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, […]
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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Lemony Snicket Brings Kids Mystery to Raleigh, Jedediah Berry Delivers Quirky Detection to D.C. & I Head Out for the Far Coast
Lemony Snicket is certainly the biggest name on the calendar for the coming week in North Carolina (and a reminder
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Lunch with Charles Todd
A quick update here on Charles Todd’s visit to North Carolina on Wednesday, February 25. The mother and son team,
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Junot Diaz & Abraham Verghese Speak In Durham, N.C.
The upcoming week brings two big names to the the Triangle region, with acclaimed author Abraham Verghese and Pulitzer Prize-winning
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North Carolina Literary Festival Alive & Well, Says New Director Amy Baldwin
In November 2007, an article in the (Raleigh) News & Observer suggested that there might not be a future for
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Ed Southern: Close To Home, But Seeing The Literary World From Many Angles
Today, Ed Southern marks his one-year-and-one-month anniversary as executive director of the North Carolina Writers’ Network. But even with only
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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
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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,