Videos

Bev Marshall (Back Home), Kathy McKeon (Jackie’s Girl), Ken Wells (Gumbo Life), and Tena Clark (Southern Discomfort) talked about the craft of writing a memoir.

Several authors talked about the history of New Orleans and its neighborhoods: Bryan Batt (Pontchartrain Beach), Katy Danos (Pontchartrain Beach), Cassie Pruyn (Bayou St. John), and Scott El…

Douglas Brinkley (American Moonshot), Jason Berry (City of a Million Dreams), and Elizabeth Schwartz (Before I Do) talked about optimism in American history and politics.

Five authors talked about how they create a sense of place in their stories: Joshua Wheeler (Acid Wash), Silas House (Southernmost), Malka Older (State Tectonics), Hannah Pittard (Visible Em…