The big news on this weekend’s literary calendar in North Carolina is an appearance by North Carolina native Wells Tower,…
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“More and Better Psychopaths”
A recent Facebook conversation with a friend in North Carolina touched on the Black Dahlia story — the 1947 murder…
Continue reading →John Kessel Wins Nebula Award
Congratulations to John Kessel, co-director of the creative writing program at North Carolina State University (and one of my former…
Continue reading →Most Influential Southern Novel?
South Carolina Educational TV and the University of South Carolina’s Institute for Southern Studies are in the midst of a…
Continue reading →Washington Post Review: Peter Schechter’s Pipeline
Today’s Washington Post (Saturday, April 25) features my review of Peter Schechter’s new novel, Pipeline. I enjoyed reading the book and…
Continue reading →Bloom & Choi Close PEN/Faulkner Reading Series
Last night, Tara and I went to the last reading of the 2008-2009 PEN/Faulkner reading series, featuring Amy Bloom and…
Continue reading →A Long Week… A List of Links….
I’m sorry I’ve been such a slacker this week — well, here at least. It’s because it’s been such a…
Continue reading →Good Ol’ Girls Premieres Wednesday On UNC-TV
Good Ol’ Girls, a musical inspired by the stories of Lee Smith and Jill McCorkle, premieres on UNC-TV on Wednesday,…
Continue reading →Tennessee Williams’ Small Craft Warnings
Three things drew Tara and me to the Washington Shakespeare Company’s new production of Tennessee Williams late play Small Craft…
Continue reading →Todd Johnson Sweeps Through North Carolina
Todd Johnson, author of the new novel The Sweet By And By, visits North Carolina this week for a trio…
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