Tulane University To Feature Sandy Rosenthal In Fall Book Festival Virtual Discussion

From the Levee Exhibit Hall and Garden:

September 3, 2020

Tulane University has invited Levees.org founder Sandy Rosenthal to be a featured book author in its ongoing and very popular New Orleans Book Festival Virtual Series which presents discussions on a variety of relevant topics.

In a signed letter from Walter Isaacson and Cheryl Landrieu––co-chairs of the New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University––they wrote to Rosenthal:

“…Your new book, Words Whispered in Water: Why the Levees Broke in Hurricane Katrina, has particular relevancy to the current state of national affairs we are facing. We would be thrilled to have you participate in this series to speak on this topic, especially noting the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. We can make every effort to accommodate your format preference, schedule and recommendation of moderator for the conversation…”

This past spring the Book Festival featured John Barry on The Great Influenza; Sarah Broom on The Yellow House; Eddie Glaude, Jr., Kiese Leymon and Cleo Wade in a powerful discussion with Michelle Miller on Race in America and finally a Home and Away conversation between Michael Lewis and Walter Isaacson. These sessions were very popular and well-attended.

On Monday September 14, the series will host an important conversation with Tulane historian Andy Horowitz, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Jarvis DeBerry and Book Festival co-chair and Walter Isaacson.

Click here to see the invitation addressed to Sandy Rosenthal and signed by Cheryl Landrieu and Walter Isaacson.

Founder Rosenthal’s book has been a #1 New Release on Amazon for 8 straight months.

This press release was produced by the Levee Exhibit Hall and Garden. The views expressed are the author's own.