Brewer
is investigating the murder of Julie, the mistress of Felix Brewer who
disappeared 10 years before to avoid serving a 15-year prison sentence for mail
fraud. Brewer had left behind five devastated women: his sophisticated wife,
Bambi, their three lovely daughters, and Julie. Brewer discovers a tangled web
of bitterness, jealousy, resentment, greed, and longing, stretching over five
decades with the enigmatic man at its center.
Lippman
was awarded the
first Pinckley Prize for a Distinguished Body of Work at the
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival in March. She is the author of
19 crime novels, many featuring her signature character, Baltimore detective
Tess Monaghan.
The
Washington Post called “After I’m Gone,” “surprising and satisfying. [...] Like
everything else Lippman has written, ‘After I’m Gone’ transcends the limits of
genre.”
New releases
Edward
F. Haas of Ohio, a professor of history at Wright State University who’s
written numerous books on Louisiana and New Orleans, has just published “Mayor
Victor H. Schiro: New Orleans in Transition, 1961-1970,” published by the
University of Mississippi Press.
Another
book by the University of Mississippi Press is “Creating Jazz Counterpoint: New
Orleans, Barbershop Harmony and the Blues” by Vic Hobson, a trustee for the
National Jazz Archive and a 2009 Woest Fellowship winner of the Historic New
Orleans Collection.
Shannon
Selin of British Columbia, Canada, got the idea for her novel “Napoleon in
America” while dining at the Napoleon House in New Orleans. She thought, “What
if Napoleon Bonaparte had escaped from St. Helena and wound up in the United
States?” The book takes place in 1821 as French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte is
rescued from imprisonment by Louisiana pirateer Jean Laffite, ending up in New
Orleans where he struggles to regain his health aided by voodoo priestess Marie
Laveau. Here, many wish for him to reconquer France or take Canada away from
the British, some to conquer Texas from Mexico. How Napoleon lives out his life
in American exile makes up the book’s story. For more information, visit the
author’s web site at http://shannonselin.com.
Kathryn
and James Elliott, therapists at Anthetic Psychology Center of Lafayette, have
written a self-help romance titled “Hearts Entwined: The Love Letters of
Therapist-Soulmates.” The book consists of 130 love letters written during
their courtship 25 years ago. Hearts Entwined is available at
Anthetic Psychology Center, 3110 W. Pinhook Rd. Suite 101 Lafayette,
70508, amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com.
Retired
Sunset teacher and counselor Renee Hilton-Taylor has compiled a collection of
poems titled “Our Everywhere God! Waking Up to God’s Almighty Presence through
Poetry,” published by Inspiring Voices, a service of Guideposts magazine.
Hilton-Taylor leads individual and conference retreats at Our Lady of the Oaks
Retreat House in Grand Coteau.
Book events
The
UL-Lafayette Center for Louisiana Studies’s new series, Bayou State Books
Talks, continues at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, at the South Regional Library with Marty
Mulé speaking about his book, “Game Changers: The Rousing Legacy of Louisiana
Sports.”
George
Gunter will sign his book “Cast of Characters” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at Maple Street Book Shop in New Orleans.
Cheré Coen is the author
of “Haunted Lafayette, Louisiana” and “Exploring Cajun Country: A Historic
Guide to Acadiana,” both from The History Press, and co-author of “Magic’s in
the Bag: Creating Spellbinding Gris Gris Bags and Sachets.” Her next book is “Forest
Hill, Louisiana: A Bloom Town History.” Write her at cherecoen@gmail.com.
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