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Saturday, August 11, 2018
Saturday, August 04, 2018
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Thursday, August 02, 2018
Only remnants of the old world exist in the new one, which awaits the arrival of the Sankofa children to restore the "Divine Balance."
Saturday, July 28, 2018
Kimberla Lawson Roby has brought this family full circle, and now she's saying farewell.
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In Helen Hoang’s debut novel "The Kiss Quotient," econometrist Stella Lane has found success in business. She lives a stable, regular life.
Saturday, July 21, 2018
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Saturday, July 14, 2018
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Saturday, July 07, 2018
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Saturday, June 30, 2018
"Creoles of South Louisiana: Three Centuries Strong" by Elista Istre, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press, $29.95, 335 pages, softcover
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Saturday, June 23, 2018
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Saturday, June 16, 2018
“Pistols and Politics: Feuds, Factions, and the Struggle for Order in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes, 1810-1935” by Samuel C. Hyde Jr., LSU Press, $27.95, paperback
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Saturday, June 09, 2018
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Saturday, June 02, 2018
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Saturday, May 26, 2018
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Monday, May 21, 2018
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.”
Saturday, May 19, 2018
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Saturday, May 12, 2018
"The Tannells' Family Secret" by Lashonda Beauregard, independently published, $7.99 (ebook $2.99), 42 pages, paperback
For the second time in three years, McKinley High School's team won top honors April 28 at the 2018 ALL CITY Teen Poetry Slam Festival.
Entries for the 12th annual Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence are due by Aug. 15.
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Saturday, May 05, 2018
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Saturday, April 28, 2018
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Saturday, April 21, 2018
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Friday, April 20, 2018
"A World in Yellow Leaf" by Andrew King, iUniverse, $13.99, 107 pages, softcover
Saturday, April 14, 2018
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The Southeastern Louisiana Writing Project at Southeastern Louisiana University is accepting applications for its Invitational Summer Institute in Teaching Writing.
Thursday, April 12, 2018
“I was the girl in the restaurant reading, in a corner of the sofa at the party or at the play rehearsal with a book,” Iris Cohen recalls of her French Quarter upbringing. “It was an artistic, bohemian environment, and there weren’t many kids around.”
Saturday, April 07, 2018
"Afflicted: Book One of the RTX Chronicles" by Michael B. Hinton and Sherry R. Melancon, Zephinky Publishing LLC, $14.99, 372 pages, paperback
In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Louisiana Center for the Book will host the eighth annual "Just Listen to Yourself: The Louisiana Poet Laureate Presents Louisiana Poets" program.
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Saturday, March 31, 2018
Louisiana students in third through 12th grade have voted, and their favorite books include one following the adventures of two hilarious pranksters, a graphic novel exploring the awkward middle school years and a young adult fantasy/dystopia read…
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Editor's Note: "Louisiana Literature" highlights recently published books from area authors.
Saturday, March 24, 2018
Poet Laureate of the United States Tracy K. Smith will visit Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond on Monday as part of the university’s Common Read program.
Baton Rouge
Saturday, March 17, 2018
Kate Moore has done what might seem the impossible: Written about a scientific, historical event and made it engaging and reader-friendly. And a best-seller.
"Breaking Vases" by Dima Ghawi, Epic Author Publishing, $18.95, 234 pages, paperback
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Saturday, March 10, 2018
Editor's Note: "Louisiana Literature" highlights recently published books from area authors.
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Saturday, February 24, 2018
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Thursday, February 22, 2018
Baton Rouge-based poet Dylan Krieger was 16 years old when she gave her first public reading. She had won a contest for high-school-age writers and was excited to drive from her then-South Bend, Indiana, home to Knox College in Illinois for the event.
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
The East Baton Rouge Parish Library system is celebrating its One Book One Community selection with a free launch party at 6 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Main Library.
Saturday, February 17, 2018
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