Marking the 19th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, as well as the fourth year since Levees.org Founder Sandy Rosenthal’s book was published, Mango Publishers announces a new Second Edition of Words Whispered in Water: Why the Levees Broke in Hurricane Katrina.

The second edition, to be released in July, 2025 with pre-orders starting in February, will have a new cover and forward.

Hard cover copies of the first edition have sold out, according to Mango, though audio and kindle versions of the first edition are available on Amazon.com and in some bookstores.

“Since 62 percent of the nation’s population lives in counties protected by levees, this story is still relevant as we experience more frequent and more rapidly intensifying hurricanes,” said Rosenthal. “We’re talking about 201 million people.”

Words Whispered in Water has won multiple awards, been reviewed by Publishers Weekly and featured at the Louisiana and New Orleans Book Festivals.