alex mcconduit – Big Boot Books

Discovery Fest NOLA Students Write & Publish New Book

This summer I had the pleasure of teaming up with Discovery Fest NOLA to help kids at Carrollton Summer camp write and illustrate their new book, Superhero Stories. Honestly, I can’t take much credit for this one. While the kids were at camp, I had to leave town and luckily writer Megan Braden-Perry stepped in to […]

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August 31, 2016

Book, WRITE

alex mcconduit, discovery fest nola, megan braden-perry, samantha smith, superhero stories, write

Coolin’ Out with Cool Scholars

School is back! Sorry kids, but summer is over… Luckily the kids at Cool Scholars got one more summer treat after their first day back! Each kid got a free snoball from NOLA Snow and a free book of their choice from Big Boot Books. I read Snoballs for All, Thorn in my Horn and […]

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August 19, 2016

Events

alex mcconduit, cool scholars, nola books, snoballs for all, urban strategies

Satchmo Fest w/ The Little Toy Shop

What a great weekend! Satchmo SummerFest is one of the smaller but better festivals in New Orleans during the summer. Recently it has been moved to Jackson Square from the Old U.S. Mint and while I personally feel it should take place at Armstrong Park, the move has been great for the festival. On the […]

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August 8, 2016

Book, Events

alex mcconduit, new orleans, nola author, satchmo summerfest, snoballs for all, the little who dat who didnt

Acme Reading Timeout w/ New Orleans Pelicans & Acme Truck Line

A huge thank you to Acme Truck Line and the New Orleans Pelicans for allowing me to participate in the latest Acme Reading Timeout at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans and Acme Truck Line gave out over 100 copies of Peter and the Pelican to students from Audubon Charter School. I also had the […]

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April 3, 2016

Events, Readings

acme reading timeout, alex mcconduit, april dupre, chef kc, footprints to fitness, nba, new orleans pelicans

Alex McConduit – NOLA to the UK

For the first time in my life I was able to do something I’ve never done before, travel across the Atlantic Ocean and into Europe. I’ve been to most of the states here in the U.S., and I’ve visited a few places in South America but until now, I’ve never been on the other side of […]

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April 3, 2016

Book, Readings, WRITE

alex mcconduit, england, ireland, monksdown primary school, writing workshops

Anna’s Book Signing at Maple Street Books

Thank you to the great people at Maple Street Books for allowing us to host Anna’s book signing. She had a great turn out and everyone had a great time. All proceeds from the book went to Unity of Greater New Orleans, START – St. Tammany Animal Resource Team and Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies.

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January 24, 2016

Book, Events, Press & Reviews, WRITE

5 year old author, alex mcconduit, anna borecki, big boot books, write

5 Year Old W.R.I.T.E. Author Anna Borecki Publishes Her First Book

We are so proud of Anna for writing, illustrating and publishing her very first book, Seasons! We worked with Anna all summer and she did an amazing job seeing the process all the way through. Check out her first tv interview here and join us Saturday, January 23rd from 11:30am – 1pm as Anna hosts […]

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January 19, 2016

Book, Events, Press & Reviews, WRITE

alex mcconduit, anna borecki, big boot books, seasons, write