The Human Zoo
July 14, 2023
By Michael Pierson A childhood memory prompts Michael Pierson to reflect on the spectacle of the Wild Woman of Cincinnati exhibition of 1856, the topic of his LSU Press book… READ MORE
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Metaphor as Shelter in The Court of No Record
June 5, 2023
By Jenny Molberg Poet Jenny Molberg explores how individuals and institutions employ language, legal linguistics, and figures of speech to distort truth and punish those who seek it. She also… READ MORE
On Rescuing Biodiversity
May 15, 2023
By Johnny Armstrong In this post, Johnny Armstrong answers questions about his new book, Rescuing Biodiversity: The Protection and Restoration of a North Louisiana Ecosystem. What inspired you to write… READ MORE
Opening Space for Venezuelan Poets
April 20, 2023
By David M. Brunson In this post, David M. Brunson explains how he came to put together the bilingual anthology A Scar Where Goodbyes Are Written, a collection of poems… READ MORE
Portrait of a Steamboat Riverfront
March 27, 2023
By Gregg Andrews To celebrate its being awarded the James V. Swift Medal for Excellence in Maritime Literature, we share here an excerpt from the introduction of Gregg Andrews’s Shantyboats… READ MORE
New Orleans and Mardi Gras Indian Culture
February 14, 2023
By Nikesha Elise Williams In this post, we celebrate both Black History Month and the Mardi Gras season by presenting an excerpt from our new book Mardi Gras Indians, by… READ MORE
Sherman and the Strains of Leadership
January 18, 2023
By Eric Michael Burke In this post, Eric Michael Burke recounts the circumstances that led William Tecumseh Sherman to confess, “I have not the confidence of a Leader in this… READ MORE
Meeting Ernest J. Gaines
December 6, 2022
By Ruth Laney Ruth Laney shares how an impromptu interview inspired a love of storytelling and led to a decades-long friendship with one of Louisiana’s most celebrated writers. In late… READ MORE
Living History
November 9, 2022
By Raquel Kennon Raquel Kennon reveals how her family’s lineage intersected with her academic training and resulted in a book tracing the literary and cultural legacies of slavery in the… READ MORE
The Two Lives of Derrick Harriell
October 10, 2022
By Derrick Harriell Derrick Harriell explains how, as a poet, inspiration takes hold—especially when you’re least expecting (or even wanting) it. Before writing my recent collection of poems, Come Kingdom,… READ MORE
