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Best Selling Fiction - GRAPES OF WRATH by John Steinbeck and read by Cameron Gamble (M-F 11AM-12PM; 9:30PM-10:30PM) Best Seller Non- Fiction (NEW!) - THE BABY DOLLS: BREAKING RACE AND GENDER BARRIERS OF THE NEW ORLEANS MARDI GRAS TRADITION by Kim Vaz-Deville and read by Charlotte Travioso and, starting Thursday, ZIKA: AN EMERGING EPIDEMIC by Donald G. McNeil, Jr. and read by Ellen Hazard (M-F 9AM-10AM; 7PM-8PM) Book Off The Shelf […]
FEATURED NON-FICTION: This year's One Book One New Orleans selection! "One of the first women's organizations to "mask" in a Mardi Gras parade, the "Million Dollar Baby Dolls" redefined the New Orleans carnival tradition. Tracing their origins from Storyville brothels and dance halls to their re-emergence in post-Katrina New Orleans, author Kim Vaz uncovers the fascinating history of the "raddy-walking, shake-dancing, cigar-smoking, money-flinging" ladies that strutted their way into a […]
Audio Portraits is back! David Benedetto sits down with Shannon Paxton (AKA Queen Baby Doll Chocolate of the Wild Tchoupitoulas Baby Dolls) to talk about her experiences as a Baby Doll and what she loves about it. Also, in the conversation is Dr. Kim Vaz-Deville, author of the One Book One New Orleans 2016 selection The Baby Dolls: Breaking the Race and Gender Barriers of the New Orleans Mardi Gras Tradition. Hear it all […]
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