Words and Music literary festival organizers keep finding fresh ways to surprise New Orleans book lovers | NOLA.com

The organizers call it “Words & Music, a Literary Feast in New Orleans.” That expansive title is a pretty good fit for the annual festival, which brings hundreds of writers, editors, book agents and impassioned readers to the French Quarter for the next five days. For some, the festival might just as well be called “Words & Cocktails & Gumbo,” since New Orleans customs are a big part of its appeal...

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