N.C. Poet Al Maginnes Interviewed
Al Maginnes, a fine poet based in Raleigh, N.C., is the focus of this week’s blog How A Poem Happens. I’ve […]
North Carolina Literature, Poetry, Southern Literature, Writing
North Carolina Literature, Southern Literature
N.C. Literary Festival Announces Participants for “Authors on the Road”
In a February 9 interview, Amy Baldwin, director of the North Carolina Literary Festival, discussed a new initiative in 2009,
Mysteries/Thrillers, North Carolina Literature, Poetry
“Here For You” at Fiction Weekly
I’m very pleased that one of my stories, “Here for You,” was accepted for publication by Fiction Weekly and has just
Interviews, North Carolina Literature, Southern Literature
Sportswriter Brett Friedlander Discusses The True Story of Field Of Dreams’ Doc Graham
Today, I’m hosting not just an interview — with Brett Friedlander, sportswriter for the Wilmington Star-News and co-author of Chasing Moonlight:
Fall for the Book, George Mason University
Fall for the Book Announces 2009 Award Winners (And Catches An Honor of Sorts Itself)
The Fall for the Book Festival — based at George Mason University and taking place Sept. 21-26 throughout Northern Virginia,
George Mason University, North Carolina Literature, Southern Literature, Writing
Augusten Burroughs Talks With Haven Kimmel, Plus Marianne Gingher — This Week in N.C.
I’m teaching a Creative Nonfiction workshop at George Mason University this semester, and while Augusten Burroughs isn’t on the syllabus,
Film & Theater
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Before my friend Kyle and I settled in to watch the second half of Carolina’s decisive victory in last night’s
North Carolina Literature
Baseball & Basketball Briefly, and a Book Launch
Today’s scheduled interview, with N.C. sportswriter Brett Friedlander, has been slightly delayed, but with good reason. Friedlander is the co-author
Film & Theater, Poetry
Weekend Events In & Around D.C.
Several events vying for attention on my personal calendar this weekend. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHBQ5k1kpe8&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ecinemaartstheatre%2Ecom%2F&feature=player_embedded]A few months back, I quoted on this blog
George Mason University, North Carolina Literature, Poetry
The Triangle Celebrates National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month, of course, and two of the Triangle’s independent bookstores are getting in on the action,
Interviews, Mysteries/Thrillers
Michael Sims’ New Anthology Takes Crime Fiction Fans Back to the Gaslight Era
Most readers probably know Michael Sims best as the author of a series of critically acclaimed science books: Darwin’s Orchestra: An Almanac of
Film & Theater, Mysteries/Thrillers
Chatting About Women’s Studies
At a Writer’s Center happy hour last night, I had an interesting, if too brief, conversation with Virginia-based filmmaker Lonnie