Hello there!  Jori here with Alexander Books, whe...
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Hello there!  Jori here with Alexander Books, where we foster community and education through a shared love of stories!  Alexander Books Owners from Left to Right: Alexis Romero Premeaux, Will Premeaux, Camille Carloss Simon, Jori Bercier, and Dylan Simon We are grateful to Chere and her generosity in sharing her blog space with us. We hope we can live up to her legacy! At Alexander Books, we hope to use this space as a platform to discuss great stories, essential community efforts, and Alexander Book's happenings.  These efforts can take many forms, but we can't wait for this new a ..read more
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Changing of the Guard
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Dear Readers, It’s been 15 years since I started Louisiana Book News and I’ve loved every minute writing about the state’s amazing authors, books and literary events. But, it’s time to pass the torch and the folks at Alexander Books in Lafayette have asked to take over the blog. This literary landmark in Lafayette was owned by Gary and Barbara Alexander since 1989, but Jori Bercier, Dylan and Camille Simon and Alexis and Will Premeaux have purchased Alexander Books and moved the adorable bookshop to Johnston Street where they’re offering a literary hub. It’s an exciting advancement ..read more
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Words & Music Festival looks at 'Mapping Change'
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Words and Music: A Literary Feast in New Orleans will offer four days of celebrating the arts in New Orleans Nov. 21-24, 2019. This year's theme, "Mapping Change," encourages writers to explore how the arts can serve as vehicles for social justice. Through presentations on literature, music, film, and history, the festival will examine past and present changes in New Orleans. Festival highlights include: ·      A Keynote presentation by Joshua Jelly-Shapiro ·      A Keynote presentation by DaMaris Hill in conversation with Maurice Carlos Ruffin ·      A historical tour by Malik Ba ..read more
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Next year's Louisiana literary festivals
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New Orleans Book Festival March 19-21, 2020 Tulane University, New Orleans https://www.facebook.com/nolabookfest/ The Festival will include both fiction and non-fiction authors in readings, panel discussions, symposia and keynote speeches, plus serve as an outlet for authors and readers to interact with each other in one of the most vibrant and culturally diverse cities in the world. Festival events will take place on Tulane’s uptown campus, and there will be multiple activities throughout the weekend: panel discussions, keynote lectures, book fairs and workshops. Each day will have at leas ..read more
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More than 250 authors scheduled to appear at the 16th annual Louisiana Book Festival
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The 16th Annual Louisiana Book Festival gathers more than 250 authors and presenters from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, in downtown Baton Rouge’s Capitol Park with events and programming in the Louisiana State Capitol, State Library of Louisiana, Capitol Park Museum, Capitol Park Event Center, and in tents on neighboring streets. There will be more than 100 programs offered throughout the day, followed by book signings in the Barnes & Noble tent, where featured titles will also be available for purchase. The festival begins with State Librarian Rebecca Hamilton honoring 2019 Louis ..read more
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Louisiana's annual Festival of Words bringing three acclaimed writers to Grand Coteau Nov. 1-2
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The Festival of Words gathers three nationally recognized authors — Novelist Yuri Hererra, Spoken Word Poet Donney Rose and Poet Tyler Robert Sheldon — for two days of memorable events Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1 and 2, 2019, in Grand Coteau. The festival will include creative writing workshops in community centers and public schools, a community stage for open mic, “Drive-by Poetry” in grocery stores, boutiques and restaurants and opportunities for people to interact with authors. Friday night’s event takes place at Chicory’s Caf頩n Grand Coteau featuring a poetry presentation by Tyler Rob ..read more
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Grab a Louisiana book this fall!
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Looking for a good fall read? Here’s some new releases to choose from… First, I have to brag, the fifth book in my Viola Valentine paranormal mystery series, “Give Up the Ghost,” hit online bookshelves Oct. 13. I will be discussing this book and “Ghost Trippin’,” the fourth book in the series, at the Louisiana Book Festival on Nov. 2 in Baton Rouge. But you can find my ebooks at all online stores and paperbacks at Amazon. UL Press and the Center for Louisiana Studies have just released “O Malheureuse: French Writing by Louisiana Women,” edited by Ashlee Wilson Michot and featuring the w ..read more
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Cookbook review: Let's Party at Mulate's
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In 2006, Monique Boutté Christina, daughter of Mulate’s founder Kerry Boutté, published a cookbook featuring “The Original Cajun Restaurant’s” recipes. Aptly titled “Recipes from Mulate’s,” the cookbook contained some of the restaurant’s popular dishes, such as catfish Mulate’s and crawfish corn macque choux. At the time, Christina and her husband, Murphy, ran the New Orleans Mulate’s restaurant while her father and his wife Tiffa contributed to public relations. The original restaurant in Breaux Bridge, known for its nightly Cajun and zydeco music, passed out of the family’s hands and the ..read more
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Author, birder Lima discusses joys of birding
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Marybeth Lima, author of “Adventures of a Louisiana Birder” (LSU Press), will discuss the book and explain the joys of birding at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon. Metairie. This event is co-sponsored by the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival, an annual five-day literary festival that occurs in the city of New Orleans each spring. The book showcases how one woman goes from casual observer to obsessive bird nerd as she traverses Louisiana’s avian paradise. In “Adventures of a Louisiana Birder,” readers follow Lima across her adop ..read more
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Spizer discusses Beatles return to Abbey Road
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--> Bruce Spizer, a Louisiana lawyer and expert on The Beatles, will discuss his new book, “The Beatles Get Back to Abbey Road,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie. In January 1969, the Beatles abandoned the familiar confines of EMI Studios on Abbey Road by rehearsing at Twickenham Film Studios and recording an album's worth of songs in the basement and on the roof of Apple’s Seville Row headquarters. The Beatles began recording sessions with three different producers—Glyn Johns, George Martin and Chris Thomas alternating at ..read more
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