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Book Excerpt: 'Shake the Devil Off'new

In this exclusive excerpt from his new book Shake the Devil Off, Brown examines the last hours of the life of Zackery Bowen, who killed and dismembered his girlfriend, bartender Addie Hall, before leaping to his death from the top of a French Quarter hotel in October 2006.
Gambit  |  Ethan Brown  |  08-31-2009  |  Excerpts

'Nine Lives' is a Tapestry of Improbable Stories About New Orleansnew

Journalist Dan Baum uses the experiences of a diverse cast of New Orleanians to tell his Hurricane Katrina story.
Gambit  |  Kevin Allman  |  02-17-2009  |  Nonfiction

After the Delugenew

A New Orleans writer's collected columns document everyday life post-Katrina.
Chicago Reader  |  Michael Tisserand  |  10-23-2006  |  Nonfiction

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