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Book Review

Book Review: An Abundance of Curiosities

Across its beaches and barrier islands, estuaries and eastern marshes, North Carolina’s Coastal Plain is rich with history and natural diversity. Two biology professors combine decades of research in a guide to our wonderful wetlands.

by Georgann Eubanks
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Book Review: Carolina Built

A formerly enslaved Edenton woman became a real estate mogul, breaking barriers and making a name for herself in North Carolina history. A modern-day novelist shares her story.

by Tracie Fellers
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Book Review: Now You Know It All

They aren’t heroes or villains, saints or sinners. The women of each short story in this new collection are complex, with secrets and desires much larger than the North Carolina towns in which they live.

by Belle Boggs
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Book Review: On the Way to Birdland

In this adventure-packed novel, a teenager from High Point sets out on a mission to reunite his family. Inspired by the music of his hometown hero, he journeys through fantasy and reality.

by George Huntley
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Books to Share in Lenoir

Tybrisa Books in Lenoir celebrates the joys and mysteries of used books. Plus, discover three book recommendations from owner Michelle Mahaffey.

by Tamiya Anderson
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The Sum of Trifles

When author Julia Ridley Smith, the daughter of long-time Greensboro antique collectors, sifts through her late parents’ collection, she uncovers the story of her family — and of herself.

by Mary Lambeth Moore
Living in North Carolina

For the Love of Books

Celebrate National Reading Month in North Carolina with a distinguished book club, a beloved author, a unique library, a book review, and more.

by Our State Staff
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Armchair Odyssey

Accounts by European explorers who visited North Carolina centuries ago let us travel back to another era — but their words only tell part of the story.

by T. Edward Nickens
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North Carolina: Land of Water, Land of Sky

In his new travelogue, Chapel Hill author Bland Simpson tells stories of North Carolina through nature’s lens.

by Cat Warren
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