Christensen’s new book “Southern News, Southern Politics: How a Newspaper Defined a State for a Century” comes out from UNC Press this month.
Carr Harkrader
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Gabriel Bump Takes the Long, Grief-Ridden Road to Utopia
In his sophomore novel, “The New Naturals,” the Chapel Hill writer explores what it means to care for each other in a world that seems intent on breaking us.
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Daniel Wallace on Venturing Into the Uncharted Waters of Nonfiction
Wallace’s new memoir, “This Isn’t Going to End Well: The True Story of a Man I Thought I Knew,” wrestles with the complex impact that his friend William Nealy had on his life.
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“Art of the State” Offers a Vital, Sprawling Survey of North Carolina’s Rich Arts Legacy
As a survey of North Carolina’s distinctive contemporary art scene, the book succeeds as a thoughtful visual record of where we are now. The remaining question is the future.
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‘Planes,’ a Confident Debut Novel, Centers on the CIA’s Dark, Real-Life Use of a Rural North Carolina Airstrip for Renditions
“Everything has its dailiness, including things that we think of as rupturing daily life.”