John Hart’s “The Last Child”
Today, the Washington Post runs my review of John Hart’s third — and in my opinion best — novel, The […]
Mysteries/Thrillers, North Carolina Literature, Reviews/Recommendations, Southern Literature
Interviews, N.C. Events
Michael Taeckens Talks About His New Anthology, “Love Is A Four-Letter Word”
Michael Taeckens received his MFA in poetry from the prestigious Iowa Writers’ Workshop and now works as publicity director at Algonquin
N.C. Events, North Carolina Literature
N.C. Events: Dessen, Holmstedt & Carter
Just a quick look at what’s on tap over the next few days on the N.C. lit scene. First up,
Interviews, Mysteries/Thrillers, N.C. Events, North Carolina Literature, Southern Literature, Writing
Alexandra Sokoloff Talks About “The Unseen”
Alexandra Sokoloff’s new novel, The Unseen, takes as its starting point a set of real-life experiments done by Dr. Joseph
Fall for the Book, N.C. Events
What’s Coming Up, Including Several N.C. Events (And Lots of Name Dropping)
Yes, I know it’s been a quiet week on the blog here, but many reasons why. So what have I
D.C. Events, Fall for the Book, George Mason University, Interviews
An Interview with Dennis Drabelle, Author of “Mile-High Fever: Silver Mines, Boom Towns, and High Living on the Comstock Lode”
Dennis Drabelle is the author of Mile-High Fever: Silver Mines, Boom Towns, and High Living on the Comstock Lode, released
N.C. Events, North Carolina Literature, Southern Literature
N.C. Events: Nic Brown at The Regulator
This weekend’s events feature a couple of authors already profiled on this site — both on Friday, July 10. Laura
Literary News, Mysteries/Thrillers
Women Of Mystery Then & Now
Definitely worth checking out this week are two sites dealing with women, mystery, history, and brand new books. First up
Interviews, Mysteries/Thrillers, N.C. Events, Southern Literature
Laura Brodie Chats About “The Widow’s Season”
Laura Brodie‘s The Widow’s Season hits the ground running with a smart, no-nonsense sentence that pulls readers immediately into the novel’s central
Literary News, North Carolina Literature, Southern Literature
SIBA Announces 2009 Book Awards
Just this morning, the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) announced its 2009 Book Awards. The winners are: Best Fiction: Serena
Reviews/Recommendations
Newsmen Collected and Conversed About
The death knell of American print journalism is being sounded with great regularity these days — more frequently surely than
Mysteries/Thrillers, N.C. Events
N.C. Events: “Dope Thief” Author Dennis Tafoya
With the Fourth of July weekend ahead, most bookstores are taking a small hiatus from their regular schedule of readings