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Talking to North Carolina’s Latest Pulitzer Prize Winner
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Talking to North Carolina’s Latest Pulitzer Prize Winner

UNC-Chapel Hill historian Kathleen DuVal won a Pulitzer Prize for her book Native Nations: A Millennium in North America.

by Sarah Nagem June 18, 2025June 17, 2025
Pride Cometh Before The Fall

Pride Cometh Before The Fall

After a two-year fight over LGBTQ books and displays, Yancey County is pulling its public library out of a regional system.

by Jessica Wakeman June 6, 2025June 11, 2025
Greensboro Bound Book Festival Returns Leaner, Just as Powerful

Greensboro Bound Book Festival Returns Leaner, Just as Powerful

Greensboro’s popular book festival returns this weekend — but this year, it looks a little different.

by Sayaka Matsuoka May 16, 2025June 21, 2025
‘Unapologetically Who We Are’

‘Unapologetically Who We Are’

At Greensboro’s Next Chapter, Black stories are centered on and off the page.

by Sayaka Matsuoka April 1, 2025June 21, 2025

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Out of the Lion’s Den

Out of the Lion’s Den

A Christian author with a long list of abandoned business deals and unpaid creditors finds a new home for his work in N.C.

by Kyle Perrotti March 19, 2025March 19, 2025
The Trail of the Political Serpent

The Trail of the Political Serpent

Conservative political strategist Carter Wrenn describes his complicated relationship with Sen. Jesse Helms and the infamous “White Hands” ad.

by Carter Wrenn November 4, 2024November 4, 2024
Revisiting the Greensboro Massacre 45 Years Later

Revisiting the Greensboro Massacre 45 Years Later

“The relevance is not just timely but timeless,” says the author of a new book about the Greensboro Massacre.

by Joe Killian October 19, 2024June 21, 2025

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Confessions of a Journalist

Confessions of a Journalist

A reporter thought he could trust the police narrative in a murder case. Now he wrestles with the aftermath.

by John Railey July 29, 2024July 31, 2024
Time and Tide Times Two

Time and Tide Times Two

Two books take on the changing state of the Outer Banks. 

by Wiley Cash October 6, 2023May 30, 2024
Stamped from 1898

Stamped from 1898

The New Hanover County School Board is debating whether to remove the book Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You.

by Wiley Cash September 1, 2023January 17, 2025
On Storms and Stories

On Storms and Stories

What draws us to write about hurricanes? This month’s books column surveys some recent fiction on storms.

by Wiley Cash June 30, 2023July 5, 2023
The Declaration of Independence’s (Possible?) Origins in North Carolina

The Declaration of Independence’s (Possible?) Origins in North Carolina

Who’s Your Founding Father? takes a gonzo approach to unpacking the origin of our establishing edict.

by Shaun Assael May 25, 2023June 7, 2023

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