New York Times bestselling author and humorist David Sedaris held a reading this Monday at the Orpheum Theater. Sedaris is best known for his essay collection books such as “Me Talk Pretty One Day”...

Rebecca Makkai, author of this year’s The New York Times bestseller “I Have Some Questions for You,” and novels “The Great Believers,” “The Hundred-Year House,” “The Borrower” and...

New Orleans native Fatima Shaik has, by any stretch of the imagination, an incredible range of work. From short stories, essays, children’s novels, new articles: if you can name it, Shaik has written...

During her time at Tulane University, 2004 graduate Abigail Isaacoff participated in several creative writing workshops. She said the encouragement from her professors helped her grow as a writer....

Death of the Author is a literary theory which argues that an author’s intentions cease to matter the moment their work is published — nothing about the author’s personal life matters when analyzing...

Within her first 10 minutes on stage, Khadijah Queen was engaging, mesmerizing and moving. Her first piece set the scene for a night of jaw-dropping, beautiful verse ahead and guided audiences to the...

Akwaeke Emezi Akwaeke Emezi is a nonbinary Nigerian author best known for their debut novel “Freshwater,” as well as “Pet,” “The Death of Vivek Oji,” “Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit...