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Founder Rosenthal to be featured in Book Talk with the Christian Regenhard Center

Thursday, October 1st, 2020

On October 9, 2020, the Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies (RaCERS) will kick off its Fall Seminar Series by featuring founder Sandy Rosenthal and her new book, Words Whispered in Water: Why the Levees Broke in Hurricane Katrina.

RaCERS is a unique applied research center focused on lessons learned and planning for large-scale incidents. It is housed at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY).

Rosenthal will discuss the relevance of her book for disaster researchers and emergency managers with Professor Glenn Corbett, former member of the Federal Advisory Committee of the National Construction Safety Team.

The event is free and open to the public, but you must register here.

Healthy Gulf to host virtual book signing for founder Sandy Rosenthal

Tuesday, September 29th, 2020

Healthy Gulf will host a virtual book signing for founder Sandy Rosenthal for her new book Words Whispered in Water: Why the Levees Broke in Hurricane Katrina on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 starting at 6:00 Central.

Thomas Beller, author, Professor of English and Director of Creative Writing for Tulane University will interview Ms. Rosenthal in a virtual Zoom session hosted by Healthy Gulf.

The event is also hosted in partnership with Octavia Books.

The event is free and open to the public, but one must register here: go.levees.org/2S3nLsA

Levees.org founder to be featured author at Blue Cypress Books

Monday, September 21st, 2020

Founder Sandy Rosenthal will be invited featured author on Saturday, September 26th from 12 pm – 2 pm in front Blue Cypress Books for a socially-distant curbside book signing!

Rosenthal will be signing her debut book, Words Whispered in Water: Why the Levees Broke in Hurricane Katrina.

In the aftermath of one of the worst disasters in U.S. history, Words Whispered in Water tells the story of one woman’s fight—against all odds—to expose a mammoth federal agency—and win.

It’s a horror story, a mystery, and David and Goliath story all in one. In 2005, the entire world watched as a major U.S. city was nearly wiped off the map. The levees ruptured and New Orleans drowned. But while newscasters attributed the New Orleans flood to “natural catastrophes” and other types of disasters, citizen investigator Sandy Rosenthal set out to expose the true culprit and compel the media and government to tell the truth. This is her story.

Blue Cypress books is located at 8126 Oak Street, New Orleans. Masks are required.