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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.
Old-School Punk Meets Art-World Chic in Lump’s New Zine, "Blount Force"
Warning: There will be assholes. Read more
May 22, 2019
6:30 a.m.
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Each Paragraph Is a Peculiar, Funny, Heartbreaking World in Amy Hempel's Masterful Short Stories
Since her first collection of darkly humorous fiction in 1985, Hempel has been changing the short-story form—often, by abbreviating it. Read more
Apr. 03, 2019
6:30 a.m.
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The Social Lives of Poems, an Atheist Walks into a Christian Retreat, and a Fresh View on Motherhood
Taking note of new books and reading events by Jonathan Farmer, Alan Shapiro, Belle Boggs, and other local authors. Read more
Mar. 27, 2019
6:30 a.m.
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Raleigh Poet Tyree Daye Joins the Ranks of Terrance Hayes and Tracy K. Smith
The River Hymns author wins a 2019 Whiting Award, joining a distinguished literary line of prior honorees. Read more
Mar. 21, 2019
11:29 a.m.
In Sissy, Genderqueer Activist and Media Personality Jacob Tobia Tells a Surprising Story of Growing Up in North Carolina
Tobia brings Sissy: A Coming-Of-Gender Story to Quail Ridge Books on Thursday, Mar. 7. Read more
Mar. 06, 2019
6:30 a.m.
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Silent Book Club Is SoulCycle for Shy People
Durham's chapter of Silent Book Club meets every second Tuesday at Bull City Ciderworks. Read more
Mar. 06, 2019
6:30 a.m.
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North Carolina Book Festival Author Hanif Abdurraqib Builds A Tribe Called Quest the Monument It Deserves
Abdurraqib, author of Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest, appears at Kings on Sunday afternoon. Read more
Feb. 20, 2019
6:00 a.m.
