The International Book Club meets every third Wednesday of the month at our shop and read books written by authors not native to the United States. Email us at team@bluecypressbooks.com for more information on how to join. The pick for October is City of Bohane by Kevin Barry
Join us Thursday, October 20th at 6 pm for a poetry reading with Justin Lacour. He will be reading from his newly released chapbook, My Heart is Shaped Like a Bed: 46 Sonnets. He will be joined by guest poets, Danny Unger and LeeAnna Callon. Reserve Your Signed Book Justin Lacour lives in New Orleans [...]
Join us Saturday, October 22nd from 2:00 - 3:30 pm when we will have Tom Piazza signing the reissue of Blues and Trouble! Reserve Your Signed Book Tom Piazza's short story collection Blues and Trouble is the debut of an exciting and original new presence in American fiction. Set in Memphis, Florida, New York, New Orleans, and [...]
Join us Monday, October 24th at 6 pm for an evening with Tara T. Green, author of Love, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson! She will be in conversation with Brenda Marie Osbey. Reserve Your Signed Book Love, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson is about the love one Black woman had [...]
We are thrilled to welcome horror author Clay McLeod Chapman to Book Banter! Book Banter is a fun, interactive (you can ask questions and we will answer them during the event), event that streams live. Join the conversation on Facebook or YouTube! “A Gothic-punk graveyard tale about what haunts history and what haunts the human soul. An addicting [...]
The Blue Cypress Books Book Club meets every second Thursday of the month at our shop, unless otherwise noted. Email us at team@bluecypressbooks.com for more information on how to join. The pick for October is The Promise by Damon Galgut
Join us Sunday, October 30th at 4:30 pm for a Day of the Dead Celebration with Krewe de Mayahuel and author/illustrator Ana Aranda! This event is ticketed. There are two ticket options: Ticket price will include admission for one adult and one child, plus a signed copy of Aranda's Our Day of the Dead Celebration [...]
Join us Sunday, November 6 for a fun day on Oak Street at Po-Boy Festival. We've got a great group of authors joining us for signings, meet-and-greets and general frivolity. We hope to see you there! Shannon Atwater |10:30am - 12pm Kevin Belton | 11:30am - 1pm Marti Dumas | 12:30pm - 2pm [...]
We are thrilled to welcome horror author Jason Berry to Book Banter! Book Banter is a fun, interactive (you can ask questions and we will answer them during the event), event that streams live. Join the conversation on Facebook or YouTube! I devoured this book. Jason Berry has a profound understanding of the main ingredients of New Orleans [...]
The Blue Cypress Books Book Club meets every second Thursday of the month at our shop, unless otherwise noted. Email us at team@bluecypressbooks.com for more information on how to join. The pick for November is The Bridge of Beyond by Simone Schwarz-Bart
Join us for a signing with Gabe Soria to celebrate the release of Who Is the Man in the Air?: Michael Jordan: A Who HQ Graphic Novel! 📖 Explore the relentless grit of Michael Jordan, as he powers through a mysterious illness in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA finals against the Utah Jazz, infamously [...]
Join us Monday, November 14th at 6:30 pm for a poetry reading hosted by Lucky Bean Press, followed by an open mic. This event is free to attend. This month’s featured reader is Danny Unger. Lucky Bean Poetry is a press and reading series in New Orleans, LA. Lucky Bean Press publishes an ongoing chapbook [...]
