Friday, September 9th

4:30-6PM

Internationally acclaimed author-illustrator Dan Yaccarino presents a powerful picture book that celebrates storytelling from the past to the present and beyond.

From cave drawings to the invention of the printing press to our digital age, discover how a story has been told in many different ways from the past to today. It s always been around, making us happy, sad, excited, or scared and bringing people together. With simple text and delightful illustrations, Dan Yaccarino reminds us of the power of story.

Dan Yaccarino discusses and signs his book, I Am A Story.

If you are unable to attend, you must call the book shop to order signed books.

Join us for the discussion of Hadji Murat by Leo Tolstoy.   New Members are always welcome.  Purchase book in-store for a 20% discount.

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 - 6:00pm to 7:15pm

Tuesday, September 20th

6-7:30PM

"I don't want a restaurant where a jazz band can't come marching through."

Meet Ella Brennan: mother, mentor, blunt-talking fireball, and matriarch of a New Orleans restaurant empire, famous for bringing national attention to Creole cuisine. In this candid autobiography, she shares her life. From childhood in the Great Depression to opening esteemed eateries, it's quite a story to tell.

When she and her family launched Commander's Palace, it became the city's most popular restaurant, where famous chefs such as Paul Prudhomme, Emeril Lagasse, and James Beard Award winner, Troy McPhail got their start.

Miss Ella of Commander's Palace describes the drama, the disasters, and the abundance of love, sweat, and grit it takes to become the matriarch of New Orleans' finest restaurant empire.

James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Ella Brennan, was born in 1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana. From her first job at the age of eighteen working in her brother's bar, she has spent her entire professional life in the restaurant business, with her crowning achievement being the Commander's Palace restaurant. She has two children, Ti and Alex, and still lives in New Orleans.

Join Ti Martin in discussion with John Pope. Afterward, Ti Martin signs her book, Miss Ella of Commander's Palace.

If you are unable to attend, you must call the book shop to order signed books.

Wednesday, September 21st

6-7:30PM

Being the son-in-law of a rich businessman doesn't do Jeremy Porter any favors when he gets a job as a police officer. In fact, the demoted, struggling officer is just about fed up with his department's lackadaisical attitude toward the law.

Jeremy soon takes the law into his own hands, sneaking the files of extremely dangerous child molesters and pursuing them on his own. While not intentional, his vigilante quest results in the deaths of three molesters all classified as homicides.

He also discovers something else, ties between the three men and a sex syndicate with Russian connections that the police aren't investigating. How can the cops claim to be keeping the streets safe when they re manipulating data and ignoring crimes?

This book is available in paperback ($14.99).

Police Chief, Robert Sterling Hecker discusses and signs his book, The Accidental Vigilante.

If you are unable to attend, you must call the book shop to order signed books.

Thursday, September 22nd

6-7:30PM

What would you do for love? For Able Curran, the answer is “anything.”

Meeting Ava Dubose is the best thing to ever happen in Able’s young life, and the worst. Her wild, daring spirit captivates innocent Able, and the two quickly become inseparable. When Ava’s behavior becomes reckless, spurred on by her addictive personality, Able’s love for Ava blinds him, even when she leaves him. But love forever links their lives, whether they live thousands of miles away from each other or just across town. Fate Ball begins as the perfect love story, but soon turns into Able’s tortured quest to save his first love from herself and the dark demons that rule her from within.

This book is available in paperback ($18.50).

Adam W. Jones discusses and signs his book, Fate Ball.

If you are unable to attend, you must call the book shop to order signed books.

Sunday, September 25th

2-4PM

Imagine purchasing a house and finding a treasure trove of art by a single significant artist, left all but abandoned in a leaky garage. This is exactly what happened to Scott Veazey when, in 2003, he purchased the home of his lifelong friend and mentor, artist Martha Wright Ambrose. Ambrose’s work had been largely forgotten, but a chance encounter between Veazey and award-winning art and architectural historian and writer Roulhac Toledano brought revived interest in her art.

Thoroughly researching the artist’s life in interviews, published sources, and archives, Toledano and Veazey have since worked to fill in the story that is Martha Ambrose: from her formal art education at the New Orleans Art School, the Art Students League of New York, and the Cape School of Art; to her marriage and travels with fellow artist Jack Ambrose; and her career as an artist, teacher, and activist in the New Orleans community.

Painting over the course of fifty years, Ambrose, both student and teacher, remained true to herself as a representational artist, determined to “be, each day, a better painter.” Her paintings include the architecture of New Orleans and southern Louisiana, rural landscapes and waterways, as well as depictions of her worldwide travels. Rescued from certain destruction, Ambrose’s extensive body of work has since been cleaned and preserved and are presented to the general public for the first time inMartha Wright Ambrose (1914-2000): The Rediscovery of a Southern Regional Artist.

Roulhac Toledano and Scott Veazey discuss and sign their book, Martha Wright Ambrose (1914-2000): The Rediscovery of a Southern Regional Artist.

If you are unable to attend, you must call the book shop to order signed books.