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Elsie Martinez & Collette Stelly - Henriette Delille: Rebellious Saint

Sat, 09/11/2010 - 11:30am
Sat, 09/11/2010 - 1:00pm
 Saturday - September 11
 
11:30-1PM 
 
Elsie Martinez and  Colette Stelly discuss and sign their book Henriette Delille: Rebellious Saint.
 
If you are unable to attend,you must call the book shop to order signed books. 
 
 
Set in the New Orleans French Quarter during the nineteenth century, this fictional biography follows the spiritual journey of Henriette Delille, a strong-willed free woman of color who founded the Sisters of the Holy Family. The story begins in 1823 when Henriette is ten years old. Though dazzled by the opulence of quadroon balls and affluent New Orleans society, she dedicates her life to helping the less fortunate, especially slaves. Henriette remains steadfast in her desire to live a moral life, despite her family's disapproval. In an attempt to extend her acts of kindness, she organizes a community of women who help her with charitable works. The Sisters of the Holy Family aim to educate slaves, care for the sick, and feed the hungry. During the Civil War, Henriette's health deteriorates; however, she works through her weakness, never wavering from her duty to help others, until she passes away in 1862. Using the unique culture of New Orleans as a backdrop, Henriette Delille: Rebellious Saint provides a glimpse into such customs as the placage system, voodoo practices, and the culture clash between Americans and the French and Spanish. 
Location: 
Garden District Book Shop
2727 Prytania Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130

Katheryn Krotzer Laborde - Do Not Open: The Discarded Refrigerators of Post-Katrina New Orleans

Sat, 09/11/2010 - 1:00pm
Sat, 09/11/2010 - 3:00pm
 
Saturday, September 11
 
1-3PM 
 
 
Katheryn Krotzer Laborde discusses and signs her book Do Not Open: The Discarded Refrigerators of Post-Katrina New Orleans.
 
If you are unable to attend,you must call the book shop to order signed books. 
 
When the floodwaters that swamped metropolitan New Orleans finally receded in September 2005, the post-Hurricane Katrina recovery work began. One of the most common sights during this period was that of the discarded home refrigerator, perched on the curb and ready for disposal. Months later, thousands upon thousands of ruined refrigerators still awaited pick-up, many bearing messages that had been scribbled with markers or blurted with spray paint. These messages, rendered by owners and passers-by alike, ranged from the practical to the sentimental, the angry to the darkly humorous. This book presents the communiques that transformed appliances into message boards, and explores the post-disaster environment that inspired their creation. It features hundreds of black-and-white photographs of the marked refrigerators, along with additional photographs of post-Katrina New Orleans. 
 
 
 
 
Location: 
Garden District Book Shop
2727 Prytania Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130

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