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John Sledge recently gave Angola to Zydeco a rather sweet review in Mobile, Alabama’s Press Register (“Newspaper’s loss is book readers’ gain”): Fuller has an unadorned and straight-ahead style and an admirable ability to get out of his subjects’ way … Continue reading →

Today, The Daily Advertiser in Lafayette ran Jodi Belgard’s piece about Angola to Zydeco: Louisiana Lives. They also ran a very fine piece by Cheré Dastugue Coen, which also appeared in the Monroe News-Star. Cheré is an author and journalist … Continue reading →

Jodi Belgard at The Town Talk in Alexandria has written a sweet feature about Angola to Zydeco: Louisiana Lives. I’ll be in Alexandria on Saturday at Julia’s Mexican Restaurant signing copies of the book from 5-7 p.m. And yes – as my … Continue reading →

During the 2011 Louisiana Book Festival, I sat down with Steve Yates – marketing director at the University Press of Mississippi – in the state capitol in Baton Rouge and talked about Angola to Zydeco: Louisiana Lives.

… of Angola to Zydeco: Louisiana Lives.

Well, I have a few copies. The offical release is still October 1. I’ll keep you posted.

Today, my father would have been 64 years old, but he died last year. There isn’t a day that he isn’t on my mind. Some years, his birthday would fall on Labor Day. This year, my birthday’s on Labor Day. … Continue reading →