Louisiana history, culture in word--music: Creoles, women, Miss. River

Margaret Media, Inc. is a gateway to Louisiana's colorful history with books on Creoles, their culture, language and CDs of their music, women's history, movies set in New Orleans, architecture, Mississippi River lore, fiction by local authors.

We are actively seeking manuscripts on the above and other topics for publication. See Publishing Guidelines page.

Coming Soon!
... in time for Essence Fest July 1, 2009

My Name is New Orleans: 40 Years of Poetry and Other Jazz
by Arthur Pfister aka Professor Arturo.

The professor finally has collected his wide range of performance pieces and poems in one grand volume! Six sections present his humor and authentic New Orleans roots: Impressions -- Mens & Wimmins -- Ascension (Extreme Unction) -- The Great Miscellaneous Mischief -- War & Peace -- Whipped!!!

To see more about the author, book and audio CD, and to place your order, click on the book cover.

Arturo's Intinerary, July 2009
*Click the links to see maps.*
July 1,	7-10p	Mahalia Jackson Theater Asante Award Honoree
July 2,	5:30-7p	Garden District Book Shop
July 3,	6-8p	Faubourg Marigny Art & Books
July 4,	3-5p	Louisiana Music Factory
July 5,	3:00p	Maple Leaf Bar
July 5,	6-9p	Ashe Cultural Center
July 7,	9:30p	The Open Ears Music Series Upstairs over the Blue Nile
July 8,	7-9p	Jefferson Parish Library
July 10,	8p	Olde Towne Arts Center
July 11,	5-7:30p	Fair Grinds Coffeehouse
July 12,	3p	Baton Rouge Main Library
July 13,	7:30p	Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge
For updates to this schedule see professorarturo.blogspot.com

International poet John Sinclair says of this book:
“Professor Arturo Pfister is one of the unsung heroes of contemporary poetry… The appearance of his collected work...will rescue his brilliant works from poetry oblivion and put them in our hands (and ears) where they belong. He captures in words the spirit, history and culture of New Orleans like no one else… This is the book his readers have been waiting for, and a terrific, unexpected treat for anyone who’s never heard Professor Arturo before.”

New Books!

New Orleans Goes to the Movies: Movie Sites in the French Quarter and Beyond by Alan Leonhard, Metairie, LA.
A complete guide for the movie buff. Twenty classics filmed in and around New Orleans are discussed with the effect the city had on the film and vice versa. Examples are Streetcar Named Desire, King Creole, Saratoga Trunk and the Big Easy. The book includes a walking tour of the French Quarter and a St. Charles Ave. streetcar ride to see film locations and other important sites for the moviegoer. Pen and ink sketches illustrate throughout.
ISBN 978-0-9616377-9-8; 272 pages, price $15.95

Matters of the Heart: A Creole Love Story by Mary M. Culver, Covington.
An historical romance set in mid-19th century Louisiana. Torn by love and loyalty to his traditional plantation wife and his side family with a free woman of color in New Orleans, Emile de Marigny maneuvers love’s minefields, interrupted by a stint in the War with Mexico. Culver takes us into the vortex of this Creole dilemma.
ISBN 978-0-9616377-8-1; trade paperback , 336 pp.

Other Recent Titles

Marietta’s House: A Grandmother’s Cottage Text by J.E. Bourgoyne, photos by J.G. Tyburski, Plaquemine.
A photographic tour of an 1880s cypress home in the river town of Old Turnerville. Bourgoyne lovingly guides us, his childhood memories infusing each page. Tyburski's studied eye captures the nostalgia of rooms, furnishings and gardens from the past.
ISBN 978-0-9616377-5-0; hardcover w/dust jacket, 272 pp.

Down at the End of the River by Angus Woodward, Baton Rouge.
A short story collection capturing the soul of south Louisiana. A hilarious and poignant debut for Woodward, widely published in literary journals.
ISBN 978-0-9616377-6-7; trade paperback, 144 pp.

Books, articles and photos by Mary Gehman