New Orleans has a wealth of authors who either grew up here or came for a visit and never left. Choose from among the names below to learn more about New Orleans' literary community.

Tom Piazza		Andrei Codrescu		Rick Bragg
Richard Ford		Coleen Salley		Lawrence Powell
Amanda Boyden		John Kennedy Toole		Tim Gautreaux
Tennessee Williams		Ernest Gaines		John Barry
John Biguenet		Joshua Clark		Lafcadio Hearn
Laura Joh Rowland		Kerri McCaffety		Poppy Z. Brite
Walker Percy		Mary Gehman		James Lee Burke
Cokie Roberts		Jason Berry		Walter Isaacson
Ken Foster		Rodger Kamenetz		Patty Friedmann
Julie Smith		Pia Z. Ehrhardt