Treme Arriving

Tom Piazza, who has written well about New Orleans (his NOLA-based novel, City of Refuge, was the runner-up in last year’s Tournament of Books), is a member of the writing team for The Wire creator David Simon’s imminent HBO series,Treme, set in the Big Easy. (Anyone know why the city is  called that?).

The drum is already beating as the April launch date approaches:

Why New Orleans Matters

We can’t hardly wait. Can you?