Faulkner House Books

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Faulkner House Books
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“Faulkner House Books is located in the heart of New Orleans’ beautiful and historic French Quarter, just off Jackson Square, behind the Cabildo and opposite St. Louis Cathedral’s rear garden. Founded in 1988 by attorney Joseph J. DeSalvo Jr. and his wife Rosemary James, Faulkner House Books is a…”
— faulknerhousebooks.com
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AfarSep 24

New Orleans’s Newest Hotel Is a 19th-Century Mansion With a Wild Past

Opening this fall, the Whit transforms an 1858 Greek revival mansion that once served as a private residence, a Red Cross headquarters, and an eccentric themed hotel—and was once raided by the FBI.

source of old books for The Whit's Library

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  • CureBarJames Beard Award-winning bar, co-owner handles The Whit's bar
  • Faulkner House BooksMarketsource of old books for The Whit's Library
  • Magnolia MansionHotel1858 Greek revival residence in Garden District
  • The WhitHotel15-room hotel named after author Walt Whitman
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AfarJul 30

The Hottest Thing in New Orleans Right Now? Its Literary Scene

New Orleans's thriving festival scene and neighborhood bookstores dispel any notion of this being a city of just writerly ghosts.

French Quarter bookstore where writer once lived

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