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40417
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McCorkle’s return to Holden Beach suggested much has changed in the fifty year old island town. In recalling landmarks such as the Surfside Pavilion, a rustic swing bridge, and VanWerry Grocery Store, she proved the town is also the same: in memory.
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Holden Beach (Brunswick County); McCorkle, Jill, 1958-; Authors, North Carolina; Authors, North Carolina--Women; Writers, North Carolina; Writers--North Carolina, Eastern; Long Beach--Civil War--shipwrecks; Hurricane Hazel, 1954; Oak Island; Oak Island--families--Luther Holden ; Holden Beach--families--Luther Holden
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34414
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Hope Larson of Asheville writes and illustrates graphic novels for children and young adults. Larson is known for her original novels including a recent work entitled, All Summer Long, as well as her adaptations of iconic stories, such as Madeleine L’Engle’s, A Wrinkle in Time. Larson discusses growing up in Asheville, her progression in comics and illustration, and the use of graphic novels to get kids interested in reading.
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34697
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Therese Ann Fowler, a well-known North Carolina writer, shot to fame with her novel regarding Zelda Fitzgerald. With another novel coming out relating to Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, she sits down to discuss her success, the show based on her novel, her writing process, and her future plans.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. 27 Issue , 2018,
p72-80, il, por, f
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34712
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This article explores three novels written by Angela Davis-Gardner: Felice, Butterfly’s Child, and Forms of Shelter. All three novels are coming-of-age stories, explore similar themes of vulnerability, catastrophe, and self-reflection.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. 27 Issue , 2018,
p108-124, il, por, f
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34713
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In this tribute, Gary Richards honors Allan Gurganus. With humor and wit, he discusses the “trouble” he has gotten into over the years because of Gurganus’ work, but also how it makes him laugh while still considering the truth behind the matters at hand.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. 27 Issue , 2018,
p130-134, il, por, f
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34714
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In honor of Allan Gurganus, these two tributes given at the 2017 North Carolina Writers Conference in Rocky Mount. Describing him as illustrious, dedicated, and talented, Holding and Bonner describe their relationship with the author and how is work continues to touch the lives of everyone who reads them.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. 27 Issue , 2018,
p135-141, il, por, f
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34882
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Author Drew Perry narrates why he and his wife take their sons out into the wildlands of North Carolina. Detailing their first ocean trip and their trips to the mountains and fields throughout the state, he hopes to instill a sense of pride and protection of the land.
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29791
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The third book in the best-selling Serafina Book Series by author Robert Beatty will be released nationwide on July 4, 2017. The story is set at the Biltmore Estate and in the mountains of Western North Carolina, and adapted as a Disney-Hyperion mystery-thriller film series. This month, Beatty will give a reading of the opening chapters in his hometown of Asheville.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 4, April 2017,
p13, il, por
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29876
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Local author Wayne Caldwell has written novels on the annexation of Cataloochee in the early 1900s. Caldwell will lead a tour through the five remaining buildings in the Cataloochee Valley Historic Area. His personal ties to families in the area afford him stories unknown to most.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 7, July 2017,
p57, il, por
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34684
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Garth Risk Hallberg, author of City on Fire, grew up in Greenville, North Carolina. This interview explores a wide-range of topics, including eighteenth-century literature, David Bowie, the punk genre, and the impact that Greenville has had on his life and in his writing.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. 26 Issue , 2017,
p56-70, il, por, f
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34690
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In this interview, Clyde Edgerton discusses his artwork, novels, and non-fiction writing. He discusses what inspires him, including music, his childhood experiences, flying planes, and becoming a father.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. 26 Issue , 2017,
p74-88, il, por, f
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40325
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Companion journal for the North Carolina Historical Review, NCLR embraces North Carolina’s diversity and plays an important role on East Carolina University’s campus. It features renowned writers such as Clyde Edgerton as well as unknown writers, is implemented as a teaching tool in literature courses, and trains student employees about the intricacies of publication.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 15 Issue 1, Fall 2016 ,
p28-31
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Sparrow, W. Keats, 1932-2009; Faulkner, Janice Hardison, 1932-2019; Edgerton, Clyde, 1944-; McCorkle, Jill, 1958-; Chappell, Fred, 1936-; Smith, Lee, 1944-; NORTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL REVIEW (journal); NORTH CAROLINA LITERARY REVIEW (journal); East Carolina University--Department of English; Writers, North Carolina; Authors, North Carolina
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27038
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Carrboro’s Phil Torres has a new book called The End: What Science and Religion Tells Us About the Apocalypse. Torres specializes in existential risk studies, which is a philosophy focused on understanding risks and determining strategies for eliminating. He says the primary danger to the world is the creation of designer pathogens.
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27093
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W. Jason Miller, associate professor at North Carolina State University, has a new book called, Origins of the Dream: Hughes’s Poetry and King’s Rhetoric. Miller demonstrates the profound influence Langston Hughes's poems exerted on the letters, sermons, speeches, and ideas of Martin Luther King Jr.
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27230
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Bronwen Dickey was working as a freelance journalist for Indy Week when she met her first pit bull. Within a few years, she had embarked on an extensive study of the notorious dog breed and adopted one of her own. The result is Pit Bull: The Battle over an American Icon, the rare book that turns a scholarly, balanced lens on the charged cultural narratives around pit bulls.
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Indy Week
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 33 Issue 29, July 2016,
p11-13, il, por
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