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The Reading Life with Jami Attenberg

By Susan Larson
Published October 27, 2019 at 12:22 PM CDT

This week on The Reading Life: Susan talks with novelist Jami Attenberg, whose new book is “All This Could Be Yours,” her first set in New Orleans. And we’ll have a preview of the Louisiana Book Festival, coming up November 2 in Baton Rouge.

Here’s what’s on tap in the literary life this week:

Here in New Orleans:

  • Todd Elliott discusses and signs his novel, “The Lowerline,” Sunday, October 27, at 2 p.m. at Garden District Book Shop.
  • Jackie Gingrich Cushman appears in conversation with James Farwell discussing her book, Our Broken America: Why Both Sides Need to Stop Ranting and Start Listening, followed by a book-signing, Monday, October 28, at 6 p.m. at Garden District Book Shop.
  • Octavia Books presents Chef Justin Devillier discussing and signing his new cookbook, “The New Orleans Kitchen: Classic Recipes and Modern Techniques for an Unrivaled Cuisine,” Tuesday, October 29, at 6 p.m. at the New Orleans Culinary and Hospitality Institute, 725 Howard Ave. Tickets available at Octavia Books.
  • Claire Fullerton discusses and signs “Mourning Dove” at the meeting of the New Orelans chapter of the Pulpwood Queens Book Club, Tuesday, October 29, at 5 p.m. at Garden District Book Shop.
  • Thomas Bonner Jr., professor emeritus of English at Xavier University, will discuss “Poe, Hawthorne and the Gothic Tradition,” Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.
  • Octavia Books presents Ta-nehisi Coates reading and discussing his first novel, “Water Dancer,” in conversation with novelist Jesmyn Ward, Wednesday, October 30 at 6 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 6227 St. Charles Ave. Tickets are available at Octavia Books.
  • Celeste Norris discusses and signs "Cajun by Blood: A Thibodaux Family Story," Wednesday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.
  • Poppy Tooker, whose most recent book is “Drag Queen Brunch,” will discuss the haunted restaurants of New Orleans, Wednesday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.
  • Paula Munier discusses and signs “Blind Search: A Mercy Carr Mystery,” Sunday, November 3, at 2 p.m. at Garden District Book Shop.
  • And coming up, it’s time for Improv NOLA: A Festival of Ideas, which takes place November 3, then picks up again November 8-10., Jules Feiffer and Michael Pollan, are the headliners, and there are many other writers to meet as well. Check out improvconferencenola.com for tickets and the complete schedule.
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Susan Larson
The Reading Life in 2010, Susan Larson was the book editor for The New Orleans Times-Picayune from 1988-2009. She has served on the boards of the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival and the New Orleans Public Library. She is the founder of the New Orleans chapter of the Women's National Book Association, which presents the annual Diana Pinckley Prizes for Crime Fiction.. In 2007, she received the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities lifetime achievement award for her contributions to the literary community. She is also the author of The Booklover's Guide to New Orleans. If you run into her in a local bookstore or library, she'll be happy to suggest something you should read. She thinks New Orleans is the best literary town in the world, and she reads about a book a day.
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