Literary salute to the Big Easy

Feelin' some simpatico with our friends in New Orleans suffering through the 'cane Kat? Settle in with a good read set in the Big Easy. I have a few personal favorites. How about The Moviegoer, by Walker Percy? I think you could also get away with Percy's Love in the Ruins, although the setting is a little obscure (but it's very New Orleansy). Or John Kennedy Toole's A Confederacy of Dunces, published thanks to Percy and Toole's tenacious mama. Or, shoot, just go ahead and dive into an Anne Rice - you don't have to tell anybody. I think The Witching Hour's her best "New Orleans" book. I found a website that lists books set in New Orleans if you want to explore more, though it leaves off The Moviegoer - and how could that happen?

Cheers, oh brave and drenched New Orleans. Laissez le bon temps roulez - just not today!