Jean Lafitte, book signing, and more

It's been awhile since I last posted. Looking at doing a book signing in Zachary, LA at The Bookcase. It will be on a Saturday, May the 8th in the afternoon. I'm working on the second book in the series. I'm currently researching the central historical character and the time frame/setting. As with the first book, I want the reader to come away with a taste of history that will enrich the mind as well as entertain. For those interested in reading more on Jean Lafitte, you can read the following:
The Journal of Jean Laffite: The Privateer-Patriot's Own Story by Jean Lafitte
The Pirate Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans by Robert Tallant and John Chase
Both are available on Amazon.

Mention of book in the Times-Picayune

Celebrating books the New Orleans way - Page 3

SIGNING ON: Look for more signings this spring of recently published books -- by noted poet-about-town Dennis Formento ("Looking for an Out Place," FootHills Press, $15), publisher of "Mesechabe: The Journal of Surregionalism," but best known by some as the founder of the Frank Zappatistas free jazz/free verse band; New Orleans writer/photographer Kristin Fouquet ("Twenty Stories," Rank Stranger Press, $14.95); and Baton Rouge writer Jake Webber ("Lafitte's Black Box," Llumina Press, $14.95), whose historical action/adventure tale time-travels between colonial and modern New Orleans and stars young Deveraux Parker, who finds a certain box ... that's been buried for two centuries ... which sparks a treasure hunt ...

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Link: http://nola.live.advance.net/living/t-p/index.ssf?/base/living-15/126975450058340.xml&coll=1&thispage=3#continue

Lafitte's Black Box

Lafitte's Black Box is a book I wrote to tell an interesting story that would give a little history to the reader. I wanted to write about something local and something that I thought was interesting. What's better than a story about pirates, New Orleans, and a treasure.

I hope everyone will like this book. You can get it on barnesandnoble.com, amazon.com, booksamillion.com, and the publishers site, llumina.com.

I'm working on getting it in the bookstores. A few independent ones have it now. Anyway, I hope you read the book and tell me what you think.