Louisiana Book News is written by journalist
and author Chere Dastugue Coen and includes book reviews, author
interviews, industry news and much more. Louisiana Book News is published every
Sunday for The Daily Advertiser and Monroe News Star and other Gannett
newspapers of Louisiana.
Chere is a native of New Orleans now living in Lafayette, Louisiana, and the author of Exploring Cajun Country: A Tour of Historic Acadiana (The History Press), Magic's in the Bag: Creating Spellbinding Gris Gris Bags and Sachets with Jude Bradley (Llewellyn Publishing) and Cooking in Cajun Country with Karl Breaux (Gibbs Smith). Chere is also the Lafayette "Insider" for VisitSouth.com.
Coming soon from Chere Coen and The History Press: "Haunted Lafayette," due out Sept. 2013!
To read the latest Louisiana Book News column, published every Sunday in the Accent section of The Daily Advertiser of Lafayette, Louisiana, visit The Daily Advertiser, click on "Accent" and then go to Sunday.
Yahoo Email Group
To join the Louisiana Book News Yahoo email group, visit Yahoo Groups, type in "Louisiana Book News" in the search box and choose the group with the photo of the live oak tree (like the one above). We welcome all interested writers, readers and book worms. Not only can you read about the latest on Louisiana books and authors, but writers can post their booksignings and events as well.