I ventured down to New Orleans this past weekend for a bachelorette party for a very dear friend of mine. We took a one-day hike over to the Garden District to visit the famous (infamous?) Commander's Palace; after a several-mile walk, we were devastated to discover that the place was closed due to the lingering effects of Isaac (no power, no flour).
But all was not lost! We discovered
The Garden District Bookshop, which
did have power, and the three bookworms in the group promptly set off for a bookish adventure:
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| Blurry shot... but look at all the books! |
The Garden District Bookshop is small, but well-stocked; whoever does their ordering has figured out how to balance a selection of local titles with an offering of lesser-known novels with a variety of well-known and high-selling authors. There's also a whole bookshelf full of signed editions...
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| Eagerly poring over pretty pages. |
I left with a copy of
Gourmet Rhapsody, a companion novel to the lovely
Elegance of the Hedgehog (
which I loved); a dose of good bookish conversation with the bookseller (who hopefully will read
The Illumination soon,
because it is excellent); a recommendation to give David Foster Wallace's new book a try even though I've never been a huge DFW fan; and comfort in the knowledge that indie bookstores are persisting across the country, even in storm-ravaged New Orleans. If you ever find yourself in the city, it's worth the hike over to the Garden District to check out this shop (yes, even if the trolleys aren't running!). And hopefully you'd be able to stop at Commander's Palace for a martini and a snack, too.
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Check out The Garden District Bookshop
at their website or
on Facebook.
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