Octavia Books - 513 Octavia Street - New Orleans, Louisiana Located in uptown
New Orleans, Louisiana
513 Octavia Street
(corner of Laurel)

504-899-READ (7323)
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Event Schedule
  July 16
    Bruce Keyes
      Spirit of New Orleans
  July 23
    Wade Rathke
      Citizen Wealth
  September 2
    Ethan Brown
      Shake the Devil Off
  December 19
    Dimitrea Tokunbo
      The Sound of Kwanzaa


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  July 11
    Nancy Kress
      Beggars in Spain
  August 8
    Alastair Reynolds
      Revelation Space



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Upcoming Events Enter our Book Sense Site
Beggars in Spain Saturday, July 11, 2009 10:30 AM
Octavia Books Science Fiction Book Club
Beggars in Spain
   by Nancy Kress

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Three Day Road Thursday, July 16, 2009 6:00 PM
Book Release Celebration & Booksigning
Three Day Road
   by Joseph Boyden

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Citizen Wealth Thursday, July 23, 2009 6:00 PM
Author Talk & Signing
Citizen Wealth: Winning the Campaign to Save Working Families
   by Wade Rathke

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Revelation Space Saturday, August 8, 2009 10:30 PM
Octavia Books Science Fiction Book Club
Revelation Space
   by Alastair Reynolds

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Shake the Devil Off Wednesday, September 2, 2009 6:00 PM
Book Release Celebration ww/Author Ethan Brown
Shake the Devil Off: A True Story of the Murder That Rocked New Orleans
   by Ethan Brown

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Octavia Books continues to advance New Orleans' fine tradition of independent bookselling. When you can't shop in person at our physical store, we hope you'll enjoy visiting us here on the web where you can find out the latest news, check out upcoming events and order from well over two million titles at your fingertips. We are happy to ship directly to you; or you can arrange to pick up your order at our store.

Thank you for acknowledging the importance of our role as an independent bookstore and for making us your bookstore of choice!


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Autographed Books Octavia Books frequently has booksigning events with authors from many walks of life who have their stories to tell. Many local authors periodically stop by the store to sign our stock so that we always have signed copies of their work on hand. Check out our selection of autographed books! (We do have limited copies of signed books, so please contact the store for more information!)

Anderson Cooper Signs his book: Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival



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If you have not visited our exciting store lately, please drop in, soon.  While you're here, have a complimentary cup of coffee, enjoy the relaxing atmosphere, take your time browsing, enjoy our reading patio and fountain, and choose something special for yourself from our vibrant collection of titles.


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