Bill Loehfelm's Blog, page 59

"I arrived on my first night, and i walked into the Maple Leaf Bar and Earl King was playing. And on..."

“I arrived on my first night, and i walked into the Maple Leaf Bar and Earl King was playing. And on the way to the Maple Leaf, two blocks before you make that turn, there’s another club that used to be called Jimmy’s. And there’s a big poster outside that said, “Tonight: Huey Piano Smith and the Clowns.” I couldn’t believe it. I’m in New Orleans. I can’t believe I’m in New Orleans.”

- British-born Jon Cleary, on his first night in New Orleans. (via americanroutes)

weareconstance:New Orleans Film Society presents:15th Annual...

weareconstance:

New Orleans Film Society presents:

15th Annual New Orleans French Film Festival

August 10-16, 2012, at the Prytania Theatre (5339 Prytania Street)

Presented by the New Orleans Film Society and the Consulat General de France a la Nouvelle-Orleans. Tickets are currently on sale now at the Prytania box office and online at the Prytania’s website. All films are in French with English subtitles (except Funny Face, which is in English). Download a complete poster with all films and screening times by clicking here.

Got this in the mail. I’m in with some killer company,...

Got this in the mail. I’m in with some killer company, including Elmore Leonard, Sara Gran, John Connolly, Tana French, Lee Child, Kathy Reichs, and Dennis Lehane.

Out now in paperback

“THE DEVIL SHE KNOWS is nothing short of terrific. An absolutely original voice, and a story that grabs you by the throat. ” —John Lescroart, author of DAMAGE and THE HUNTERS

“The conspiracy [in The Devil She Knows] is on a smaller scale—and is all the more menacing for being so intimate.” —The Wall Street Journal

“As complex and dirty as politics can be. And as scary.” —New York Daily News

“Bill Loehfelm’s new book just won’t get out of my mind… . Maureen Coughlin [is] the character of the year.” —The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Where did you find the statistic in "Fresh Kills" that Staten Island has the largest cancer rate per capita in the world?

It’s something I remember hearing in high school. I did know a lot of people on the island who lost family to cancer, many of them young. When I wrote FRESH KILLS I thought of it, and thought it was something Junior would remember and believe. I never looked it up to see if it was actually true.

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American Bad Ass. RIP Uncle Lionelnpr:I’m sorry I didn’t know...

American Bad Ass. RIP Uncle Lionel

npr:

I’m sorry I didn’t know about Uncle Lionel before he died. He sounds wonderful. — Tanya

Lionel Batiste, vocalist, bass drummer and assistant band leader of the Treme Brass Band died Sunday after a brief battle with cancer.  He was 81.

tmplm:

RIP UNCLE LIONEL

Cred: Lee Crum 

Paying homage to Oscar Wilde. Merrion Square, Dublin. We...

Paying homage to Oscar Wilde. Merrion Square, Dublin. We couldn’t get over to see his statue because of the Dublin gay pride parade. Make of that what you will.

Happy Tenth Birthday, Wild Lotus Yoga

Happy Tenth Birthday, Wild Lotus Yoga

What to do when caught in the rain while running errands.

What to do when caught in the rain while running errands.