Literary New Orleans
October 2018 Events
Wednesday the 3rd
Brendan Lorber and Holly Iglesias read for Blood Jet Poetry Series, The Dragonfly, 8 PM
Holly Iglesias at Blood Jet Poetry Series
Thursday the 4th
Tena Clark discusses and signs her book, Southern Discomfort: A Memoir, Garden District Book Shop, 6 PM
Friday the 5th
Erin and Ben Napier discuss and sign their book, Make Something Good Today, Garden District Book Shop, 6 PM
Donna Masini and Megan McHugh read for RM220 and The Waves Reading Series, Antenna Gallery, 7 PM
Monday the 8th
Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Club meets, Tubby & Coo’s Mid-City Book Shop, 6 PM
Donna Masini at RM220
Saturday the 6th
Women’s National Book Association of New Orleans hosts “The 2018 Pinckley Prizes in Crime Fiction,” The George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Sunday the 7th
Poetry Night, Maple Leaf Bar, 3 PM
Tuesday the 9th
Dacre Stoker and J.D. Barker discuss and sign their book, Dracul, Garden District Book Shop, 6 PM
The Moth StorySLAM. The theme is “Disguises,” Cafe Istanbul, 7 PM
Wednesday the 10th
Alex Beard discusses and signs his book, The Lying King, Octavia Books, 5 PM
Aaron Mahnke discusses and signs his book, The World of Lore: Dreadful Places, Garden District Book Shop, 6 PM
Thursday the 11th
Garden District Book Shop Club meets to discuss Jesmyn Ward’s Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel, Garden District Book Shop, 6 PM
Sunday the 14th
Brandi Perry discusses and signs her book, Splintered, Garden District Book Shop, 2 PM
Poetry Night, Maple Leaf Bar, 3 PM
Tuesday the 16th
Lavinia Spalding discusses and signs her book, The Gospel of Trees, Garden District Book Shop, 6 PM
Thursday the 18th
Kiese Laymon discusses and signs his book, Heavy: An American Memoir, Garden District Book Shop, 6 PM
Kiese Laymon at Garden District Book Shop
Friday the 19th
Congressman Bob Livingston discusses and signs his book, The Windmill Chaser, Garden District Book Shop, 6 PM
Sunday the 21st
Poetry Night, Maple Leaf Bar, 3 PM
Tuesday the 23rd
Michael Allen Zell discusses and signs his book, City Krystal Soulman, Garden District Book Shop, 6 PM
Wednesday the 24th
Rien Fertel discusses and signs his book, Drive-By Truckers’ Southern Rock Opera, Garden District Book Shop, 6 PM
Thursday the 25th
Poppy Tooker discusses and signs her book, Pascal’s Manale Cookbook: A Family Tradition, Garden District Book Shop, 6 PM
Maurice Carlos Ruffin and Rita Bullwinkel read for Dogfish Reading Series, 2448 N. Villere Street, 7 PM
Sunday the 28th
Poetry Night, Maple Leaf Bar, 3 PM
Community Book Center Author Signing featuring Stephanie A. Wynn with her book, Readi- Set Go! A Simple Guide to Establishing a Successful Small Business, and Charles Price with his book If You Want More Get More, Community Book Center, 3 to 5 PM
Sunday the 2nd
Poetry Night, Maple Leaf Bar, 3 PM
Monday the 3rd
Poetry on Poets Open Mic, Cafe Istanbul, 9 PM
Tuesday the 4th
Alex Beard discusses and signs his book, The Lying King, Octavia Books, 6 PM
Sunday the 9th
Poetry Night, Maple Leaf Bar, 3 PM
Tuesday the 11th
The Moth StorySLAM. The theme is “Education,” Cafe Istanbul, 7 PM
Wednesday the 12th
Garden District Book Shop Club meets to discuss Patrick Suskind’s Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Garden District Book Shop, 6 PM
Saturday the 15th
W. Scott Griffies, M.D. presents lecture, Tennessee Williams’ Emotional Suffering and Insights from ‘A Streetcar Named Desire,’ Xavier University’s Convocation Center Annex Room 111, 10 AM to 12 PM
Sunday the 16th
Poetry Night, Maple Leaf Bar, 3 PM
Monday the 17th
Keith O’Brien discusses and signs his book, Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied all Odds and Made Aviation History, Octavia Books, 6 PM
Tuesday the 18th
Gabriela Alemán discusses and signs her book, Poso Wells, Garden District Book Shop, 6 PM
Thursday the 20th
Nancy Reddy and Analicia Sotelo read for Dogfish Reading Series, 2448 N. Villere Street, 7 PM
Sunday the 23rd
Poetry Night, Maple Leaf Bar, 3 PM
Sunday the 30th
Poetry Night, Maple Leaf Bar, 3 PM
And don’t forget to tune into The Reading Life with Susan Larson!
The Indefatigable Susan Larson
