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My books are on New Orleans bookstore shelves!! My take on Parasol's

Had a great day today! I first sent off three books that are on their way to Charis Books and More in Little Five Points, Atlanta. Then we drove down to New Orleans to hit some of the indie bookstores to see if I could get I Wandered from New Orleans onto some real bookstore shelves. It was a great success! Some books were bought outright, some were placed on consignment. Brilliant day! So, for my NOLA peeps and pops who want to check it out firsthand and pick up a holiday copy or two, or three... Hey, the book might want to take home friends. You never know. Anyway. Here is the list of New Orleans bookstores and shops, so far, where you can pick up a copy, locally!!

Garden District Book Shop - 2727 Prytania Street, NOLA

Librairie Bookshop - 823 Chartres Street

Beckham's Bookshop - 228 Decatur Street

Faubourg Marigny Art, Books, Music - 600 Frenchmen Street

Louisiana Music Factory - 210 Decatur Street

So it was a fun, cold day spent walking the streets in trenchcoats going door to door. I met some fantastic and very kind people. Getting out of the house once in a while can restore your faith in humanity. At the end of the day I was famished and we were on St. Charles Avenue so I got a shrimp po boy from Parasol's. Now, I didn't know it when we stopped in, but Parasol's was bought out by new owners. Apparantly the landlord offered the building to the leasing tenant and the tenant would not pay the asking price so the owner listed it on the market. The buyers moved here from Tampa, FL and the wife is actually from New Orleans and was thrilled to be able to buy Parasol's. There seems to be a conflict between the old leasee and the new owners, the old tenant is disgruntled (if you don't pay you can't play) and moved his business down a few blocks.

Former patrons have been flashing the finger as they go by, among other things, and patrons that don't feel so politically motivated are afraid their friends will see them eating or drinking at the 'new' Parasol's. This is crazy. The former tenant wouldn't pay the price, someone else did. My shrimp po boy didn't taste any worse, in fact, it may have tasted a little bit better. These folks are not lacking in Southern hospitality. Parasol's is now cleaner, better maintained and it seems friendlier. I liked it before, but I don't have a problem with it now. It's not like it isn't owned by a 'former' local or run by a yankee. No offense to my yankee friends...

The point is... things change for all kinds of reasons. If the corner bar and grill changes hands, it's still the corner bar and grill. Parasol's will still celebrate St. Patty's Day in grand Irish fashion with dancing in the streets, beer, ale and good food. Support the new owners if you're uptown and looking for something good to eat or drink. Give them a chance and you might be pleasantly surprised. I was.

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