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Kate Moore discussed the experiences of Elizabeth Packard and other women who were committed to insane asylums in the 19th century. This was a virtual event hosted by Octavia Books in New Or…

Mother Jones senior reporter Shane Bauer offered an inside look at American prisons after spending four months working undercover as a corrections officer in a Louisiana prison.

Robert Fieseler recounted the deaths of 32 people due to an arson at the Up Stairs Lounge, a gay bar in New Orleans, on June 24, 1973.

John Barry recounts the philosophy of Puritan minister Roger Williams, whose thoughts on the separation of church and state were deemed revolutionary in 17th century America. Mr. Barry also …

Douglas Brinkley talked about his book The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, published by William Morrow. At the event, Mr. Brinkley introduced s…

Ethan Brown talked about his book Shake the Devil Off: A True Story of the Murder that Rocked New Orleans (Henry Holt and Co.; September 1, 2009). Zachery Bowen was an Iraq War veteran livin…

Jed Horne talked about his book Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City, published by Random House. Mr. Horne, the city editor at the Times-Picayune, w…

Dan Baum talked about his book Nine Lives: Death and Life in New Orleans (Spiegel and Grau; February 10, 2009). In his book Mr. Baum chronicles the lives of nine people who have lived in New…

Ivor van Heerden talked about his book The Storm: What Went Wrong and Why During Hurricane Katrina--the Inside Story from One Louisiana Scientist, published by Viking. Mr. van Heerden talke…