Scenes from the 2025 Louisiana Book Fest

Below: Moderating a panel on memoir (At the Crossroads of Violence & Voice) with (l to r), Bernice L. McFadden, Jordan LaHaye Fontenot, and Lauren Rhoades

Above: A.E. Rooks, holding up my short-story collection SECRET KEEPERS, as she moderates a short-story panel (Between Confession and Concealment) with Jennifer Anne Moses, Daren Dean, and me.