IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Our 2024 National Poetry Month celebration is now posted on our YouTube channel for your viewing pleasure.: youtube.com/watch?v=lJdMlQ…

Congratulations to Jane Wolfe, recipient of the 2024 Light Up for Literacy Award from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, presented in partnership with the Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana.

Her Eat and Read at Melba’s program has given away more than 20,000 books!

Join Mona Saloy, outgoing Louisiana Poet Laureate, at the Main Library at Goodwood tomorrow at 10 a.m. Her presentation will include poetry readings from her latest collection, Red Beans and Ricely Yours, followed by a book signing.

🗓️Mark your calendars! Our annual celebration of National Poetry Month will happen soon! Join us at the State Library at noon on Thursday, April 11.

We were sad to learn of the death of Louis Gossett Jr., who took part in the 2013 Louisiana Book Festival. Everyone who met him seemed to remember him the same way: a very nice person. He was more than gracious in taking the time to speak to attendees and pose for pictures.

BREAKING NEWS: We are thrilled to announce that Louisiana native David Kirby will receive the 25th Louisiana Writer Award!

Click here to learn more about David and his wonderful work: bit.ly/4cE5LNm

The Louisiana Book Festival is celebrating Black History Month with a virtual presentation featuring Mona Lisa Saloy, New Orleans native and former Louisiana Poet Laureate. Her books of poetry focus on Black Creole culture. buff.ly/3OZ2HkR

We are pleased to present this year's Black History Month presentation with Mona Lisa Saloy! Click here to view it now: bit.ly/3Tebi5M

Booklist has given my new book a Starred Review! Starred reviews represent the books that reviewers are most excited about. This is the third Starred Review for The American Daughters. The first were from Publishers Weekly and the Kirkus Review! booklistonline.com/The-American-D…

We'd like to extend a huge thanks to everyone -- all 21,000 of you -- who joined us for the 2023 Louisiana Book Festival and its associated events!

Keep an eye out for next year's date. It'll be our 20th festival and we want to see you again!

This is so awesome!

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the 19th Louisiana Book Festival. How'd we do? Let us know by taking this brief survey: surveymonkey.com/r/2023LBFsocia…

We'll see you next year for the 20th Louisiana Book Festival!

Ran into one of the people who made my writing life possible at Louisiana Book Festival this weekend. Joe Taylor of Livingston Press, who published my first book The Prospect of Magic. Forever grateful to small/univ/indie presses for doing the work of making dreams come true.

Home from 6 days in Louisiana celebrating books! CLAUDE was feted as winner of the Young Readers Award. But the real reward was getting to visit 8 schools and libraries in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Thank you, Louisiana! ❤️ Little Bigfoot Books StormLiteraryAgency Jennifer M Potter Louisiana Book Festival

That’s a wrap! Thanks to the thousands of you who joined us for the 2023 Louisiana Book Festival. Thanks, too, to our amazing contractors who clean up the site in the blink of an eye. Stay tuned for next year’s date! We’ll see everyone for our 20th anniversary.

It's 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. That means one thing: the Louisiana Book Festival is officially open!

Hope to see you tomorrow (Saturday October 28)
at the State Capitol Louisiana Book Festival ,
where I will be speaking on
'Draining New Orleans,' published by LSU Press

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Come out to the Louisiana Book Festival today at the State Capitol. Great event. Tons of great authors. I'll be talking about my latest: Five Laterals and a Trombone: Cal, Stanford and the Wildest Finish in College Football History #lalege #lagov

Headed to the Louisiana Book Festival? My panel with Carrie Firestone and Jennifer Mathieu is at 9:00 AM tomorrow! Come see us!

The big day is finally here, and the forecast feels fine! Come on down and see us starting at 9 a.m.