Local Authors

New Orleans has a wealth of authors who either grew up here or came for a visit and never left. Choose from among the names below to learn more about New Orleans' literary community.
Tom Piazza
Andrei Codrescu
Richard Ford
Coleen Salley
Rick Bragg
Lawrence Powell
Amanda Boyden
John Kennedy Toole
Ernest Gaines
Tim Gautreaux
Tennessee Williams
John Barry
Laura Joh Rowland
Joshua Clark
Lafcadio Hearn
John Biguenet
Walter Isaacson
Pia Z. Ehrhardt
Julie Smith
Patty Friedmann
Rodger Kamenetz
James Lee Burke
Mary Gehman
Walker Percy
Cokie Roberts
Poppy Z. Brite
Ken Foster
Jason Berry
Kerri McCaffety