Louisiana Literati
Jefferson Parish Library's 2019 Literary Series featuring drag queens, boxing, birding, poets, and Grace King
Jefferson Parish Eastbank Regional Library 4747 West Napoleon Ave., Metairie, Louisiana 70001
In a new season of literature at the Jefferson Parish Library, the Louisiana Literati reading series welcomes nine local authors to read from and discuss their work. All events are free of charge and open to the public, thanks to a sponsorship by the Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival. 7 pm in the meeting rooms of the East Bank Regional Library (4747 W. Napolean Avenue). Books will be available for sale through the Friends of the Jefferson Public Library.
September 4: Poppy Tooker's Drag Queen Brunch
September 12: S. Derby Gisclair's The Olympic Club of New Orleans
October 2: Marybeth Lima's Adventures of a Louisiana Birder
October 17: Poetry Night, featuring Katy Balma, Gina Ferrara, Deb Jannerson, Karen Maceira, and Whitney Mackman.
November 19: Miki Pfeffer's A New Orleans Author in Mark Twain's Court: Letters from Grace King's New England Sojourns