Books

New Orleans, LA – Readers Judy Walker and Bill Rittenberg talk about their book clubs, Fred Kasten interviews Gregory Button, and Gina Ferrara reads a poem.

By Fred Kasten

New Orleans – Today - on "The Sound of Books" - with Fred Kasten - New Orleans humorist and playwright Bud Faust's new book - "Great Moments in New Orleans History, Volume 2"...

To find out more about Bud Faust - and "Great Moments in New Orleans History, Volume 2" - please click here .

New Orleans – Dr. Patricia Brady discusses her new book, "A Being So Gentle: The Frontier Love story of Rachel and Andrew Jackson." Fred Kasten interviews Richard Campanella about his new book about Abraham Lincoln's flatboat voyages on the Mississippi, and James Nolan reads a poem about a perfect day in New Orleans.

By Fred Kasten

New Orleans – Today - on "The Sound of Books" - with Fred Kasten - the new book by New York Times bestselling author Karen Abbott - "American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare - the Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee"...

To find out more about Karen Abbott and "American Rose" - please click here .

By Fred Kasten

New Orleans – Today - on "The Sound of Books" with Fred Kasten - the new book by New Orleans writer David Lummis - "The Coffee Shop Chronicles of New Orleans - Part 1: A Novel in Three Parts"...

To find out more about David Lummis' reading and signing at Octavia Books on Thursday, January 6, 2011 - at 6 pm - please click here .

We look back at the past literary year in New Orleans with author escort Ted O'Brien, hear a list of 2010's best books and events and a poem by Rodger Kamenetz, as well as Fred Kasten's Sound of Books interview with Rob Verchick.

By Fred Kasten

New Orleans – Today - on "The Sound of Books" - with Fred Kasten - award-winning writer - and Tulane geographer - Richard Campanella's new book - "Lincoln in New Orleans: The 1828 - 1831 Flatboat Voyages and Their Place in History"...

To find out more about Richard Campanella and "Lincoln in New Orleans" - please click here .