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Your Book is Not Going to Sell Itself: Planning Your Publicity Strategy

NOCCA Foundation 2832 Royal, New Orleans

It’s never too soon or late to find your readers. So you’ve been toiling away on your book, and you’re almost ready to get it out into the world. Maybe you’ve been lucky enough to get an agent and a publisher, or maybe you’ve decided to go the independent route and hybrid or self-publish. Either way, it’s …

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Allison Alsup, author of “Foreign Seed” in conversation with Elisa Speranza

Two Fish Books 7265 St. Claude Ave., inside The Coffehouse, Arabi

New Orleans writer Elisa Speranza, author of The Italian Prisoner, will interview New Orleans Writers Workshop co-founder and creative director Allison Alsup about the fascinating backstory to her 2024 debut novel Foreign Seed. Learn more about Allison and her novel here.

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Kate Feiffer, author of “Morning Pages,” in conversation with Elisa Speranza, author of “The Italian Prisoner”

Octavia Books 513 Octavia Street, New Orleans

Writer and artist Kate Feiffer will be in conversation with Elisa Speranza, author of The Italian Prisoner about Kate's hilarious debut novel for adults, Morning Pages, a comedic and heartfelt coming-of-age story about a woman in the sandwich generation. Kate is also the author of eleven highly acclaimed books for children, and the illustrator of …

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Author Talk: The Italian Prisoner, a New Orleans WW2 novel

U.N.O. Alumni Center 2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans

At the monthly “Learning Before Lunch” event, local author Elisa Speranza will be giving a presentation about the fascinating backstory to her debut novel, The Italian Prisoner, a work of historical fiction set in New Orleans’ Sicilian community during World War 2. (And maybe a sneak preview of the next book!) Open to the public. …

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