In conjunction with the release of its Fall 2017 titles, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press will host the 2017 UL Press Book Showcase at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, at the UL Alumni Center, 600 E. St. Mary Blvd. in Lafayette. All of the titles published by UL Press during 2017 will be available for purchase at the event and several authors will be on hand to sign copies of their books, including former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer, musician Zachary Richard, artists Emma Fick, Denise Gallagher, Paul Schexnayder and Dennis Paul Williams; photographers John Slaughter, Emile Waagenaar, and Joseph Moran; writers Anne Butler, John Warner Smith and Dennis Ward; as well as many others. This event is open to the public and there will be live music and refreshments.
The new fall titles are:
A Tip Tap Tale
by Denise Gallagher
ISBN: 9781946160096; ages hardcover with dust jacket, 32 pp., ages 5-8; $20.00
She will also be launching her book at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, at Dat Dog in downtown Lafayette.
She will also be launching her book at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, at Dat Dog in downtown Lafayette.
Angels in the Wilderness: Young and Black in New Orleans and Beyond
by William Barnwell, with images by Cheryl Gerber and Foreword by Lawrence Powell
ISBN: 9781946160034; softcover with color insert, 248 pp.; $20.00
Anthologie de la littérature louisianaise d'expression française de 1682 à nos jours
edited by Mathé Allain, Barry Jean Ancelet, Tamara Lindner, and May Rush Gwin Waggoner
ISBN: 9781935754916; softcover, 518 pp.; $27.50
Arrête pas la musique!: Portraits of South Louisiana
by Emile Waagenaar
ISBN: 9781946160058; hardcover with dust jacket, 126 pp.; $37.95
The authors will be signing their book at the book release party at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, at Sola Violins in downtown Lafayette.
The authors will be signing their book at the book release party at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, at Sola Violins in downtown Lafayette.
Come Sunday: A Young Reader's History of Congo Square
by Freddi Williams Evans
ISBN: 9781946160102; softcover, 150 pp., grades 6-8; $20.00
From the Kingdom of Kongo to Congo Square: Kongo Dances and the Origins of the Mardi Gras Indians
by Jeroen Dewulf
ISBN: 9781935754961; softcover, 264 pp.; $20.00
In the Time of Joy and Wonder
by Paul Schexnayder
ISBN: 9781946160089; hardcover with dust jacket, 32 pp., ages 5-8; $20.00
L'il Red in the Great White North
by Zachary Richard with Illustration by Sarah Lattés
ISBN: 9781946160133; softcover, 94 pp., ages 8-12; $14.95
Marfa and the Mystique of Far West Texas
by John Slaughter
ISBN: 9781946160041; hardcover with foldout, 128 pp.; $37.50
Scopena: A Memoir of Home
by Charles E. "Buddy" Roemer III
ISBN: 9781946160027; softcover, 298 pp.; $20.00
Spirits of the Gods
poems by John Warner Smith, art by Dennis Paul Williams
ISBN: 9781946160010; softcover with foldout, 84 pp.; $24.95
That Was Then: Memories of Cane River
by Joseph Moran
ISBN: 9781946160065; softcover with flaps, 156 pp.; $24.95
For more information or to purchase a copy of any of the books, visit www.ulpress.org.
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