Sunday
11 AM – 1 PM—Special Event
POPPY’S POP-UP DRAG BRUNCH
Join New Orleans food celebrity and author Poppy Tooker for a wild,
rollicking, drag brunch. With three delicious courses, bottomless
mimosas, and four beautiful drag queens, it’s guaranteed to be a
once-in-a-lifetime experience. Poppy’s latest book, Drag Queen
Brunch profiles 16 fascinating drag queens, the history of drag in New
Orleans, and over 60 recipes, including some delectable dishes from
Dickie Brennan’s restaurants. Poppy will serve as ringmaster as four of
the queens featured in the book perform.
Dickie Brennan’s Bourbon House, $65 plus tax and tip. Not
included in VIP Pass. For tickets, www.bourbonhouse.com/events/
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM—Literary Discussion
NEW ORLEANS’ LITERARY HISTORY
New Orleans’ long and varied literary history has given rise to
impressive recent scholarship. Hear what these scholars have to say
about the best, the worst, the most unfairly overlooked works. Robert
Azzarello looks at our literary heritage through the lens of decadence;
Nancy Dixon has collected important works in her anthology, N.O.
Lit. Rien Fertel is an expert on Creole literature, and T. R. Johnson is
the editor of the wide-ranging essay collection, New Orleans: A Literary
History. Moderated by author John Biguenet.
Sponsored by Tulane University.
Hotel Monteleone, Royal Ballroom, $10 or Literary Discussion,
Combo, or VIP Pass
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM—Literary Discussion
REMEMBER YOUR FIRST TIME: DEBUT NOVELISTS
The Festival is proud to present debut novelists who are heading
toward their second books. How do you make that first step to
publication, find peer support, keep your writing momentum going?
We’ll hear from three extraordinarily successful writers—Samantha
Downing, author of My Lovely Wife, to be followed by He Started It in
April; Michael Zapata, author of The Lost Book of Adana Moreau; and
20 TENNESSEE WILLIAMS & NEW ORLEANS LITERARY FESTIVAL