Read an excerpt from Moments of Despair, where writer David Silkenat explores the affects of suicide, divorce, and debt in North Carolina during the Civil War.
book review
I Totally Meant to Do That by Jane Borden
Jane Borden — bona fide Southerner, sorority sister, and debutante — graduates from the University of North Carolina at Chapel . . .
The Watery Part of the World by Michael Parker
Set on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, Michael Parker’s fifth novel takes the form of a biblical narrative tracing the fate of New World exiles across 150 years of imagined history steeped in original sin.
Opposites Attract
North Carolina’s odd couple embraced their similarities to form a powerful political team.
Close to Home
Norris Austin had plenty of reasons to leave Corolla, but the lifelong native never found any strong enough to make him pull up roots that run generations deep.
