The Books Of Words & Music 2008
To get the most out of your Words & Music, 2008 experience, we highly recommend that you do your literary homework, starting now, as there are lots of wonderful books by participating authors! Advance reading will give you the wherewithal to engage with them intelligently during Question and Answer sessions which are part of each discussion event and during our social hours: at breakfast, during Literature & Lunch, and at evening entertainment events.
To order in advance, you may call Faulkner House Books at (504) 524-2490 with credit card information. If you live out of town, there will be nominal shipping charges, (which are less than sales tax!) Faulkner House Books is offering a discount of 10 percent on all new books ordered with our convenient Words & Music Book Order Form. To complete your form,CLICK HERE!. You can print out the form and fax it to Faulkner House Books at (504) 522-8725, call us, or email your order to info@wordsandmusic.org
Brilliant Books!
78 Reasons Why Your Book May Never Be Published and 14 Reasons Why it Just Might (Penguin) by literary Editor Pat Walsh, who outlines the challenges that face writers and authors today.
Abbeville, a new novel of the American Dream by Jack Fuller, recently retired President of Tribune Publishing Company.
All Fires the Fire, a collectors limited edition chapbook of poetry on hand made paper by Andy Young, published by Faulkner House Books.
Alphabet Juice, a delicious cocktail of words and what words mean to us, by the witty Roy Blount, Jr., who has 21 books to his credit, including If Only You Knew How Much I Smell You: True Portraits of Dogs and Be Sweet, a memoir and the Penquin Biography Robert E. Lee, along with recent collections of essays: Feet on the Street: Rambles Around New Orleans and Long Time Leaving: Dispatches from Up South.
Babylon Rolling, this novel from Amanda Boyden tells a tale of the diverse families who live on a fictional Orchid Street in Uptown New Orleans. Set in 2004, the novel takes its characters through Hurricane Ivan and beyond.
Call Me Ted by Ted Turner (Grand Central), the legendary entrepreneur with revolutionary ideas which resulted in the creation of an unparalled communications and film empire, the sportsman who captured the Americas cup, created a World Series winning baseball team, the Atlanta Braves, and a philanthropist who has already given a billion dollars in his crusade to save the planet.
City Of Refuge, a new novel set in post-Katrina New Orleans by Tom Piazza, also author of the Katrina memoir, Why New Orleans Matters, both from Harpers. Other works of fiction include his debut novel, My Cold War, which won the Faulkner Society's gold medal for novel, and the short-story collection Blues And Trouble, which won the James Michener Award for fiction.
Classics for Pleasure by Michael Dirda, Pulitzer Prize literary critic for The Washington Post, whose books also include: Caring for Your Books, Book by Book: Notes on Reading and Life; Bound to Please, Readings: Essays and Literary Entertainments; and An Open Book: Coming of Age in the Heartland.
Down and Out on Murder Mile by Tony O'Neill, whose previous novel, Digging the Vein, was selected by Esquire as the "It Book, defining the current decade" and by The Guardian as a "classic of the underground."
Fool for Love, a compelling biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald by noted biographer and literary scholar Scott Donaldson, whose works also include Hemingway vs. Fitzgerald: The Rise and Fall of a Literary Friendship and By Force of Will: The Life and Art of Ernest Hemingway.
The Gargoyle, a strange and totally compelling debut novel by Canadian born Andrew Davidson, possibly the most promoted book of the 2008 American publishing year.
Generation Debt, a highly praised non-fiction book by Anya Kamenetz, which deals with the severe problems facing the new generation of adults today, as they strive to achieve the American dream.
The Good Pirates of Drowned Bayous, the latest non-fiction work by career journalist and fiction writer Ken Wells whose works of fiction include four well-received novels of the Cajun bayous, Meely LaBauve, Junior's Leg, Logan's Storm, and Crawfish Mountain.
The Great Gatsby is a cautionary tale of the American Dream, and F. Scott Fitgerald's best-known work, being celebrated by the Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society this year as the book chosen for the Big Read. Many of the discussions will touch on themes from this book - If you haven't read it in a while, now's the time!
Handling Sin, a classic novel of the South by Michael Malone, along with his trilogy: Uncivil Seasons, Time's Witness, and First Lady.
Hero of the Underground by Jason Peter with Tony, O'Neill. Described by Publishers Weekly as "An unflinching look at the dark side of a life devoted to pleasure." And by Kirkus as "Nightmarishly honest."
His Lovely Wife, a novel by Elizabeth Dewberry, 2008 Writers' Chair for Words & Music, who also is author of the novels, Many Things Have Happened Since He Died, Break the Heart of Me, and Sacrament of Lies, which is set in Louisiana.
The History of Last Night's Dream: Discovering the Hidden Path to the Soul, the new non-fiction work by Rodger Kamenetz, bestselling author of The Jew in the Lotus and Stalking Ellijah.
The House on First Street, a memoir by Julia Reed, the very witty essayist for Vogue magazine, food columnist for The New York Times Magazine and regular commentator for various news media, including CNN.
I See You Everywhere by National Book Award winning author, Julia Glass, who captured the award for her debut novel, Three Junes and whose second novel, The Whole World Over, was a critical success as well.
The Importance of Peeling Potatoes in Ukraine, a collection of poetry by Mark Yakich, is a 2008 release by Penquin.
Intercourse, a new collection of short, short fiction by Robert Olen Butler, along with his Pulitzer Prize collection of short fiction, A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain.
The Loveliest Woman in America, a dazzling memoir of family history by Bibi Gaston, landscape architect turned writer, who has been a finalist in the Faulkner Society's literary competition.
Manuscript Makeover by Elizabeth Lyon, also author of The Sell Your Novel
Tool Kit and A Writer's Guide to Fiction.
The Moon in the Mango Tree by Pamela Binnings Ewen was favorably reviewed by Publishers Weekly. She also is author of the novel, Walk Back The Cat, and the non-fiction work Faith On Trial.
My New Orleans: Ballads to the Big Easy by Her Sons, Daughters, and Lovers (Simon & Schuster), edited by Rosemary James, who also is author of Plot or Politics?
Not Enough Indians, a comic novel called by popular Hollywood personality and author Harry Shearer.
Orleans Embrace with The Secret Gardens of the Vieux Carre by T.J. Fisher, called by the San Francisco Chronicle "A compendium... passionate reflection... love letter to this seductive place with its distinctive history, character, and architectural style."
Perpetual Care, a darkly humorous collection short stories by James Nolan, won the 2007 Jefferson Press Prize.
Poor Man's Provence: Finding Myself in Cajun Louisianaby Rheta Grimsley Johnson, hooking readers with tale after tale of holidays and home cooking in paradise.
The Secret Lives of People in Love, a brilliant collection of short fiction by Simon Van Booy
Secrets of the Zona Rosa: How Writing (and Sisterhood) Can Change Women's Lives, (Henry Holt) by Rosemary Daniell, one of the best writing coaches in the country.
Shake, Rattle & Roll: The Founders of Rock & Roll (Houghton Mifflin) by Holly George-Warren, along with other works, including Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry, Cowboy! How Hollywood Invented the Wild West, Punk 365, Grateful Dead 365 and the children's books Honky-Tonk Heroes and Hillbilly Angels.
Songs for the Missing by Stewart O'Nan and other works of fiction by O'Nan, including especially Snow Angels, A Prayer for the Dying, The Good Wife, Last Night at the Lobster. Also, non-fiction titles: The Circus Fire, with Stephen King, and Faithful, the story of the 2004 Boston Red Sox.
Stealing Athena by Karen Essex, also author of the national and international best-selling novel, Leonardo's Swans, about the rivalries among the powerful women painted by the great master when he was employed by the Duke of Milan; and the historical novels, Kleopatra and Pharaoh.
Touchstones, a Journey Through Poems in Xenophobic Times, the most recent collection of poetry by Gordon Walmsley.
What Gets Into Us, a remarkable collection of short stories by Moira Crone, also author of two other short fiction collections, The Winnebago Mysteries and Dream State, and the novel, A Period of Confinement.
Order in Advance for 2009 Reading
FICTIONAfter Emerald City, a brilliant debut book of short fiction by Barb Johnson of New Orleans.
NON-FICTION
The Road to Woodstock: From Bensonhurst to Bethel, by Michael Lang, creator of Woodstock, written with Holly George-Warren, will be a Spring 2009 release by Ecco/HarperCollins.
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