A Literary Tour of New Orleans Authors from Maurice Carlos Ruffin

Happy Mardi Gras! We can't be in New Orleans to celebrate but we can read our way into the soul of the city. Who better to ask for recommendations than Maurice Carlos Ruffin? Ruffin, deemed by the New York Times a "Fiction Master," is the author of several works of fiction including the buzzing new historical novel The American Daughters set in his native of New Orleans. Here are five picks by New Orleans authors that he recommended.