Jackson Squared

Launch event in early October at Octavia Books in New Orleans Appearances at New Orleans Book Fest and Louisiana Book Festival in Baton Rouge, both in November. Radio appearance on WWNO's "The Reading Life" with Susan Larson, reviews in The Gambit, The Times-Picayune Release timed to coincide with exhibit at Ogden Museum of the South on the book as an art object. Chin Music Press has been consulting with the museum and will figure prominently in the exhibit. Signings and events at the Museum and other venues in NOLA are in the works. Promotion via chinmusicpress.com and tomvariscodesign.com Varisco is a member of the New Orleans Photo Alliance and will plan an exhibit with them. Also, arts promoter Press Street of New Orleans will help promote events. 2012 marks the Bicentennial of the War of 1812, and we will promote this connection. After defeating the British at the Battle of New Orleans, Andrew Jackson returned to the city, where an arch was erected to greet him in the Place d’Armes. Later, the area was renamed Jackson Square in the general’s honor.

The French Quarter, quirks and all, exposed like never before in this irreverent insider's look at Jackson Square."Does anyone else smell beignets?" Tom Varisco documents the French Quarter's Jackson Square with funny, surprising, and sometimes shocking images and essays. Even the statue of Old Hickory weighs in with some colorful art criticism and an ode to the Who Dat nation. The book is an irreverent celebration of one of America's most famous destinations. Tom Varisco is the creator of Spoiled, a photo book of Hurricane Katrina refrigerator art, and Signs of New Orleans, a record of the city's colorful street signs. John Biguenet has published seven books, including the novel Oyster and The Torturer's Apprentice: Stories.