The man who introduced designer Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel to America in 1913 was from Lafayette (then called Vermilionville), and he had a fashion career of his own. Henri Bendel had a h…
"Seraphim" by Joshua Perry, Melville House Publishing, 272 pages
“Sky Full of Elephants: A Novel", Simon and Schuster, 304 pages, Releases Sept. 10
“Beautiful Dreamers” by Minrose Gwin, Hub City Press, 285 pages
"Pearce Oysters" by Joselyn Takacs, Zibby Books, 384 pages
Mom and former litigation consultant Shelby Van Pelt took the publishing world by storm with her debut novel “Remarkably Bright Creatures” in 2022. The story centers around a curmudgeonly octo…
“Seasons at Lakeside Dairy: Family Stories from a Black-Owned Dairy, Louisiana to California and Beyond”
Acclaimed author Alka Joshi will speak at 10 a.m. Aug. 24 at the East Baton Rouge Main Library at 7711 Goodwood Blvd., in Baton Rouge. The author of the Jaipur Trilogy, including her debut nov…
Belle Adelman-Cannon had a “zest for life,” their father, the author and professor C.W. Cannon, writes in the afterword to “Every Time They Call Me She.”
Red Stick Reads, the only local independent bookstore in Baton Rouge is getting a new location soon, but don’t worry, it will still be in Mid City — this time at the corner of Steele Boulevard…
At the heart of Allison Alsup’s debut novel, “Foreign Seed,” is an exquisitely rendered narrative sleight of hand.
Review of “Devoured: The Extraordinary Story of Kudzu, the Vine That Ate the South,” by Ayurella Horn-Muller; LSU Press; 255 pages
Jelly Roll Morton was an American character so outrageous, that only he could have invented himself.
Stretching from the northshore of Lake Pontchartrain to Florida’s Panhandle, the West Florida region is a place Louisianans have flocked to for centuries.
“Into the Quiet and the Light: Water, Life, and Land Loss in South Louisiana” by Virginia Hanusik, Columbia Books on Architecture and the City, 184 pages
We asked folks in our newsrooms to recommend books they loved that they wished more people would read. Here are some of their recommendations:
Shreveport author Jennifer Moorhead took the advice of "Write what you know" to heart when crafting her first novel, "Broken Bayou."
To research his new book, “nature critic” Boyce Upholt got to know the Mississippi River up close and personal. He paddled much of the lower river, primitive camped along its shores and island…
In the new children's book, "The Dawson Legacy," author Kevin McQuarn tells young readers the story of John S. Dawson — and how his name is forever etched in West Feliciana Parish history, spe…
Barbara Barnes Sims will speak on “Sun Records and the Birth of Rock ‘n' Roll” at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bluebonnet Branch Library, 9220 Bluebonnet Blvd., conference room 2.
Finding the right book to read at the right time or the right place is a thing of beauty. Lately, I've been on the hunt for the perfect beach read, for you, dear reader. (In the interest of jo…
Steeped in history as rich as the air is thick, Louisiana is a challenging place to understand. Gaining a better understanding of the Bayou State can be a tall order for newcomers and long-tim…
"The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi" by Boyce Upholt, W.W. Norton, 352 pages
“Insatiable City: Food and Race in New Orleans” by Theresa McCulla, University of Chicago Press, 352 pages
What do a Casio keyboard and a Nordic Ware cake pan have in common?
“The Limits of the Lost Cause: Essays on Civil War Memory,” by Gaines M. Foster; LSU Press; 261 pages
The little bell on the door at Cottonwood Books would ring every time a customer walked through the entrance. If owner Danny Plaisance was in the back of the store, he would race to the front …
"The Fortunate Unfortunates: The Jewish Orphans Home of New Orleans" by Marlene Trestman; LSU Press, with the assistance of the V. Ray Cardozier Fund and the Mike and Ayan Rubin Endowment for …
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