Join us Monday, May 1st at 6 pm for an evening with Tom Piazza, author of The Auburn Conference! Mr. Piazza will be joined by Roy Blount Jr. and Sister Helen Prejean who will read selections from The Auburn Conference. This event is free to attend. Reserve Your Signed Book It is 1883, and [...]
Join us Tuesday, May 2nd at 6 pm to celebrate Marti Dumas' Charmed Life, the second book in the Wildseed Witch series! She will be in conversation with Dhonielle Clayton. Reserve Your Signed Book The second book in a fun middle-grade contemporary fantasy series, about a social-media-loving tween—and witch! After a summer of being the [...]
Join us Monday, May 8th 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 Nikki Ummel! Nikki Ummel is a queer writer, editor, and educator in New Orleans. Nikki has been published or has work forthcoming [...]
We are delighted to welcome author Byron Lane to Book Banter! Book Banter is a free, 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! My heart grew three sizes reading Big Gay Wedding. This charming book had me snorting unattractively, laughing [...]
The Louisiana Writers Book Club is led by community members and 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. .
Join us Saturday, May 13th at 2 pm for a signing with Alan Gartenhaus, author of Balsamic Moon! He will be signing books upstairs. This event is free to attend. Before Hurricane Katrina, neighbors Doreen Williams, an African American single mother, and Richard Girard, a reclusive gay man, were aloof and even suspicious of each [...]
Join us Monday, May 15th at 6 pm to celebrate the launch of the first ever Gold Room Anthology! Copies will be for sale onsite. Readers will read from their published work and celebrate the legacy that is Gold Room. Sponsored by New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation. Featured readers include: Daniel Lee Elizabeth Miki [...]
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 May is Flights by Olga Tokarczuk
The Book Easy is a local community-led book club hosted at Blue Cypress Books. The group is reading Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee.
Join us Friday, May 19th at 6 pm for Silent Book Club! We are partnering with Silent Book Club New Orleans (@silentbookclubneworleans on Instagram) Silent Book Club is a global community of readers and introverts, with 300 chapters around the world led by local volunteers. SBC members gather in person to read together in quiet [...]
The Happily Ever After Club is a romance book club hosted by Blue Cypress Books bookseller and romance enthusiast, Jodi! For 2023, The HEA Club will function as a sort of romance 101, featuring a selection from a different sub-genre each month. This month's focus is the Rom-Com, and the HEA Club will be reading You [...]
We are delighted to welcome author Matt McMann to Book Banter! Book Banter is a free, 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! "Spine-chilling and creepy!” — Max Brallier, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Kids on Earth Purchase [...]
…y’all maxed the capacity in 21 minutes… the waitlist is open now 🍻 Hey there, Old Sports. We're hosting another Book Fair for Grown Ups with our chums over at Broad Street Cider, so put on your glad rags and come enjoy the best giggle water around while you take a gander at the swell books [...]
Join us Wednesday, May 31st to celebrate TR Johnson's latest book, New Orleans: A Writer's City! TR Johnson will be in conversation with Michael Tisserand. Reserve Your Signed Book A comprehensive literary history of New Orleans, one of the most storied cities in the world. The neighborhoods of New Orleans have given rise to [...]
