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 […]
North Carolina Literature
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
North Carolina Literature
John Hope Franklin, 1915-2009
In a loss that touches both North Carolina and the nation as a whole, legendary historian John Hope Franklin died
North Carolina Literature, Poetry, Writing
Matthew Vollmer Visits Triangle Bookstores
More than two months ago, I began asking when some of North Carolina’s bookstores might be hosting a visit by
Interviews
David A. Taylor Discusses Soul of a People
David A. Taylor is the author of Ginseng, the Divine Root: The Curious History of the Plant That Captivated the
Mysteries/Thrillers, North Carolina Literature, Writing
Reading A Timely New Essay By William Zinsser (Amidst A March Madness of Magazines)
For whatever fluke of timing, I received nearly a half-dozen magazines in my mailbox (and email inbox) over the last
George Mason University, Mysteries/Thrillers, North Carolina Literature, Poetry
Amanda Lamb Tracks A Murderess in N.C. & George Witte Considers Deniability in D.C.
Among the more literary events in the Triangle area of North Carolina this weekend is an appearance by septuagenarian novelist Paule Marshall,
Interviews, Writing
Ten Questions for Tara Laskowski
Back in January, Tara Laskowski was named the Kathy Fish Fellow at SmokeLong Quarterly — a program honoring authors who’ve
Writing
Ron Charles’ NBCC Awards Speech
Ron Charles, a gifted book critic and one of my editors at the Washington Post Book World, recently won the 2008 Nona