Nothin’ But A Good Time · January 20, 2008

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New Orleans was the place to be for the Words & Music 2007 Festival, held at the Hotel Monteleone. After suffering the wrath of Katrina, it appeared that New Orleans was in recovery. Their dark cloud had at least one silver lining. We discovered that we could get into any of the famous restaurants with just a day’s notice—a situation that was formerly out of the question. K-Paul’s was one place that we enjoyed.

Author Joyce Carol Oates was the keynote speaker at Washington University’s Fall Literary Event. It was an honor to meet Ms. Oates, as well as Professor Gerald Early, Director of the Center for the Humanities. Ms. Oates recent novels include Blonde, The Gravedigger’s Daughter, and We Were the Mulvaneys.

Finally—I get the chance to meet the face behind those insightful essays! Dr. Jian Leng, Associate Director of The Center for the Humanities, and editor of the Figure in the Carpet, the department’s newsletter.

— Claire Applewhite