Event Series Storytime

Storytime with Mr. Cole

Blue Cypress Books 8123 Oak Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

Join us upstairs on Sunday, December 10th at 11:30 am for Storytime with Mr. Cole! This event is free and open to the public! Mr. Cole is a long-time storyteller who has been doing story time programs across the city of New Orleans for over 7 years. His shamelessly boisterous story times are full of [...]

Dr Deshawn Taylor – CCL Author Talk Series

Blue Cypress Books 8123 Oak Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

Creative Community League will welcome Dr. Deshawn Taylor for an author talk on Sunday, December 10 at 4:00pm at Blue Cypress Books in New Orleans. Dr. DeShawn Taylor is an Arizona-based, award-winning gynecologist and family planning specialist who sees patients at the Desert Star Institute for Family Planning, an independent abortion clinic in Phoenix. Her [...]

Event Series Lucky Bean Poetry Night

Lucky Bean Poetry Night

Blue Cypress Books 8123 Oak Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

Join us Monday, December 11th at 6:30 pm for a poetry reading hosted by Lucky Bean Press, followed by an open mic. This event is free to attend. Lucky Bean Poetry is a press and reading series in New Orleans, LA. Lucky Bean Press publishes an ongoing chapbook series. Check out their previous publications here. They [...]

The Willow School Creative Writing Showcase

Blue Cypress Books 8123 Oak Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

Join us Wednesday, December 13th at 6 pm for The Willow School Creative Writing Showcase! Students from The Willow School's "Certificate of Artistry" Creative Writing Program will be presenting their work.

Book Signing with Teresa Tumminello Brader

Blue Cypress Books 8123 Oak Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

Join us Saturday, December 16th at 2 pm for a signing upstairs with Teresa Tumminello Brader, author of Letting in Air and Light. This event is free to attend. From a double shotgun house in New Orleans comes a true story larger than life. Teresa Tumminello Brader, niece of the convicted art forger William Toye, [...]

Event Series The HEA Club

The HEA Club: Holiday

Blue Cypress Books 8123 Oak Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

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 Holiday Romance, and the HEA Club will be reading Duke, [...]

Event Series Lucky Bean Poetry Night

Lucky Bean Poetry Night

Blue Cypress Books 8123 Oak Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

Join us Monday, January 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 Kay Murphy. Kay Murphy is Professor Emerita of English at the University of New Orleans. She is the author of two collections [...]

An Evening with Samira Mehta

Blue Cypress Books 8123 Oak Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

Join us Thursday January 11th at 6 pm for an evening with Samira Mehta to celebrate the paperback release of her novel, The Racism of People Who Love You: Essays on Mixed Race Belonging. This event is free and open to the public. Reserve Your Signed Copy An unflinching look at the challenges and misunderstandings [...]

Silent Book Club

Blue Cypress Books 8123 Oak Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

Join us Friday, January 12th 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 [...]

Storytime with Mr. Cole

Blue Cypress Books 8123 Oak Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

Join us upstairs on Sunday, January 14th at 11:30 am for Storytime with Mr. Cole! This event is free and open to the public! Mr. Cole is a long-time storyteller who has been doing story time programs across the city of New Orleans for over 7 years. His shamelessly boisterous story times are full of [...]

An Evening with Danny Cherry Jr.

Blue Cypress Books 8123 Oak Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

Join us Monday, January 22nd at 6 pm for an evening with Danny Cherry Jr. to celebrate the release of his book, Pike Boys.  This event is free and open to the public. It's 1920 New Orleans and Jesse Pike is slowly ascending the New Orleans upper-class social scene. He's the owner of the most popular [...]

Write-Along with Jami Attenberg & Katy Simpson Smith

Blue Cypress Books 8123 Oak Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

Join us Thursday, January 25th at 6 pm for a Write-Along with Jami Attenberg & Katy Simpson Smith in celebration of the release of1000 Words: A Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round! We have partnered with Third Lantern Lit to bring you this amazing opportunity to learn from and write-along [...]