LeseLust & LeseLiebe

Another year, another list of delicious reads! These fabulous authors stopped by to share their food for thought: Laurie Boris - The Call Nick Cook - Cloud Riders Richard Gazala - Blood of the Moon Dana Griffin - Coerced Connie Johnson Hambley - The Charity Karen Ann Hopkins - Embers Brooklyn James - Jolie Blonde Nancy Lynn Jarvis - The Two-Faced Triplex Beverley Jones - Where She Went Beth Kander - Original Syn David J. Kirk - Stone Signs Gwen Mayo - Strangely Funny Alan McDermott - Run and Hide Christopher Minori - Little Idiots Rose Montague - Jade Bobby Nash - 85 North Mark Noce - Between Two Fires David Pedersen - Clod Makes a Friend Katherine Roberts - Bone Music Deanna Lynn Sletten - Miss Etta Clayton Smith - Apocalypticon Karen Rose Smith - Murder with Cinnamon Scones Barbara Stark-Nemon - Hard Cider Sheryl Steines - Black Market Lori Ann Stephens - Some Act of Vision Gabi Stevens - The Wish List Jolene Stockman - The Jelly Bean Crisis Mary Strand - Livin' La Vida Bennet Ma...

Because I lived in NOLA for so many years, I can never pass up a chance to read what others recommend that visitors see and do in The Big Easy. Must-sees, must-dos, must- eats ; I have to know each compiler’s picks. Of course, I’m most interested in which restaurants and bars top each list. #FoodFact. Or #FoodOpinion? Hmm. I’ll leave that here for digestion. ;) Anyway, this guide points out all the old favorites, which makes sense as Stuart has chosen to focus on the “vintage” spots. Not surprisingly, I found I’d been to most (if not all) of the eateries and drinkeries and visitories she describes. I checked off everything from lunch at Commander’s to climbing Monkey Hill to drinks at the Old Absinthe House. I’ve not, however, actually had absinthe. Yes, the popular depictions of “the green fairy” as “psychoactive” and “hallucinogenic” seem reason enough not to imbibe,   but the bigger issue was its illegality. Since I hadn’t been actively following absinthe’s “status,” it came a...