Philip Lopate At The Writer’s Center
Philip Lopate headlined the Writer’s Center‘s 32nd birthday celebration last night — complete with cake, champagne and a crowd of […]
Writing
George Mason University, North Carolina Literature, Writing
Long Week, No Posts… Until Now, Of Course…. On Book World, George Mason University, The N.C. Writers Network, Public/Private & More
What a week. In the midst of many doom-and-gloom predictions, the Washington Post made an announcement this week about dropping Book World
Interviews, North Carolina Literature, Southern Literature
Matthew Vollmer on Crafting Short Stories
Matthew Vollmer’s short fiction has appeared in a wide range of notable journals, including The Paris Review, Virginia Quarterly Review,
Writing
Tara Laskowski Wins 2009 Kathy Fish Fellowship at SmokeLong Quarterly
Tara Laskowski, featured frequently on this site (if too often only incidentally), was named the Kathy Fish Fellow at SmokeLong
Mysteries/Thrillers, North Carolina Literature, Poetry
McIntyre’s Books & N.C. Poetry Society
Top on this week’s list of events in the Triangle area of North Carolina is a reading by poets from
Interviews, Southern Literature, Writing
Dallas Hudgens On Second Novels
In Dallas Hudgens’ first novel, Drive Like Hell, 16-year-old Luke Fulmer gets his license, steals the neighbor’s car, and almost
Mysteries/Thrillers
“Well, it’s a genre novel, so….”
Over the past few days, I’ve heard some version of the phrase above more than a couple of times from
Fall for the Book, George Mason University, Mysteries/Thrillers, Poetry, Writing
A Quaint And Curious Volume
Edgar Allan Poe turns 200 on Monday, January 19, and the bicentennial has prompted a series of celebrations in several
North Carolina Literature
A Light Week Literarily, But Heavy Elsewhere?
When one North Carolina bookstore manager emailed me her list of January readings and signings, she admitted that the month
Poetry, Writing
A Poet, In Conversation With Poets
An interest in writing as a craft has driven many of the posts on this site — from my early
Interviews, Mysteries/Thrillers, North Carolina Literature, Southern Literature
Lewis Shiner Reflects On “Black & White”
Lewis Shiner is the author of six novels, as well as a wide range of short stories (collected in several
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The World Is Fat (And The Schedule Is, Too)
Last night, Tara and I got sucked into a reality television show: NBC’s The Biggest Loser — a show which,