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SUMMARY:The Storms We Carry: Katrina & Rita
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Parleaux Beer Lab for a special reading featuring contributors to Hurricanes Katrina & Rita at 20: An Anthology of Poetry and Art. \n\n\n\nThis collection brings together poetry and art that reflect on loss\, memory\, resilience\, place\, and the many ways we carry history with us. Hear directly from contributing writers and artists as they share their work and perspectives on the lasting impact of Katrina and Rita. This evening is an opportunity to listen\, remember\, reflect\, and honor the voices that continue to tell our stories. \n\n\n\nReaders include:Mona Lisa SaloyJose Torres TamaValentine PierceAndy YoungBeverly RainboltMichelle NicholsonShelly RodrigueDennis FormentoMark Folse \n\n\n\nHurricanes Katrina & Rita at 20 will be available for purchase during the event along with a a collection of carefully curated books.
URL:https://bookbanterbooks.com/event/hurricane-katrina-rita-reading/
LOCATION:Parleaux Beer Lab\, 634 Lesseps St\,\, New Orleans\, Louisiana\, 70117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Signing,Pop-up,Reading
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SUMMARY:Pop-Up at Marigny Market
DESCRIPTION:We’re popping up at the Marigny Market! \n\n\n\nCome out and browse a handpicked selection of books curated specifically for this event\, all alongside beloved local farmers and makers. Grab some honey for your toast\, veggies for your dinner and a book or two for your weekend. \n\n\n\nWhether you’re looking for your next great read or just want to talk books\, stop by and say hi.
URL:https://bookbanterbooks.com/event/pop-up-at-marigny-market-18/
LOCATION:Marigny Market\, 2624 Burgundy Street\, Louisiana\, 70117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Pop-up
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SUMMARY:Book Banter Featuring Lauren Rhoades
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a lively conversation with Lauren Rhoades\, a writer\, editor and grantmaker whose debut book\, Split the Baby was released in 2025. Host\, Rayna Nielsen will talk with Lauren about her connection to the south\, her memoir\, her upcoming projects and more. \n\n\n\nWatch the live stream on YouTube Thursday\, September 4 at 6pm central. \n\n\n\n\nTune in!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“…Split the Baby is an ethically generous memoir\, told with compassion and grace\, in which Rhoades shows us what it feels like to inhabit a body divided.” – Mary Miller\, author of Biloxi and Always Happy Hour \n\n\n\nLauren Rhoades retells her experience of growing up caught between two conflicting homes run by equally strong women: a fervently Catholic stepmother and a deeply sensitive Jewish mother. \n\n\n\nUltimately\, this debut memoir-in-pieces is a thoughtful story of learning to become whole again. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLauren Rhoades\n\n\n\nLauren Rhoades is a writer\, editor\, and grantmaker living in Jackson\, Mississippi. Originally from Denver\, Colorado\, Lauren has served with AmeriCorps\, started Mississippi’s first fermentation company\, and helmed the Eudora Welty House & Garden. She is now director of grants at the Mississippi Arts Commission and a host of MPB’s The Mississippi Arts Hour. In 2022\, Lauren founded Rooted Magazine\, an online publication dedicated to telling unfiltered stories about what it means to call Mississippi home. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the Mississippi University for Women. Split the Baby is her first book.
URL:https://bookbanterbooks.com/event/book-banter-featuring-lauren-rhoades/
CATEGORIES:Book Banter,Virtual
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SUMMARY:PRIVATE - Pussyfootin' Page Turners Bookclub
DESCRIPTION:We host a private bookclub for the Pussyfootin’ Page Turners.
URL:https://bookbanterbooks.com/event/private-pussyfootin-page-turners-bookclub-4/
CATEGORIES:Bookclub
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SUMMARY:PRIVATE - Pussyfootin' Page Turners Bookclub
DESCRIPTION:We host a private bookclub for the Pussyfootin’ Page Turners.
URL:https://bookbanterbooks.com/event/private-pussyfootin-page-turners-bookclub-5/
CATEGORIES:Bookclub
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