Books & Notebooks
Books about New Orleans and notebooks for writing your own version of it. Cookbooks, local history, kids' stories and humor, picked by people who live here and read about the city for fun.
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New Orleans Books Picked by Locals
New Orleans has been written about more than almost any American city, and plenty of it is written by people who visited for a long weekend. We try to stock the books locals actually keep on the shelf. The ones that get the food right and the history honest.
A book about home is also one of the easiest gifts to mail to someone who left.
Our Most Popular New Orleans Books
The Little Local New Orleans Cookbook was our best-selling book over the past year. It's small enough to slip into a stocking, and it's full of the local recipes people try to recreate after they move away. Pair it with a Believe In The Trinity Tea Towel and you've got a complete gift.
Goodnight Pothole is a bedtime story for New Orleans kids and the parents who drive them around. It's funny for adults and soothing for kids, which is a hard combination to pull off.
Our Own Story
We also put our own twenty years into a book. I Know What It Means: 20 Years of Dirty Coast tells the story of how a few friends with an idea for shirts ended up with a brand, from the first designs printed on Tchoupitoulas to the sticker that helped scattered New Orleanians find each other after Katrina. When it's in stock, you'll find it here.
Looking for something to write in instead? Our notebooks are made for grocery lists, set lists and the restaurant recommendations you'll want to hand out to visiting friends.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best New Orleans cookbook for a gift?
The Little Local New Orleans Cookbook was our best-selling book over the past year. It's small, giftable and full of local classics.
Does Dirty Coast have its own book?
Yes. I Know What It Means: 20 Years of Dirty Coast tells the story of the brand and the designs behind it.
