Bookstore and DIY Readings Breathe New Life into the Triangle’s Literary Community
“It’s not an activity mediated by an algorithm or with any economical motives,” Paradiso co-founder Marta Nuñez says. “I think those spaces are very needed right now. People are very isolated.”
Raleigh Poet Jayme Ringleb’s Elegant Debut Collection Explores Queer Southern Love and Loss
“This might be a bit spoiler-y, but the book doesn’t end with narrative resolution. It’s more about the speaker being able to see himself as possible and the possibility of his love as a thing that exists.”
Megan Mayhew Bergman’s Women For Every Season
The women in ‘How Strange A Season’—strong-willed activists, artists, and athletes—have footholds in the past and the future. They’re haunted by both.
Carolina African American Writers’ Collective Celebrates 25 Years with a New Anthology
Edited by the collective’s founder, the haiku master Lenard D. Moore, “All the Songs We Sing” shows that North Carolina is home to a splendid array of Black writers who are extending the melodies of the Southern literary canon.
At Quail Ridge Books, The Online Orders Are Still Rolling On
“One of the books that’s selling really well is “War and Peace”.”
Quail Ridge Books Offers Browsing by Appointment
Starting this weekend, you can book a one-hour slot to browse Quail Ridge with a handful of other well-spaced patrons.
The North Carolina Book Festival Just Added a Big Draw for Music Fans
In addition to more literary excitement, the festival’s second wave of programming features a local-music leading light who’s sure to perk up your ears.
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North Carolina Book Festival Announces First Wave of 2020 Authors and Lecture Series
The revitalized literary festival mixes top local authors with timely national visitors such as the poet Jericho Brown and the novelist Katya Apekina.
FINDER: Where to Eat, Drink, Shop, and Play in North Hills
Plus, 10 hours in North Hills.
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.
Best of the Triangle 2019: Shops & Services
Our readers’ picks for the best shops and services in the Triangle.
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.
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