“Insightful… a sensory paradise... Why New Orleans Matters is a celebration of the spirit of New Orleans.” — BookInfo.net
“An enjoyable meander through what used to be called ‘the city that care forgot.’” — Houston Chronicle
“Powerful, rich with anger, longing, and barely expressible loss.” — Providence Phoenix
“Hot and real and from the heart… An emotionally wrenching experience—at times hilarious, at times heartbreaking.” — New Orleans Times-Picayune
“Pensive and elegiac… sharp [and] steely. …A mournful dirge and a vivacious ode to the city.” — Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“A minor miracle unto itself… a heartfelt, 180-page manifesto… There’s a little something for everyone.” — Gambit Weekly
Humanities Book of the Year Award, Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities —
Best Book Award, New Orleans Gulf South Booksellers Association —
PRAISE FOR MY COLD WAR: “Tom Piazza’s writing pulsates with nervous electrical tension--reveals the emotions that we can’t define.” — Bob Dylan