Words & Music, A literary Feast in New Orleans will open on Thursday, November 19th at 8 a. m. and run through Sunday afternoon, November 22.
The theme selected for 2009 is A Walk on the Noir Side of Literature and Life.
An exciting new event of Words & Music, 2009 will be a special edition performance of The Cabinet of Wonders, featuring accomplished writers, who also are accomplished musicians. The performance, which will take place on Friday, November 20, will focus on the mysteries of literature and life.
THE BIG READ
The Faulkner Society's first BIG READ project, revolving around F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsy was a big success, featuring such well known authorities on Fitzgerald as Scott Donaldson, noted biographer and author of the Fitzgerald book, Fool for Love. He was joined by Kirk Curnutt, Vice President of the National Fitzgerald Society. On the basis of performance last year, the Faulkner Society has been awarded a second BIG READ grant to focus on
Dashiell Hammett's classic noir novel, The Maltese Falcon.
For complete information about the The BIG READ, sponsored nationwide by the National Endowment for the Arts in concert with Arts Midwest, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and regional grantees, visit www.neabigread.org.
Just as some BIG READ project events were a part of Words & Music, 2008, many BIG READ project events will be a part of Words & Music, 2009.
For complete details, click here on Words & Music, which will be updated with new programming by July 15.
(Please note that there will be no programming after 5 p. m. on Sunday, November 22. Invited guests of the Society, including faculty and winners of the William Faulkner - William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition should plan to depart on
November 22. )
The Hotel Monteleone, 200 Royal Street, will once again be the primary venue for Words & Music in 2009. We are honored to have the Monteleone Hotel as an umbrella sponsor of
Words & Music. For detailed information about the facilities of the Monteleone which this year is celebrating ten years as a designated national literary landmark, visit: www.hotelmonteleone.com
 Faulkner Society events in 2009 are made possible in part by grants from The Arts Council of New Orleans and the Decentralized Arts Funding Program of The Louisiana Division of the Arts, Dorian Bennett/Sotheby's International Real  Estate Company, Faulkner House Books, Faulkner House Designs,
The Ruth U. Fertel Foundation,
Harrah's, Jefferson Parish Public Library, Loews, The West Bank Rotary Club Foundation,The Mary Freeman Wisdom Foundation, and The National Endowment for the Arts.
Rooms for Writers
Each year since Words & Music began, the Faulkner Society has been privileged to have the cooperation of fine hotels in New Orleans who have donated rooms for writers appearing as speakers at Words & Music. Contributing hotels regularly include Harrah's Hotel, Loews, the Omni Royal Orleans, the Hotel Monteleone, and the Provincial Hotel. For more information on Rooms for Writers hotels and the facilities they offer,
Click Here!.
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The distinguished religious scholar and Middle East commentator for CBS, Reza Aslan, will be with us to discuss his new book, How to Win a Cosmic War. 
