NEW ORLEANS AREA BOOK EVENTS Sept. 4-18
Thursday, Sept. 5
Allison Alsup:?5:30 p.m., Latter Library, 5120 St. Charles Ave. The author discusses "Foreign Seed." Information here.
Jay Hakes:?6 p.m., Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St. The author discusses and signs "The Presidents and the Planet: Climate Change Science and Politics from Eisenhower to Bush." Information here.
Friday, Sept. 6
Amanda Jones:?6?p.m., Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St. The author, in conversation with Katie Schwarzman of the Tulane First Amendment Law Clinic, launches "That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America."?Information here.
Saturday, Sept. 7
H.H. Portmann:?noon, Barnes & Noble, Premier Center II, 3414 Highway 190, Mandeville. The author discusses and signs "Adios El Jefe!"?Information here.
Alexandra Vasti:?1 p.m., Barnes & Noble, Elmwood Shopping Center, 1200 S. Clearview Parkway, Harahan. The author signs "Ne'er Duke Well."?Information here.
Ashley Cecilia Meyer:?7 p.m., Baldwin & Co., 1030 Elysian Fields Ave. The author, in conversation with Corey Dupree, discusses and signs "The Cottage Witch of Venice." Information here.
Monday, Sept. 9
Coinneach MacLeod:?6?p.m., Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St. The author and baker discusses and signs "The Hebridean Baker at Home."?Information here.
Michael Strecker:?6 p.m., Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St. The author discusses and signs "The Knights of Wade." Information here.
Tuesday, Sept. 10
Boyce Upholt:? 6:30 p.m., Hubbell Library, 725 Pelican Ave., Algiers. The author discusses "The Great River." Information here.
Wednesday, Sept. 11
David Barnouw:?6 p.m., Louisiana Memorial Pavilion, National WWII Museum, 945 Magazine St. The author discusses and signs "The Phenomenon of Anne Frank." Reception to precede at 5 p.m. Information here.
Thursday, Sept. 12
Priyanka Mattoo:?6 p.m., Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St. The author, in conversation with Jami Attenberg, discusses "Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones: A Memoir." Information here.
Wallace "Wallo267" Peeples:?7 p.m., Baldwin & Co., 1030 Elysian Fields Ave. The author discusses and signs " Armed With Good Intentions." Information here.
Saturday, Sept. 14
Rachel M. Marsh: 11 a.m.?Barnes & Noble, Elmwood Shopping Center, 1200 S. Clearview Parkway, Harahan. The author signs "Rougarou Magic."?Information here.
V.I. Davis:?noon, Barnes & Noble, Premier Center II, 3414 Highway 190, Mandeville. The author discusses and signs "Josephine's Tear."?Information here.
Stassi Schroeder:?5?p.m., Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St. The author discusses and signs "You Can't Have It All: The Basic B-tch Guide to Taking The Pressure Off." Ticketed event.?Information here.
Sunday, Sept. 15
Snowden Wright:?4:30 p.m., Blue Cypress Books, 8123 Oak St. The author, in conversation with Adrian Van Young, will discuss "The Queen City Detective Agency," with poet Leona Sevick reading from "The Bamboo Wife." Information here.
Monday, Sept. 16
Dee Kelly Jr.:?6?p.m., Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St. The author, in conversation with Loulan Pitre, discusses "The Malachi Covenant."?Information here.
T.J. Klune:?6 p.m., André Cailloux Center for Performing Arts and Cultural Justice, 2541 Bayou Road. The author discusses "Somewhere Beyond the Sea." Information here.
Melissa Ludtke:?6 p.m., Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St. The author, in conversation with Gwen Thompkins, discusses "Locker Room Talk: A Woman's Struggle To Get Inside." Information here.
Tuesday, Sept. 17
Anne Byrn: 6 p.m., Octavia Books, 513 Oak St. The author, in conversation with Poppy Tooker, discusses "Baking in the American South: 200 Recipes and Their Untold Stories (A Definitive Guide to Southern Baking)." Information here.
Dr. Christie Cognevich:?7 p.m., East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie. The author discusses "Introverts: Insights and Tips for Teenagers." Information here.
Wednesday, Sept. 18
Tripp Friedler: 6 p.m., Octavia Books, 513 Oak St. The author discusses "The Tunnel: A Memoir." Information here.