Shake the Devil Off Thursday, Sep 3 2009 

Thanks to Ethan Brown for the nice plug of a quote in the Epilogue to his excellent book Shake the Devil Off, which I only discovered when I attended his reading at Octavia Books. He references the book but also quotes a piece from the blog Toulouse Street Odd Bits of Life in New Orleans.

Lulu June Sale 10% off Friday, Jun 12 2009 

The good folks at Lulu are having a June sale.

Get your copy of Carry Me Home direct from Lulu.com, enter code ‘JUNECONTEST10’ at checkout and save 10%!

On line ordering Sunday, Feb 15 2009 

While Carry Me Home is available at Lulu.com and Amazon.com, if you are a committed online shopper I suggest you also consider patronizing a locally-owned bookstore with an online ordering system: Octavia Books.

Now Available Monday, Jan 19 2009 

Carry Me Home is now available at the following local book stores. I hope to add more as I call on owners to encourage them to carry the book. If you’re local bookstores isn’t listed below, ask for Carry Me Home by Mark Folse next time you stop in.

You can get the book online at Lulu and Amazon,, but I encourage you to Stay Local. Locally owned bookstores support local bookstores. Join me in supporting local book stores with your regular trade.

Carry Me Home is now available at these New Orleans bookstores:

  • Maple Street Book Shop
    7523 Maple St
  • deVille Books
    134 Carondelet St.
  • Garden District Book Shop
    2727 Prytania St. (at The Rink)
  • Octavia Books
    513 Octavia St
  • Faubourg Marigny Art & Books
    600 Frenchman St.
  • Beth’s Books (at Sound Cafe)
    2700 Chartres St.

Carry Me Home on Amazon.com Wednesday, Jan 14 2009 

Carry Me Home is now available on Amazon.com if that is your favorite way to shop.

Please remember, if you’re in New Orleans, support your local bookstores. The book is currently available at deVille Books, 134 Carondelet St. and very soon at other locally owned shops.