Hear This! A Twisted Tale of Sonic Torment

Summer 2026

In this genre-bending comedic memoir, veteran New Orleans rocker Jon Hébert faces the ultimate threat to his sanity—an extreme case of a rare and debilitating sound sensitivity disorder.

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You’ve Got To Be Killing Me!

A washed-up pickpocket infiltrates the stand-up comedy world to take down a killer comedian.

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The Gemstone Peridot

Liv Baird faces the one legal challenge she can’t control — a Russian assassin at the heart of her final death row case in this ‘ripped from the headlines’ international thriller.

ABOUT JON

Jon Hébert is an author and songwriter. UL Press will publish his music-inspired comedy memoir “Hear This: A Twisted Tale of Sonic Torment” in 2026. He is the author of the espionage thriller The Gemstone Peridot and the darkly comic noir You’ve Got To Be Killing Me! Both books have been selected for the Indie Author Project’s regional library collection. He has been featured in the New Orleans Library’s Renewed anthology, and the Patty Friedmann Writing Contest anthology. A lifelong musician, Jon has released three albums of original roots and rock music. He lives in New Orleans with his girlfriend and their blind cat.

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