Tales of the Crescent City -- Literary New Orleanians: Where the Writers Are and Were -- A New Orleans Reading List -- New Orleans Bookshops -- What's Happening through the Year: A Literary Calendar -- Literary Resources -- Lagniappe: Writers' Favorites -- Beyond New Orleans "The Booklover's Guide to New Orleans is Susan Larson's informative response to questions most frequently asked her as book editor of the Times-Picayune. Tourists and locals alike want to know what to read, where authors lived, which bookstores to browse, and when literary festivals are scheduled. Now all the answers can be found in this one convenient volume, the only complete directory of New Orleans's "write life" available."--BOOK JACKET. "Larson's guide includes: a brief history of the fiction writers, poets, journalists, playwrights, historians, critics, essayists, and others who have flirted with the Crescent City's muse across the years; a tour of both famous and lesser-known sites throughout the literary landscape, including authors' homes and hangouts; an extensive reading list of favorite New Orleans titles in categories from mysteries to cooking; and a catalog of bookstores, libraries, literary events, and other resources."--BOOK JACKET