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This Week In Books (09/12 – 09/18)

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  […]

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The Baby Dolls: Breaking The Race and Gender Barriers of the New Orleans Mardi Gras Tradition

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 […]

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This Week In Original Programming (03/02 – 03/06): One Book One New Orleans Book Announcement, Author Sunil Yapa, and Anna Timmerman from Xavier University’s Agrowtopia

What's new this week on WRBH's original programming? Check it out! PUBLIC AFFAIRS: Airs on Wednesday at 4PM and again on Sunday at 7:30AM. This week we welcome on One Book One New Orleans Co-Project Leader Megan Holt to speak about the campaign for 2016 and announce the chosen book for this year. There's also a very special guest to be announced on the show. Find out more about One Book One […]

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