Mosaic Literary LLC

Books that allow the fullness and truth

of the African-American experience

to shine through on each page.

Books

   Released: 7 February 2018, LSU Press

     $45 [unsigned], $65 [signed]

       248 pages, 173 photos, 9 1/2 x 10

           Narrative by Karen Celestan

           Photographs by Eric Waters

  

  A comprehensive look at Social, Aid and

  Pleasure Clubs, one of the most African-

  retentive cultures in America, that takes         place only in New Orleans. Dynamic essays

  and insightful interviews with renowned

  culture-bearers. Dazzling, kinetic photos.

  * Debuted at #1 on Spring 2010 roster for

     LSU Press and held spot for two months.


African-American Studies, Louisiana Studies

    

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 1 May 2010, Historic New Orleans Collection

                     $28.95 [unsigned] 

   $350 [signed by Battiste]  [SOLD OUT!]

       198 pages, 144 photos/illustrations, 9 1/2 x 8

     By Dr. Harold Battiste, Jr. with Karen Celestan


  Battiste was the creative force behind a host

  of number-one pop and R&B hits, and his

  music acumen launched the unforgettable

  careers of Dr. John, Sonny and Cher, and

  Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis (former

  members of the Fifth Dimension).

  His insightful memoir with Karen Celestan

  details his musical life with the legendary

  Sam Cooke, jazz greats Ornette Coleman and

  Ellis Marsalis, and many others.

 * 2011 Award-winner - Black Caucus, American

    Library Association (BCALA) for Outstanding

    Contribution to Publishing

     Biography, Music, African-American Studies  

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        Running Ragged with No Thread  

        Sexagenarian stories of aware, lively living.

                               By Karen Celestan

   

                                  Expected release: April 2024

     Released: 3 February 2012, Mosaic Literary

     A collection of memoir essays, non-fiction

                        By Karen Celestan

         180 pages, 27 photos, 3 illustrations
  

   Eleven essays detail the author's life as a

   young African-American feminine in the

   1960s and 1970s in Niagara Falls, New York 

   and a vibrant adulthood in New Orleans.   

   Lessons from a childhood filled with food,

   love, music, societal and cultural touchstones

   fueled a journey that led to a feminist-

   progressive approach to modern living.

    Released: 19 August 2012, Mosaic Literary

              A novel by Karen Celestan

                       220 pages, fiction

 

This novel traces the lives of three New Orleans women - CeCe, Sonya, Charlayne - all from disparate backgrounds and experiences, yet intertwined by culture and society. Their stories explore class and intra-racial conflict as the sights and sounds of Crescent City culture swirl around each one - uniting them and ripping them apart.

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          So, So Pretty -

   African-American Masking

    Queens of New Orleans     


               By Karen Celestan

      and Cherice Harrison-Nelson

                                  (pictured)

           

         Expected release: September 2025

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        15 November 2021, Mosaic Literary

                                   $12 

                          75 pages, 6 x 9

                  By Rev. James E. Dennis

               and Mayme Dennis Gardner


  A monumental overview of the institution of

  marriage from the pen of Rev. James Dennis,

  a beloved and respected Christian scholar 

  before his passing in 2005. His daughter, 

  Mayme Dennis Gardner, picks up the reins

  to expand upon the Dennis family's devotion

  and wisdom to keep God at the forefront,   

  both before and after marriage. 


                Religion, Religious Studies,

                    Family, Christian Life


         

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