ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Michael Tisserand is a Minnesota-based author whose books include Krazy: George Herriman, a Life in Black and White , the Eisner Award-winning biography of cartoonist George Herriman, creator of Krazy Kat .

His previous books include The Kingdom of Zydeco and Sugarcane Academy: How a New Orleans Teacher and His Storm-Struck Students Created a School to Remember. In 2021, Michael published My Father When Young, a collection of 1950s-era photography by his father, Jerry Tisserand. Michael’s work has also appeared in The New York Times, the Oxford American, the Nation, Daily Beast and Lit Hub. Michael is the former editor of Gambit Weekly, and his eleven-part Hurricane Katrina series Submerged was published by alternative newsweeklies across the country. He can be seen in the documentaries Dear Mr. Watterson, Zydeco Crossroads, and Zydeco Breakfast. Michael is represented by Gary Morris at the David Black Agency.

Michael is also a founding member of the Mardi Gras parading group Laissez Boys Social Aide and Leisure Club. He happily answers emails at michael@michaeltisserandauthor.com. 

See New Orleans magazine’s profile of Michael here.