Join Team Gleason and Jeff Duncan at the 2024 Louisiana Book Festival on Saturday, Nov. 2.

Such a joy reading alongside these phenomenal poets at the Louisiana Book Festival this morning-- 14 total poets at the gig, with a legit shift change in the middle of the reading. What a delight! Thanks again to Gina Ferrara and Geoff Munsterman for editing this gorgeous book

What a privilege to read with this group at Louisiana Book Festival today! Carolyn Hembree (she/her) andy young Alison Pelegrin @AriCisco Barbara Hamby Catharine Brosman! All powerhouses of poetry!

ps. Have been coming to the Louisiana Book Festival for nearly every one of its 20 years and still never get tired of this amazing wall

The numbers are in, and 2024 was another great year for the Louisiana Book Festival! Click here to learn more: louisianabookfestival.org/media/cgvinjea…

Terrebonne Parish author Ken Wells to represent Louisiana at 2025 National Book Festival in D.C. Raised on the banks of Bayou Black, Wells is t... houmatimes.com/news/terrebonn… #News

BOOK MAGIC: The latest issue of 64 Parishes magazine features an enlightening interview with our executive director and recent Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Lifetime Contribution to the Humanities Awardee Jim Davis. Check it out here: 64parishes.org/book-magic

ICYMI: Louisiana announces its 2025 Great Reads selections

State Library of Louisiana celebrates 100 yrs: In 1962, LA’s first state librarian Essae Culver retired after a 37-yr career. Most of LA’s public libraries exist because of her demonstration library system, which allowed parishes to experience a #publiclibrary before creating their own.

NYT best-selling author Wally Lamb, one of the featured writers joining us at the LBF this fall, is making news this week! Yesterday on CBS Mornings, Oprah Winfrey announced his new novel The River Is Waiting as her newest book club selection! cbsnews.com/news/oprah-win…

Award-winning author and essayist Raj Tawney is another esteemed writer who will be featured at this year’s #LABookFest. This week in @People he talks about his connection with his father and the experience of bringing him along on his current book tour: tinyurl.com/46dsvnaw

LA Poet Laureate Alison Pelegrin recently appeared on LPB to discuss her Lifelines Poetry Project, which provides poetry workshops for the incarcerated. She will appear at LBF with author Wally Lamb to share the benefits of this unique outreach. tinyurl.com/m62fbkyh

The Louisiana Book Festival returns to the Capitol grounds this fall. wbrz.com/news/louisiana…

SAVE THE DATE – LOUISIANA BOOK FESTIVAL: Join us for one of the nation’s top literary celebrations in Baton Rouge, Saturday, November 1! Learn about this year’s festival artwork and highlights of #LABookFest 2025 here: tinyurl.com/ysa7p6wx #books

Here is the original piece commissioned by the @louisianabookfest for the 2025 Louisiana Book Festival. It’s around 32 inches high. Took me about a month to finish. The piece has several historic buildings and libraries from around the state. In between the buildings are books

The Louisiana Book Festival lets book lovers from across the state meet their favorite authors, shop from vendors and celebrate literature. louisianafirstnews.com/news/louisiana…

I had some people ask what are all the buildings in the piece I did for the 2025 (Louisiana Book Festival) Louisiana Book Festival. I’ve attached a legend of what each building is in this post. Bottom row (Left to right) 1. Hotel Bentley- Alexandria 2. Preservation Hall -New Orleans 3.

State Library of Louisiana celebrates 100 years: In 1975, we celebrated our 50th anniversary and Sallie Farrell retired after 13 years as state librarian. Tom Jaques replaced her and helped move the State Library into the digital age. #louisianahistory #publiclibrary Office of Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser

The Louisiana Book Festival provides the perfect opportunity for authors, booksellers, publishers, and other literary-related businesses and organizations to showcase their products and services to thousands of book lovers. Visit louisianabookfestival.org/.../exhibitor-… for details! #labookfest

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS! Book-loving volunteers are essential to the Louisiana Book Festival’s success. Visit louisianabookfestival.org/information/vo… to see available positions, FAQs, and sign up today! #labookfest