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Dual Book Release Party!

Posted on October 7, 2015 by sally

My new book Stories from the St. Louis Cemeteries of New Orleans is almost here! It will officially be available October 19th. WOO-HOO! The Book Release Party is Saturday, October 24th from 6pm to 9pm at Treo located at 3835 … Continue reading →

Posted in Cemeteries, History, New Orleans, Photography, Research | Tagged biographies, book, cemeteries, graves, graveyards, history, maggy baccinelli, New Orleans, new orleans neighborhoods, nola, research, st. louis #2, st. louis #3, st. louis 1, stories from the st. louis cemeteries of new orleans, tombs, treo | Leave a comment

St. Louis Cemetery No. 1

Posted on March 30, 2015 by sally

I recently did a photo essay for Tulane University about the new policy changes for St. Louis Cemetery No. 1. I spent a lot of time in St. Louis No. 1 during January and February trying to document everything I needed for … Continue reading →

Posted in An Eternity Above Ground, Cemeteries, History | Tagged cemeteries, graves, history, New Orleans, nola, photographs, research, save our cemeteries, st. louis 1, st. louis cemetery no. 1, tombs, tulane | Leave a comment

C-Span2 & BookTV

Posted on December 11, 2014 by sally

Right before I was scheduled to tape my lecture for C-Span’s BookTV at the Louisiana Book Festival, I got a text from a dear friend telling me that they were leaving their job to start producing porn. I know some … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Hope and New Orleans, Research, Uncategorized | Tagged book hope and new orleans, booktv, cspan, history, lecture, louisiana book festival, New Orleans, research, street names, street signs, trashy diva | Leave a comment

WRBH Interview

Posted on November 21, 2014 by sally

In the spring, I did an interview with S.L. Alexander for the Writer’s Forum on WRBH 88.3 FM. Fun interview! Sherry and I were on a panel together at the Tennessee Williams Festival this year and it was great fun … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Hope and New Orleans, New Orleans, Research | Tagged history, hope and new orleans, interview, New Orleans, research, street signs, tennessee williams festival, wrbh, writer's forum | Leave a comment

Louisiana Book Festival

Posted on October 30, 2014 by sally

BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS! What could be better? I am very honored to take part in the 11th Annual Louisiana Book Festival in Baton Rouge this Saturday, November 1st from 10am to 5pm at the State Library of Louisiana, the State … Continue reading →

Posted in General, History, Hope and New Orleans, New Orleans, Research, The Mascot, Uncategorized | Tagged baton rouge, book festival, history, hope & new orleans, lecture, louisiana book festival, Photography, research, street names, street signs | Leave a comment

Some Recent Reviews

Posted on September 24, 2014 by sally

These past few months have been a blur with little time for reflection. But here are some recent reviews. This one almost slipped by me! It’s from New Orleans Magazine. A nice little REVIEW. And another one came out today, in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, History, Hope and New Orleans, New Orleans, Photography, Roller Derby | Tagged book, book reviews, history, hope & new orleans, hope and new orleans, louisiana cultural vistas, New Orleans magazine, Photography, research, street names, street signs, streets | Leave a comment

Costco Time!

Posted on May 9, 2014 by sally

Well, those who know me know that I am a Costco fanatic. I am also a true believer in supporting small and local businesses, but when it comes to big businesses Costco is just about the only one that I … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Hope and New Orleans, New Orleans, Photography, Research | Tagged book signing, costco, history, hope and new orleans, New Orleans, Photography, research, street names, street signs | Leave a comment

Book Events

Posted on March 18, 2014 by sally

My Book is Officially OUT! I have a few more dates to add/confirm but… as for now, here are some books events I will be at. My SHOWS page on my website will be updated frequently. Wednesday, March 26th: Lecture … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Hope and New Orleans, New Orleans, Photography, Research | Tagged book, events, ferret street festival, garden district book shop, history, hope and new orleans, maple street book shop, New Orleans, Photography, research, street signs, tulane | Leave a comment

Book Cover

Posted on February 14, 2014 by sally

Here is the cover to my book! Pretty excited. The whole editing process has been eye opening – so many layers. But my fears were calmed a bit when one of my professors told me that every book has mistakes. … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Hope and New Orleans, New Orleans, Photography, Research | Tagged asher, book, crescent city, history, history press, hope and new orleans, New Orleans, Photography, photos, research, street signs, streets | Leave a comment

Prohibition Article is Here!

Posted on December 13, 2013 by sally

My Prohibition Article for Louisiana Cultural Vistas is here!!! Yay! So excited because they do such a wonderful job and their layout/design is marvelous! Special thanks once again to John Haffner for all of his help, David Johnson of LCV, … Continue reading →

Posted in History, New Orleans, Politics, Research | Tagged article, bootleggers, bootlegging, governor parker, history, louisiana cultural vistas magazine, New Orleans, no beer no work, prohibition, research, volstead | Leave a comment