Anya Kamenetz - THE STOLEN YEAR

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Thursday, October 6, 2022 - 6:00pm to 7:15pm

Event address:

Octavia Books - 513 Octavia Street - New Orleans, LA 70115

Join us when National Public Radio reporter and author Anya Kamenetz presents and signs her new book, THE STOLEN YEAR: How COVID Changed Children’s Lives, and Where We Go Now.

“The story of what happened to children during the pandemic isn’t over by a long shot. The decisions that led us here were made by powerful adults over centuries. We are still the ones in charge and there is time to make it right. We are at the start of what must be a generation-long process of redressing harms done to children. This is not the last global crisis they are going to see in their lives—this is a perilous world indeed we have brought them into. It’s our responses now that will be decisive going forward.” —from THE STOLEN YEAR

Tom Piazza - BLUES & TROUBLE - re-launch

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022 - 6:00pm to 7:15pm

Event address:

Octavia Books - 513 Octavia Street - New Orleans, LA 70115

Join us with New Orleans author Tom Piazza for a reading and signing as we celebrate the re-launch of BLUES & TROUBLE, his debut collection of twelve stories originally published in book form 28 years ago.

Tom’s stories are like the silence in a queer room—they pulsate with nervous electrical tension, reveal the emotions that we can’t define. -Bob Dylan

Khentrul Lodrö Thayé Rinpoche - THE POWER OF MIND

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Saturday, October 15, 2022 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Event address:

Spyre Center, 1772 Prytania St, New Orleans, LA 70130

Please join us at Spyre for a very special public talk, Q&A, and book signing with Tibetan monk and author Khentrul Lodrö T'hayé Rinpoche celebrating his new book, THE POWER OF MIND: A Tibetan Monk's Guide to Finding Freedom in Every Challenge.

“A deep well of both timeless and practical wisdom, Khentrul Rinpoche’s new book helps us uncover the relaxed awareness and freedom that is our very essence.”—Tara Brach, author of Trusting the Gold

THE WITCH HUNT - Sasha Peyton Smith in conversation with Casey McQuiston

Event date:

Sunday, October 16, 2022 - 2:00pm to 3:15pm

Event address:

Octavia Books - 513 Octavia Street - New Orleans, LA 70115

Please join us for a special afternoon at Octavia Books with Sasha Peyton Smith, New York Times bestselling author of THE WITCH HAVEN, when she discusses her new novel, THE WITCH HUNT, with #1 New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston (RED, WHITE, AND ROYAL BLUE)..

Octavia Books Bestseller List

Check out our Octavia Books bestsellers for the weeks ended September 5, 2022 (including pre-orders):

Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure (Hardcover)

By Rinker Buck

$32.50

ISBN: 9781501106378

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster - August 9th, 2022

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “Audacious…Life on the Mississippi sparkles.” —The Wall Street Journal * “A rich mix of history, reporting, and personal introspection.” —St.

Doll Apollo: Poems (Paperback)

By Melissa Ginsburg

$17.95

ISBN: 9780807177396

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: LSU Press - August 3rd, 2022

The Paper Palace: A Novel (Paperback)

By Miranda Cowley Heller

$18.00

ISBN: 9780593329832

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: Riverhead Books - April 19th, 2022

REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE

THE PAPER PALACE IS:

“Filled with secrets, love, lies and a summer beach house. What more could you ask?”—Parade

Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Bonnie Garmus

$29.00

ISBN: 9780385547345

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: Doubleday - April 5th, 2022

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • A must-read debut!

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A novel (Hardcover)

By Gabrielle Zevin

$28.00

ISBN: 9780593321201

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: Knopf - July 5th, 2022

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • In this exhilarating novel by the best-selling author of The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry two friends—often in love, but never lovers—come together as creative partners in the world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind of immortality.

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel (Paperback)

By Taylor Jenkins Reid

$17.00

ISBN: 9781501161933

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: Washington Square Press - May 29th, 2018

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“If you’re looking for a book to take on holiday this summer, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo has got all the glitz and glamour to make it a perfect beach read.” —Bustle

From the New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones & the Six—an entrancing and &ldq

Mosquito Supper Club: Cajun Recipes from a Disappearing Bayou (Hardcover)

By Melissa M. Martin

$35.00

ISBN: 9781579658472

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: Artisan - April 21st, 2020

Winner, James Beard Award for Best Book in U.S.

The Ones Who Don't Say They Love You: Stories (Paperback)

By Maurice Carlos Ruffin

$17.00

ISBN: 9780593133415

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: One World - June 21st, 2022

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • A collection of raucous stories that offer a “vibrant and true mosaic” (The New York Times) of New Orleans, from the critically acclaimed author of We Cast a Shadow

Turkey and the Wolf: Flavor Trippin' in New Orleans [A Cookbook] (Hardcover)

By Mason Hereford, JJ Goode (With)

$30.00

ISBN: 9781984858993

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: Ten Speed Press - June 21st, 2022

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A fun, flavorful cookbook with more than 95 recipes and Power-Ups featuring chef Mason Hereford’s irreverent take on Southern food, from his awarding-winning New Orleans restaurant Turkey and the Wolf

Circe (Paperback)

By Madeline Miller

$16.99

ISBN: 9780316556323

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: Back Bay Books - April 14th, 2020

"A bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story," this #1 New York Times bestseller is "both epic and intimate in its scope, recasting the most infamous female figure from the Odyssey as a hero in her own right" (Alexandra Alter, The New York Times).

Carrie Soto Is Back: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Taylor Jenkins Reid

$28.00

ISBN: 9780593158685

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: Ballantine Books - August 30th, 2022

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “An epic adventure about a female athlete perhaps past her prime, brought back to the tennis court for one last grand slam” (Elle), from the author of Malibu Rising, Daisy Jones & The Six, and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

THE COTTAGE ON TCHOUPITOULAS: A Historical Geography of Uptown New Oleans by Richard Campanella - 9780977316533

$14.95

SKU: 9780977316533b

The story of the Cottage on Tchoupitoulas is a microcosm of the human experience in New Orleans — in all its manifestations, triumphant and tragic, good and bad, exceptional and quotidian — and its relationship to this subtropical deltaic environment. This book tells the history of the site and environs of this historical house — that is, the historical geography of how this space and this structure came into its current form.

What the Sleepy Animals Do at the Audubon Zoo (Hardcover)

By Grace Millsaps, Ryan Murphy, John Clark IV (Illustrator), Alyson Kilday (Illustrator)

$18.95

ISBN: 9780988760318

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: The Sleepy Animals, LLC - May 1st, 2014

Rhinos rock out. Alligators stroll under limbo polls. Elephants pound the piano. Pelicans cater.

Ever wonder why the animals at the zoo are always so sleepy? When Renee asks her father why the zoo animals are snoozing all day, he dreams up an elaborate answer.

Where the Crawdads Sing (Paperback)

By Delia Owens

$18.00

ISBN: 9780735219106

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - March 30th, 2021

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE—The #1 New York Times bestselling worldwide sensation with more than 15 million copies sold, hailed by The New York Times Book Review as “a painfully beautiful first novel that is at once a murder mystery, a coming-of-age narrative and a celebration of nature.”

Daisy Jones & The Six: A Novel (Paperback)

By Taylor Jenkins Reid

$17.00

ISBN: 9781524798642

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: Ballantine Books - February 4th, 2020

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD! A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup—from the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Malibu Rising, and Carrie Soto Is Back

Portrait of an Unknown Woman: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Daniel Silva

$29.99

ISBN: 9780062834850

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: Harper - July 19th, 2022

In a spellbinding new masterpiece by #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva, Gabriel Allon undertakes a high-stakes search for the greatest art forger who ever lived

The Idiot: A Novel (Paperback)

By Elif Batuman

$17.00

ISBN: 9780143111061

Availability: Not in stock. Usually arrives in 2-5 Days

Published: Penguin Books - February 13th, 2018

A New York Times Book Review Notable Book • Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction • Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction

“Easily the funniest book I’ve read this year.” —GQ

The Judge's List: A Novel (The Whistler #2) (Paperback)

By John Grisham

$18.00

ISBN: 9780593157848

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: Vintage - June 21st, 2022

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • Investigator Lacy Stoltz follows the trail of a serial killer, and closes in on a shocking suspect—a sitting judge—in “one of the best crime reads of the year.… Bristling with high-tech detail and shivering with suspense…. Worth staying up all night to finish” (Wall Street Journal).

Boats on the Mississippi (Board Books)

By Ryan Murphy

$11.95

ISBN: 9780990409328

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: Millfree Mursaps Media - December 10th, 2018

Take a trip on the river! See your favorite boats as you drift down the Mississippi from Baton Rouge to New Orleans and out to the Gulf.

Malibu Rising: A Novel (Paperback)

By Taylor Jenkins Reid

$18.00

ISBN: 9781524798673

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: Ballantine Books - May 17th, 2022

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today • From the author of Daisy Jones & The Six and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo . . .

Every Cloak Rolled in Blood (A Holland Family Novel) (Hardcover)

By James Lee Burke

$27.00

ISBN: 9781982196592

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: Simon & Schuster - May 24th, 2022

In his most autobiographical novel to date, James Lee Burke continues the epic Holland family saga with a writer grieving the death of his daughter while battling earthly and supernatural outlaws.

Novelist Aaron Holland Broussard is shattered when his daughter Fannie Mae dies suddenly.

The Shadow of the Wind (Paperback)

By Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Lucia Graves (Translated by)

$18.00

ISBN: 9780143034902

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: Penguin Books - January 25th, 2005

The New York Times bestseller

“The Shadow of the Wind is ultimately a love letter to literature, intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero.” —Entertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice)

“One gorgeous read.” —Stephen King

A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel (Paperback)

By Amor Towles

$18.00

ISBN: 9780143110439

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: Penguin Books - March 26th, 2019

The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers, soon to be a Showtime/Paramount series starring Ewan McGregor as Count Alexander Rostov

The Ink Black Heart (A Cormoran Strike Novel) (Hardcover)

By Robert Galbraith

$32.00

ISBN: 9780316413039

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: Mulholland Books - August 30th, 2022

The latest installment in the highly acclaimed, internationally bestselling Strike series finds Cormoran and Robin ensnared in another winding, wicked case.

When frantic, disheveled Edie Ledwell appears in the office begging to speak to her, private detective Robin Ellacott doesn’t know quite what to make of the situation.

The Yellow House: A Memoir (2019 National Book Award Winner) (Paperback)

By Sarah M. Broom

$17.00

ISBN: 9780802149039

Availability: On Our Shelves Now

Published: Grove Press - June 30th, 2020

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Winner of the 2019 National Book Award in Nonfiction
A brilliant, haunting and unforgettable memoir from a stunning new talent about the inexorable pull of home and family, set in a shotgun house in New Orleans East.

Verity (Paperback)

By Colleen Hoover

$16.99

ISBN: 9781538724736

Availability: Not in stock. Usually arrives in 2-5 Days

Published: Grand Central Publishing - October 26th, 2021

New York Times Bestseller
USA Today Bestseller
The Globe and Mail Bestseller
Publishers Weekly Bestseller

Whose truth is the lie? Stay up all night reading the sensational psychological thriller that has readers obsessed, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of

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