Michael Murphy (25) (1954–2017)

Author of Eat Dat New Orleans: A Guide to the Unique Food Culture of the Crescent City

For other authors named Michael Murphy, see the disambiguation page.

About the Author

Michael Robert Murphy was born in Detroit, Michigan on February 22, 1954. He received a degree in English from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1977. He worked in the publishing industry as an executive for several companies. He was the author of several books including Eat Dat, Fear Dat, Hear Dat, 111 show more Places in New Orleans That You Must Not Miss, All Dat, and Cleveland's Catalog of Cool: An Irreverent Guide to the Land. He died after a short illness on October 19, 2017 at the age of 63. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Works by Michael Murphy

Fear Dat New Orleans: A Guide to the Voodoo, Vampires, Graveyards & Ghosts of the Crescent City (2015) 27 copies, 1 review

All Dat New Orleans: Eating, Drinking, Listening to Music, Exploring, & Celebrating in the Crescent City (2017) 12 copies

Hear Dat New Orleans: A Guide to the Rich Musical Heritage & Lively Current Scene (2016) 10 copies, 2 reviews

111 Places in New Orleans That You Must Not Miss: Revised and Updated (2015) 7 copies

Cleveland's Catalog of Cool: An Irreverent Guide to the Land (2018) 3 copies

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Legal name: Murphy, Michael Robert
Other names: Murphy, Michael R.
Birthdate: 1954-02-22
Date of death: 2017-10
Gender: male
Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (BA|English)
Occupations: vice-president (Random House and Putnam)
publisher (William Morrow)
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Places of residence: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Millburn, New Jersey, USA
New York, New York, USA
Associated Place (for map): USA

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Cinsai 401 reviews

Fear Dat New Orleans: A Guide to the Voodoo, Vampires, Graveyards & Ghosts of the Crescent City by Michael Murphy

Fun, quirky, and creepy! All things I love about the city of New Orleans. This book gives great advice and examples as it meanders through the history and legacies of the Big Easy. A great read whether visiting the first or fiftieth time. Loved the irreverent tone of the book and am now looking forward to picking up his Eat Dat, because chasing all of those ghosts, vampires, and voodoo queens work up an appetite!

Oct 22, 2025

adamfbelcher 7 reviews

Eat Dat New Orleans: A Guide to the Unique Food Culture of the Crescent City by Michael Murphy