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After a long delay, we are happy to report that Hibou Hébert books are now back in stock and ready to ship!
05/19/2026

After a long delay, we are happy to report that Hibou Hébert books are now back in stock and ready to ship!

Quoi t’après faire, Hibou Hébert? written by Marguerite Justus; illustrations by Cayla Zeek Ships April 27-May 1 About the Book Quoi t’après faire, Hibou Hébert? (Whatcha doin', Owl Hébert?) is a children’s board book in Louisiana French, sometimes called ‘“Cajun French.” With a tex...

05/02/2026

A History of Vermilion Corporation and Its Predecessors (1923–1989) by Frank A. Knapp, Jr. About the Book Whenever outlanders think of Louisiana, many automatically call to mind images of trappers in the Louisiana marshes. One of the major players in Louisiana's fur trapping industry has been the ...

New release! Link in comments. Ships 4/27-5/1. Quoi t’après faire, Hibou Hébert? (Whatcha doin', Owl Hébert?) is a child...
04/21/2026

New release! Link in comments. Ships 4/27-5/1. Quoi t’après faire, Hibou Hébert? (Whatcha doin', Owl Hébert?) is a children’s board book in Louisiana French, sometimes called “Cajun French.” With a text based on phrases that adults often say to children, the book is filled with Louisiana artist Cayla Zeek’s vibrant illustrations of the state's flora and fauna. Using rhyme and alliteration in combination with common Louisiana names, the text seeks to facilitate reading aloud for French learners, whether they are second language learners or Louisianians who are learning to read and write in their native French. Marguerite Justus Cayla Mattea Zeek

Quoi t’après faire, Hibou Hébert? est un livre cartonné pour enfants en français louisianais, parfois appelé « français cadien ». Le texte, basé sur des phrases que les adultes disent souvent aux enfants, est accompagné d'illustrations colorées de la faune et de la flore de l'État, créées par l'artiste louisianaise Cayla Zeek. En utilisant des rimes et des allitérations, ainsi que des noms louisianais courants, le texte vise à faciliter la lecture à voix haute pour les apprenants de la langue, qu'ils soient apprenants de langue seconde ou Louisianais apprenant à lire et écrire dans leur français maternel.

Link in comments. New release! Quarter Time is a love letter to the French Quarter. Its seven linked short stories recou...
03/24/2026

Link in comments. New release! Quarter Time is a love letter to the French Quarter. Its seven linked short stories recount the friendships and love affairs of the young and vulnerable Jake Devlin, the author’s avatar, as he encounters the denizens of the French Quarter: petty thieves, barflies, and artists. A semi-fictional narrative based on firsthand experience, this book captures with heartbreaking candor the human landscape of a unique time and place: the Big Easy of the late 1950s and early ’60s. The names of the main characters have been changed, but the events—bizarre and poignant—are factual.

03/24/2026

🌤️ In this powerful book, the folklorist Ben Sandmel gives context to the photographs by Philip Gould with lyrical prose in his essays. Read more about "Louisiana from the Sky" and other reads at the link in the comments! ⬇️💬

📷️ : Philip Gould - Photography
Contributor: Ben Sandmel
Publisher: UL Press

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Link in comments. New release! Our first board book is perfect for children ages 0-4. “What’s that sound?” asks the litt...
03/10/2026

Link in comments. New release! Our first board book is perfect for children ages 0-4. “What’s that sound?” asks the little boy, wondering about the calls of bayou birds. From the “who-ah-who-o!” of mourning doves to the barred owl’s “Who-cooks-for-you? Who-cooks-for-you-all?” nightly call, take a bird watching walk alongside the bayou with your own little one and sing along.

Don't miss our after-school book launch with author Margaret Simon on March 27th, starting at 4:30. Her latest book, Wha...
03/09/2026

Don't miss our after-school book launch with author Margaret Simon on March 27th, starting at 4:30. Her latest book, What's That Sound? Birds of the Bayou, is perfect for preschoolers. Margaret has published two other books with UL Press for older readers! Join us for a reading, book signing, crafts, refreshments, and find books for the whole family at the UL Press Bookshop inside the Roy House.

New release! Link in comments. The Roads We Travel is a memoir told in the style of Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird, Stephen ...
02/03/2026

New release! Link in comments. The Roads We Travel is a memoir told in the style of Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird, Stephen King’s On Writing, and Ellen Gilchrist’s The Writing Life. Instead of approaching the pedagogy of creative writing in the traditional academic, prescriptive manner, Armand uses his own life’s journey to becoming a successful writer and teacher as a way to pass on what he’s learned over the years about what makes good writing work (as well as what makes some writing unsuccessful).

This book is not an instruction manual. Rather, it seeks to teach by inspiring readers, even those who are not writers themselves, but who simply want to read a story of perseverance, hope, and determination.

New to the UL Press Bookstore! In addition to books by the Press, we are pleased to offer numerous titles about Louisian...
01/30/2026

New to the UL Press Bookstore!

In addition to books by the Press, we are pleased to offer numerous titles about Louisiana and by Louisianans. From the waters of the Bayou to the arrival of the Acadians and beyond, stop in to see what we have in stock!

01/05/2026

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