Let’s Get Lost in New Orleans: (You’ll Like It)

When Pauline Baird Jones arrived with a new baby, a husband recovering from hip surgery, and a Wyoming upbringing that had not prepared her for the humidity, New Orleans felt almost like a foreign assignment. Eighteen years later, it had become part of home—and given her imagination enough material to keep returning long after she moved away.

In Let’s Get Lost in New Orleans (You’ll Like It), Pauline follows her memories through music by the Mississippi, houses worth slowing down for, cemeteries that inspired fiction, and pastries she would happily retrieve by time machine. Along the way are history, local legends, literary company, and Mardi Gras enjoyed from an excellent seat in front of the television.

With affection, curiosity, and a healthy respect for what her imagination can do behind a closed door, Pauline shares the city that helped her finish her first novel—and gave her so much more to write about.

Come for a wander, whether you’re packing a suitcase or settling into an armchair. There will be stories. Probably a few wrong turns.

And you might want to bring an ice chest.