Francio Guadeloupe, author of BLACK MAN IN THE NETHERLANDS: AN AFRO-ANTILLEAN ANTHROPOLOGY, will be part of a panel at AfriKin Art 2022 . The discussion topic will be "Narratives of Resistance: The Poetics and Politics of Staying Human." The panel will be held at Maison AfriKin in Opa-locka, Florida on December 2 from 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM EST. The panel is free and open to the public, but please RSVP.

Join Paul Hardin Kapp, author of HERITAGE AND HOOP SKIRTS: HOW NATCHEZ CREATED THE OLD SOUTH, at Lemuria on Saturday, December 3rd at 11:00AM as he signs copies of his new book.

Join Jack D. Elliott Jr., author of TO THE RAMPARTS OF INFINITY: COLONEL W. C. FALKNER AND THE RIPLEY RAILROAD, at Lemuria on Saturday, December 3rd at 11:00AM as he signs copies of his new book.

Join Robert W. Hamblin, author of CRITICAL ESSAYS ON WILLIAM FAULKNER, at Lemuria on Saturday, December 3rd at 11:00AM as he signs copies of his new book.

Get a jump on your holiday shopping at Peoria Public Library’s Local Author and Art Fair! Cory Barker, author of SOCIAL TV: MULTI-SCREEN CONTENT AND EPHEMERAL CULTURE, will be at the Peoria Public Library in Peoria, Illinois on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. A portion of proceeds will benefit the Friends of Peoria Public Library.

Caroline Vézina will discuss her new book JAZZ À LA CREOLE: FRENCH CREOLE MUSIC AND THE BIRTH OF JAZZ via Zoom on Thursday, December 8 from 6:00–7:30 p.m. CST. This talk is part of the Second Thursday Lecture Series, sponsored by the Friends of the Cabildo. The lecture is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Carl A. Brasseaux and Donald W. Davis will speak on their new book, ASIAN-CAJUN FUSION: SHRIMP FROM THE BAY TO THE BAYOU, at the Pass Christian Historical Society luncheon on Monday, September 26 at noon. Reservations are required and should be made by Friday, September 23 at 5 pm. To reserve your place, please call 228-452-7254 or send an email to reservations@passhistory.org. The luncheon is $12.00 for members and $15.00 for non-members.