Local Author Adam Morgan On How a 1921 Obscenity Trial Over “Ulysses” Speaks to Censorship Issues Today
“A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls,” Morgan’s new biography about famed editor Margaret C. Anderson, was released earlier this month.
“Any Story You Tell, You Wind Up Telling On Yourself In Some Way”: Talking With John Darnielle About His New Book
The Durham musician’s new book, “This Year: 365 Songs Annotated,” is a close read of some of The Mountain Goats’ most legendary lyrics. Ahead of its publication, Darnielle talks with the INDY about memoirs, affordable housing, and God.
As Book Bans Spike, Public and School Librarians In Wake County Juggle Divergent Challenges
New policies have helped keep Wake County public libraries resilient against censorship, but book challenges continue to have a chilling effect in classrooms and other community spaces.
Raleigh Author Christopher Ruocchio Is Celebrating the Final Release in His Sun Eater Series In Style
Christopher Ruocchio jokes that he is introverted and “spiritually Bilbo Baggins,” but the end of his bestselling sci-fi series calls for a gala. Fans around the country are flying in for it.
Ed Southern On the Grounding Power of Ghost Stories
In “The Devil’s Done Come Back: New Ghost Tales from North Carolina,” edited by Ed Southern, a slate of contemporary Tar Heel writers reimagine classic lore from around the state.
In Memoir “Beneath the Skin of Sorrow,” Nnenna Freelon Moves Lyrically Through Loss
To process a series of profound losses, the Durham jazz vocalist and composer poured herself into a freeform memoir that takes the shape of musical improvisations.
In a New Book, Gene Nichol Calls On North Carolina Progressives to Get “Up Off the Mat”
In “Now What?” commentator and constitutional scholar Gene Nichol presents a suite of ambitious state constitutional amendments he argues Democrats should aggressively back.
Talking with Bryan Christopher About Student Advocacy and His New Book, “Stopping the Deportation Machine”
The high school teacher’s new book chronicles the story of Wildin Acosta, an undocumented student in Durham, who faced deportation in 2016—and the story of Acosta’s fellow students, who fought to secure his release.
Durham Poet Jameela F. Dallis On Grief, Oysters, Art, and the Color Blue
Talking with Jameela F. Dallis about her debut poetry collection, “Encounters for the Living and the Dead.”
“There’s a Softer Way to Hold Gender”: An Interview With Jacob Tobia About Their New Book
Jacob Tobia, a genderqueer icon from the Triangle, released their new essay collection, “Before They Were Men,” on August 26.
Libby Buck’s Debut Is a Gentle Summer Read About Finding Your Way Back Home
Talking with Hillsborough writer Libby Buck about “Port Anna,” her debut novel released by Simon & Schuster earlier this month.
In Sharp Debut “Radical Red,” William F. Buckley’s Legacy Meets Body Horror
Durham writer Nathan Dixon’s short story collection debut, “Radical Red,” imagines Tea Party conservatives who find their ideological contradictions collapsing in on them. It couldn’t be more timely.
In “Art Above Everything,” Stephanie Elizondo Griest Offers a New Kind of Road Manual
Griest, a professor of creative nonfiction at UNC-Chapel Hill, has written a soulful new book that takes a big question across the globe: Is art worth the sacrifice it requires?
Talking to North Carolina’s Latest Pulitzer Prize Winner
Durham historian Kathleen DuVal’s latest book, “Native Nations: A Millennium in North America,” spans more than 700 pages and walks readers through early civilizations to a rebirth of Indigenous culture and tradition.
New Independent Bookstore Brings Literature and Lattes to South Durham
Opened in April in South Durham, Daughters Coffee & Books offers new and used books alongside a literary-themed cafe menu.
At the Marian Cheek Jackson Center, a Living Archive and a Look Forward
From The Rock Wall, an ongoing project of the Marian Cheek Jackson Center, is a vast repository of oral histories from Chapel Hill and Carrboro’s historically Black neighborhoods.
In Raleigh, Gawker’s Former “Editor of the Internet” Turns Toward Analog Media
Neetzan Zimmerman and Yulia Shamis will open The Newsagent’s, a cultural hub that’s part bookshop, part coffee shop, part event space in the Mahler building on Fayetteville Street this summer.
New Book “Holler” Tells the Story of Appalachian Climate Activists
An interview with author Denali Sai Nalamalapu on storytelling, fossil fuels, and the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
Georgann Eubanks Invites You to Look a Little Closer
In “The Fabulous Ordinary,” the Carrboro writer introduces readers to synchronous fireflies, glowing gnat larvae, and other dazzling phenomena from across the Southeast.
“Where Do We Draw the Line?”: NC Legislation Targets Public School Libraries
Two proposals making their way through North Carolina’s state legislature include harsh provisions about public school libraries and instructional content.
How Two Wake County Libraries Are Navigating the Homelessness Crisis
As homelessness rates spike, more people are seeking out libraries as safe shelters. At Richard B. Harrison and Oberlin Regional, the two biggest libraries in downtown Raleigh, this sometimes requires librarians to act as an “emergency room nurse.”
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