Recent Novel
The Newspaper Shack
In a city brimming with cultural turmoil amid a push for racial equality, one young boy with a heart of gold witnesses astonishing changes in 1970s New Orleans.
Sixth-grader French Fry and his group of misfit friends are growing up during the first years of desegregation at their public elementary school. Even though the change is slow and the conflict is high, they are often blind to injustice. The friends ultimately handle the transformation of their town very differently but remain loyal to one another—despite the many reasons that threaten to tear them apart.
But can an evolving world truly never impact them, especially when family dynamics come into play? One thing is certain: in a place set on change, some things might just stay the same.
About the Author
Meet Roy LeBlanc
Roy LeBlanc is the author of Katrina Class, The Creole Son, Someplace Better and Comfortable Graves. Growing up in New Orleans with 9th Ward family roots, he learned from a rich variety of unique experiences. Disguising blue-collar family traditions behind a thin veneer of polish, success brought breakfast in the Governor’s Mansion, private jets and the honor of being one of the youngest ever elected to a major Louisiana political office.