colonial Louisiana
— By John S. Sledge
Review – Political Animal: The Life and Times of Stewart Butler
In this new book, New Orleans historian and author Frank Perez delves into the fascinating life of the late LGBT+ activist, a man both driven and influential.
– by Clayton Delery
Poet on the Levee: Walt Whitman’s New Orleans
In this new book, amble through 1850s New Orleans with an itinerant journalist who would become one of the country’s most beloved poets.
— John S. Sledge
"They Called Us River Rats"
A fascinating new book by long-time resident Macon Fry explores life along the last batture community in New Orleans.
The Sound of the Sea: A Review
​"Money before coin, jewelry before gems, art before canvas": This delightful new book by environmental writer Cynthia Barnett explores the fascinating world of seashells.
Two Blondes and a Buccaneer
A North Carolina mother and daughter claim Jean Laffite faked his death and lived to a ripe old age in the Tar Heel State.
A Rousing New Anthology: The Gulf South
Even regional literary connoisseurs are likely to discover new favorites in the first powerhouse anthology of Gulf Coast environmental writing, edited by Tori Bush and Richard Goodman.
Stars Taking Up Collections
When a young writer lands a bit part in A Streetcar Named Desire, he steps onstage and is instantly transported into the passionate world of Tennessee Williams.
George Washington Cable: A Writer with Charm, Grace, and a Touch of Fire
​More than 150 years since its publication, George Washington Cable’s Old Creole Days remains an essential New Orleans read.
Braided with Taste
Food, culture and memories are woven together into this extraordinary cookbook, revealing the heart of chef Melissa Martin.
New Gálvez Biography Charts a Remarkable Life
The general and governor of Spanish Louisiana who's been "grossly overlooked by mainstream history in the United States" is the subject of a new book, Bernardo de Gálvez: Spanish Hero of the American Revolution by Gonzalo M. Quintero Saravia.
New Salon Series Continues Literary Legacy
New Salon Series Continues Literary Legacy: The literary salon tradition continues with an online twist, thanks to an innovative partnership between the Tennessee Williams Festival and the Beauregard-Keyes House.
-Christy Lorio
"Lafitte the Pirate" Turns 90
​In 1930, French Quarter resident Lyle Saxon cooked up a savory gumbo of fact and fiction that's become a New Orleans classic.
- by John Sledge
Tennessee Williams and the French Quarter
Tennessee Williams and the French Quarter: A look at the famous playwright's complex and lifelong relationship with the neighborhood where he brought "A Streetcar Named Desire" into being.
​- by Richard Goodman
Faulkner House Books: The Next Chapter – A Conversation with Joe DeSalvo
Faulkner House Books: The Next Chapter – A Conversation with Joe DeSalvo: The carefully considered passing of the torch at this legendary French Quarter bookstore insures the literary light will continue to burn.
- by Scott Naugle
- photos by Ellis Anderson
Strong as the Currents
Meet the hardy folk who ply the waters of the country's "last frontier" in Melody Golding's new book Life Between the Levees.
by Scott Naugle
photos by Melody Golding
Sweet Tea and Miss Geraldine
A summer afternoon quest for caffeine in the Quarter nets an old book, a new friend, and a gander at 300 naked people riding bicycles.
- by Nan Parati