Presenting Adult Literacy Advocates' 20th Annual Author Event
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"An Evening with the Authors"
Book Talk, Reception and Book Signing
Tuesday, May 10, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.

Featuring
​Susan Mustafa and Charles Ballay
Authors of  Blood Moon Over Bohemia
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  “Blood Moon Over Bohemia, a historical novel set in the 1920s, written by               New York Times Bestselling author Susan D. Mustafa and District Attorney       Charles J. Ballay, is based on the true story of the forced removal of a diverse population of people who once lived and thrived alongside the Mississippi River        in lower Plaquemines Parish in southeast Louisiana.
This saga, which began more than one hundred years ago, is still being adjudicated in courts today.”
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Susan D. Mustafa
​is a New York Times and San Francisco Chronicle bestselling author from Louisiana. She writes in multiple genres, including True Crime, Inspirational, and Historical Fiction. Her books have been translated and published in nine languages, and she has been prominently featured in several docuseries and numerous television programs that have aired on FX, A&E, Hulu, Discovery, Investigation Discovery, Discovery Canada, Lifetime, Oxygen, and National Geographic. 
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Charles J. Ballay
is the district attorney of Plaquemines Parish and the coauthor of Blood Moon Over Bohemia. Charles earned a law degree from LSU Law School in 1976 and began practicing law in Belle Chasse that same year. In 1980, he began working as an assistant district attorney, and, in 2008, he was elected as the district attorney of Plaquemines Parish, a position that he continues to hold today. ​
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​​General Public - $30
Seniors - $20 (65+)
Students - $10 (with ID)
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Hosted by:

 Main Library at Goodwood​
7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA  70806

1st Floor Conference Room
 (Conference Room is located to your right as you enter
​the library foyer.)
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