Hurricane Katrina Levee Breach Upcoming Book by VP Sandy Rosenthal Selected By Publishers Weekly Magazine

The Louisiana Center for Women in Government and Business is proud to announce that Sandy Rosenthal, Vice President of the Board for the Louisiana Center for Women in Government and Business, has an upcoming book about the Hurricane Katrina levee breach launching on August 11, 2020, that was recently chosen by a very prestigious industry publication, Publishers Weekly Magazine, for their Fall 2020 Adult Book List in the category of Politics & Current Events.

About PW Magazine

PW, as it is familiarly known in the publishing world, is a weekly news magazine focused on international book publishing.  The publication is targeted at publishers, booksellers, librarians, literary agents, authors, and the media.  It offers articles and news on all areas of the book business; although, it is best known for its pre-publication book reviews.  Each February and July, PW publishes a list of adult books in 15 different categories, filled with big-name authors, auspicious debuts, works that will finally break out their authors, and, of course, plenty of gems from small and independent publishers.

Sandy Rosenthal book Words Whispered in Water Why the Levees Broke in Hurricane Katrina is the story of how one woman exposed the culprit in the catastrophic New Orleans flooding and compelled the news media, and the government, to tell the truth.

Sandy Rosenthal Hurricane Katrina levee book cover Words Whispered in Water: Why the Levees Broke in Hurricane Katrina (Mango Publishing)

About Sandy Rosenthal

Sandy Rosenthal’s upcoming book, Words Whispered in Water: Why the Levees Broke in Hurricane Katrina, documents Sandy’s battle to hold the Army Corp of Engineers to account for the flooding of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.  Rosenthal founded the influential non-profit Levees.org with 25,000 supporters and chapters in five states.  Her book covers how she, and her group, changed the national narrative about the Hurricane Katrina levee breach event in New Orleans in 2005 from natural disaster to federal civil engineering failure.  She will also be the feature of an upcoming video interview by the Louisiana Center for Women in Government and Business, that will be published on our website, louisianawomen.org, and all of our social media accounts next month, August 2020.