Decadence Weekend Book Signing
with Larry Bagneris
The Shop at the Collection
520 Royal Street
Free and open to the public
As a nod to Southern Decadence, New Orleans’s largest city-wide LGBTQ celebration, join us for a special book signing with gay activist Larry Bagneris, author of the heartfelt memoir Call Me Larry: A Creole Man’s Triumph over Racism and Homophobia. Admission is free and open to the public.
Copies of Call Me Larry will be for sale at the book signing, or may be purchased in advance at 520 Royal Street and the Shop website.
Call Me Larry: A Creole Man’s Triumph over Racism and Homophobia
hardcover • 6" × 9" • 352 pp.
86 b&w images
ISBN 9780917860935
$24.95
Come for the book signing and stay for the party: don't miss the many Southern Decadence events that will be taking place in the French Quarter and on Bourbon Street throughout the day! Learn more on the Southern Decadence website.Opens in new tab
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