The UL Press titles on the finalist list are:
● Catahoula, by John Slaughter, in the Pets category, a collection of photographs of Louisiana’s unique and visually distinctive state do;
● Duck Thief, by David Langlinais, in the Short Story category, a collection of stories centered around characters steeped in the Cajun culture and landscape trying to find their way in the world
● New Orleans: Life and Death in the Big Easy, by Cheryl Gerber, in the Photography category, depicting life and death in New Orleans culture through photography and purposeful juxtapositions by a native photojournalist
● The Good Times Rolled, by Bernard Hermann, in the Photography category, a collection of images captured between 1978 and 1982 of African-American life in New Orleans
● The Legend of L’il Red, by Zachary Richard, in the Juvenile Fiction category, an illustrated children’s book that touches on themes of friendship, persistence, tolerance, and love
● Way Down in Louisiana, by Todd Mouton, in both the Performing Arts and Music category, and the Regional category, a first-ever musical biography of Clifton Chenier, the King of zydeco, with profiles of notable musicians he influenced
A panel of librarians and booksellers will serve as judges to determine the winners in 66 categories; the winning titles will be announced in June.
UL Press is part of the University’s Center for Louisiana Studies. http://cls.louisiana.edu/ul-press
