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The literary tradition of New Orleans spans centuries and touches every genre; its living heritage winds through storied neighborhoods and is celebrated at numerous festivals across the city. For booklovers, a visit to the Big Easy isn't complete without whiling away the hours in an antiquarian bookstore in the French Quarter or stepping out on a literary walking tour. Perhaps only among the oak-lined avenues, Creole town houses, and famed hotels of New Orleans can the lust of A Streetcar Named Desire, the zaniness of A Confederacy of Dunces, the chill of Interview with the Vampire, and the heartbreak of Walker Percy's Moviegoer begin to resonate.Susan Larson's revised and updated edition of The Booklover's Guide to New Orleans not only explores the legacy of Tennessee Williams and William Faulkner, but also visits the haunts of celebrated writers of today, including Anne Rice and James Lee Burke. This definitive guide provides a key to the books, authors, festivals, stores, and famed addresses that make the Crescent City a literary destination.

What's a child to do when the sudden arrival of a fly in his ear prevents him from sleeping? "There's a Fly in My Ear", is a whimsical, rhyming picture book written for the pre-school through kindergarten audience. In the story, the young boy handles his dilemma by imagining what kind of fly could be keeping him awake with its buzzing. His imagination runs wild, but even he is not prepared for the story's surprise ending. For an added enjoyment, a tiny bug or spider is hidden on all twelve illustration spreads. Enjoy the search

The best of Susan Larson, former columnist of the Gwinnett Daily Post. "A delightful walk through the woods of life, one column at a time."

This book studies the urban spaces imagined by the technocrats who had the power to shape Madrid between 1900 and 1936 and relates them to the fiction of authors who responded by creating utopian and dystopian narratives.