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Forthcoming books Reflections

Pre-writing a Biography

What to do before you start drafting your life story—or someone else’s

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Marginalia/just for fun Reflections

Women’s History Month Roundup

The women we read and love. . .

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Partners Reflections

Bookstore Cats and Living in a New (Old) City

Bookstore cats are good for the soul 🙂

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Marginalia/just for fun Reflections

Staff Summer Reading Roundup

Or, How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Summer Reading

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Lagniappe Printed books

Depths As Well As Distances

On the heels of yesterday’s celebration of fathers, here is Kalamu ya Salaam’s loving and thoughtful tribute to his friend, collaborator, and mentor, Tom Dent. This poem is one of the many gems in Salaam’s 2021 collection Cosmic Deputy, available here. Featured image by Richard Mortel, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

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Forthcoming books Printed books

My Summer Reading List

Diving back into the literary pool

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Events Reflections

In Memoriam: Bernard Pearce

We remember the brilliant Bernard Pearce. May he rest in power.

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Marginalia/just for fun Reflections

Book Birthdays!

All of the Love of Regular Birthday Parties With No… Well… Fewer Tears

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Events Printed books Reflections

When Poetry Comes to Life

Honoring three I AM NEW ORLEANS poets, along with the inciting work of Marcus B. Christian, to kick off National Poetry Month

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Marginalia/just for fun Printed books Reflections

A Celebration of Women’s History Month

Appreciating diverse female perspectives through memoir, prose, and poems