Books About New Orleans

The Tennesee Williams New Orleans literary festival is over for another year, but we’re still in a New Orleans state of mind – and we will be indefinitely, with such a great list to keep us reading. As the famous writer and playwright himself said: “America only has three cities: New York, San Francisco and New Orleans. Everywhere else is just Cleveland.” While we’re not sure what other important cities might want to say about this, in terms of literature the Big Easy is certainly up there. After Susan Larson took us through her essential books about the city – from Streetcar to A Confederacy of Dunces – we turned to our readers to complete the list. Here are some of their recommendations. If your favourite is missing, do add it in the comments.