Lolis Eric Elie reads from new book at Lamar Lounge signing party on Thursday.
Lolis Elie, a screenwriter for the hit HBO series Treme and author of Treme, Stories and Recipes from the Heart of New Orleans (Chronicle Books, $29.95), read from his new book on Thursday evening at Lamar Lounge.
Elie, a New Orleans native and former metro writer for The New Orleans Times Picayune, was the guest of honor at the book-signing event that featured New Orleans cuisine featured in both the TV series and the book.
Oxford was the most recent stop on a book tour that is taking the author to cities in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and California.
The television series is set in New Orleans just after Hurricane Katrina. –– Michael Harrelson, editor, HottyToddy.com
Email Michael Harrelson at michael.harrelson@hottytoddy.com
