Tom Piazza

Tom Piazza is an American historical fiction and non-fiction writer best known for his Award-winning novel Why New Orleans Matters. He also has an impressive collection of books to his name. Tom’s writing has featured in The New York Times, The Oxford American, and The Bookforum, among other periodicals. He is a Grammy Award winner for the album notes he made for Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues. Tom lives in New Orleans.