John Kemp will be at Bay Books on Saturday, March 10th from 5:00-7:00 to sign his beautiful books Manchac Swamp, Solace of Nature, Vanishing Paradise: Duck Hunting in the Louisiana Marsh, and Alan Flattmann's French Quarter Impressions.


A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, John R. Kemp received his bachelor's degree from Loyola University in New Orleans, then earned his master's degree from the University of Southern Mississippi. A former staff writer for the New Orleans Times-Picayune, he has contributed to several publications, including Southern Accents, Fodor's, Time Out Guides, Louisiana Life,Artnews, and Art & Antiques.