I found an article that I thought might be of interest to some. I have a couple of the books already, but will be purchasing more.
http://www.nola.com/books/index.ssf/2012/12/top_ten_books_of_2012_for_fans.html#cmpid=nwsltrhead
New Orleans is such an interesting, different sort of city for so many reasons.
I'm enjoying exploring it myself.