Tom Piazza

Why New Orleans Matters

by Tom Piazza

Every place has its history. But what is it about New Orleans that makes it more than just the sum of the events that have happened there? What is it about the spirit of the people who live there that could...

City of Refuge

by Tom Piazza

In the heat of late summer, two New Orleans families—one black and one white—confront a storm that will change the course of their lives.

SJ Williams, a carpenter and widower, lives and works in the Lower...

Devil Sent the Rain: Music and Writing in Desperate America

by Tom Piazza

Tom Piazza’s sharp intelligence, insight, and passion fuel this new collection of writings on music, literature, New Orleans, and America itself in desperate times.

For his first book since his award-winning...