New Orleans’ newest bookshop, Tubby and Coo’s in Mid-City, is celebrating its grand opening weekend celebration this weekend, with events, signings, and other mischief until late tomorrow night. Details available on their airship deck, that is, Facebook page.

It’s official — Hattiesburg, Mississippi: A History of the Hub City is now available for pre-order on the History Press website. With its full release confirmed for November 18, any copies ordered therein will be shipped as soon as the book returns from the printer. The History Press is currently offering a 25% discount on titles ordered online (their home page has details), so there’s no time like the present to stuff a stocking early…

For those in the New Orleans area, Tulane University is hosting a fantastic conference this weekend (Saturday, October 25) called “Thinking on the Page: Women in Biography and Memoir.” Featuring such accomplished writers as Patricia Bosworth, Vivian Gornick, Wendy Lesser, and Brenda Wineapple, the symposium includes readings and a panel discussion. And if that weren’t exciting enough, it’s free. More details available here.

I’m delighted — and slightly terrified — to say that The Hub City now has a release date, tentatively scheduled for November 18. Further details about launch events, parties, and/or tarrings and featherings in the weeks following will be posted in due course.

The Oxford American is running a Kickstarter campaign to sponsor their upcoming music issue, one of the most eagerly-awaited issues every year. Having covered Mississippi, Louisiana, and Tennessee in recent years, this time around it’s Texas– no telling who they’ll dig up out of the Lone Star State. More details here.