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In "Wilcopedia," Daniel Cook Johnson Pens a Whole Encyclopedia About His Favorite Band, One Song at a Time
The Raleigh author discusses his obsessive new Wilco book as Jeff Tweedy and company head for Cary's Koka Booth Amphitheatre. Read more
Oct. 09, 2019
6:51 a.m.
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In Honor of Pride: Durham, Here's Why LGBTQ Comic Books Matter
Local comics retailer Siena Fallon delves into how comics shaped her LGBTQ identity and how she makes sure others can have the same experience, but with fewer impediments, in Ultimate Comics stores. Read more
Sep. 28, 2019
3:58 p.m.
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Fall Arts Preview: Five Talks and Readings
From a reading by experimental essayist Leslie Jamison to a lecture from Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, here's five talks and readings we don't want to miss. Read more
Sep. 11, 2019
6:30 a.m.
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The Harper Lee We Never Knew, Revealed in "Furious Hours"
Journalist Casey Cep's fascinating book picks up a true-crime story that the "To Kill a Mockingbird" author left unfinished, upending cliches about her in the process. Read more
Aug. 06, 2019
4:30 p.m.
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Local Photographer Michael Galinsky’s Lost Images Take Us on Nostalgia Trip to a Time When the Mall Was King
“The Decline of Mall Civilization” brings to life vivid images of short shorts, big hair, and bigger suburban commerce. Read more
Jul. 30, 2019
6:31 p.m.
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Shooting the Breeze with N.C. Hurricane Guru Jay Barnes
"N.C. ranks third in the U.S. in hurricane landfalls. Though we often focus on landfalls on our coast, it’s important to note that all one hundred counties of our state are vulnerable." Read more
Jul. 16, 2019
7:39 p.m.
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Two Raleigh Writers Want to Break Down Publishing Barriers with a New Kind of Writing School
For writers with a desk-drawer novel and a dream deferred, Arshia Simkin and Emily Cataneo's Redbud Writing Project offers a new way forward. Read more
Jul. 03, 2019
6:30 a.m.
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Acclaimed Poet Ocean Vuong's Novel Is a Beautiful, Complex Vantage on Motherlands and Mothers
"On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous" explores generational trauma, war violence, queer masculinity, and the precarious of immigrant experience via letters to Vuong's mother. Read more
Jun. 05, 2019
6:30 a.m.
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A Psychiatrist Turned Fiction Writer Connects Heart and Mind in "Every Human Love"
The backdrop of psychiatry allows Joanna Pearson to explore the fault lines that underlie personal and professional identity in contemporary America. Read more
May 22, 2019
6:30 a.m.
