Working among beautiful undocumented immigrants in a lurid pizza restaurant, Patrick falls for Alana, 10-years his junior, soon to be married -- not the smartest of pursuits, but who can blame him once amazing Alana reciprocates? Patrick soon finds himself alone in Costa Rica, Alana’s country, as beautiful and untamed as she. Awaiting her arrival in this gorgeous purgatory, Pat attempts to befriend surly Milton Chapman, a published author lost in a fog of light drugs and legal prostitution, being crushed under the weight of a fame perhaps imaginary. As much about animals (mollusks) as humans (mothers), Y’all’s Problem winds through the similar ecosystems of Florida and Costa Rica until Pat, Alana and Milton finally crash together in the book’s explosive conclusion. In Pat’s tale, many mistakes won’t be corrected. Others made at the beginning, may repeat near the end. This is not literature’s typical path. But to those who cannot follow…well, that’s Y’all’s Problem.

Y'all's Problem: A wild Costa Rican love story that takes a wrong turn into The Gulf

Literature & Fiction

Welch, Michael Patrick

Literary

Dirty Coast

Red beans and rice, trad jazz, and second lines are the Big Easy's calling cards, but beyond where the carriage rides take you is a city brimming with genre-defying music, transnational cuisine, and pockets of wild, artistic locals that challenge preconceived notions of what it means to be New Orleans. With a respectful nod to the traditional and a full embrace of the obscure, New Orleans: The Underground Guide is a resource for discovering the city as it really is -- as much brass bands and boas as it is bounce and bicycle tours. From a speakeasy in the Bywater neighborhood to the delightfully sketchy vibe of St. Roch Tavern, lead author Michael Patrick Welch uncovers an unexpected tableau of musicians, venues, and novel ways to pass the bon temps. Contents include but are not limited to: where to get naked, how to make the most of Mardi Gras according to banjo player Geoff Douville, what to order from the delicious Slavic menu at Siberia, where to find the New Orleans Giant Puppet Festival, how to catch a performance by the New Movement comedy troupe, where to rent a kayak, and how to get in on the "bed and beverage" experience at the Royal Street Inn.

New Orleans: The Underground Guide, 3rd Edition

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

LSU Press

New Orleans: The Underground Guide shows visitors how to experience the Big Easy like a local, looking past staples like beignets and Bourbon Street to reveal a city bursting with contemporary and experimental art, genre-busting DJs, international cuisines, and even kid-friendly activities.This fully updated edition offers an expansive collection of alternative recommendations for exploring the city of Mardi Gras, brass bands, and weekly festivals. Featuring over two hundred new entries on local bands, rappers, restaurants with live music, galleries, and more, this guidebook takes readers on a one-of-a-kind journey through New Orleans, giving advice on everything from what thrift stores and bookshops to visit to what bands to catch in concert and what parades to attend.Lead author Michael Patrick Welch provides a detailed guide of the less traditional, more adventurous side of New Orleans, from bars that hold readings of poetry and erotic literature to costume shops that sell handmade masks, party supplies, and all the parade throws you can carry. Drawing on the wisdom of New Orleans celebrities, journalists, artists, and musicians from throughout the Crescent City, the fourth edition of New Orleans: The Underground Guide is an authentic and reliable resource for where locals listen to music, art hop, shop, eat, drink, and let loose.

New Orleans: The Underground Guide, 4th Edition

Meet Patrick, a bright and well-meaning white-boy freshly relocated to the semi-dark world of New Orleans. After humid mornings spent misleading inner-city youth, Patrick pedals his disloyal bike to The Donkey Show, where he slaves for tips, chases love, and experiments with Relativity (or tries to) as his first ever Mardi Gras tumbles silently by, on the other side of the Picture Window. Michael Welch is an awesome, feral talent. He's the most exciting young writer I've come across. Jonathan Ames, author of The Extra Man It'ss no surprise that lurking under the usual perception of New Orleans exists a grainier, grittier experience, one connected by memorable characters, streets and experiences. Michael Welch tells his stories with emotion and intelligence, with a sense of drama and a sense of humor. Paul Tough, New York Times

The Donkey Show

Contemporary

Equator Books

Music envelops New Orleans, and this guidebook with listings of music clubs, restaurants and venues that are a bit of both, depicts this cultural milieu of sound and entertainment. New Orleans: An Underground Guide illustrates that the city offers the world traveler much more than its famous Bourbon Street. It's a collection of secret places and local histories, customs largely unknown to the remainder of the U.S. that functions as guidebook and ethnography both. This is a revised and expanded second edition.

New Orleans: The Underground Guide (2nd Edition)

Travel

United States

Uno Pr