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One Mississippi, Two Mississippi
Lit Life Barb Johnson Lit Life Barb Johnson

One Mississippi, Two Mississippi

In this lush new novel set in a 1950s coastal Mississippi town – one based on Bay St. Louis – author Minrose Gwin also gives the French Quarter a pivotal role as an oasis of acceptance in a sea of oppression.

– by Barb Johnson

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Inside the New “Modern Creole” Cookbook
Full Plate Thomas Uskali Full Plate Thomas Uskali

Inside the New “Modern Creole” Cookbook

In this sleek new cookbook, Chef Eric Cook skillfully elevates family recipes to meet New Orleans’ stratospherically high fine dining standards. Bonus in this review: Baked Flounder with Shrimp and Mirliton Dressing recipe from the book.

– by Thomas Uskali

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Drain the Swamp: The Definitive Account
Lit Life John S. Sledge Lit Life John S. Sledge

Drain the Swamp: The Definitive Account

A new book by Richard Campanella details the soggy saga of a city built on a deltaic plain, sandwiched between the continent’s largest river on one side and a 1.5 trillion-gallon lake on the other.

– by John S. Sledge

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More Than a Memoir
Lit Life Rheta Grimsley Johnson Lit Life Rheta Grimsley Johnson

More Than a Memoir

A review of Karen Hinton’s no-holds-barred book exploring toxic power relationships in school, the workplace, politics – and in her own life.

– by Rheta Grimsley Johnson

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