A panel of writers and a photographer who wrote about Hurricane Katrina from a variety of angles discussed their experiences and their books. After their presentations they responded to audience members' questions. Ms. Reyes served as moderator. 

Douglas Brinkley wrote The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Mark Schleifstein co-wrote Path of Destruction: The Devastation of New Orleans and the Coming Age of Superstorms. Tony Dunbar, wrote Tubby Meets Katrina: A Tubby Dubonnet Novel. Ken Foster wrote The Dogs Who Found Me: What I’ve Learned from Pets Who Were Left Behind. Kathy Anderson’s photographs are in Katrina: The Ruin and Recovery of New Orleans, published by the Times-Picayune.

The event was held in the Sheraton Hotel in downtown New Orleans.