/tags/nc-authors NC Authors en-US Copyright Tue, 25 Aug 2020 16:04:24 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-08-25/tender-unforgiving-appalachia-in-f-ckface-and-other-stories Forest fires, a rotting bear carcass, polluted water and industrial farming are both the settings and the main characters in "F*ckface: And Other Stories"… Tue, 25 Aug 2020 16:04:24 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-08-25/tender-unforgiving-appalachia-in-f-ckface-and-other-stories Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2020-08-25/tender-unforgiving-appalachia-in-f-ckface-and-other-stories Forest fires, a rotting bear carcass, polluted water and industrial farming are both the settings and the main characters in "F*ckface: And Other Stories"… Tue, 25 Aug 2020 16:04:24 GMT /arts-culture/2020-08-25/tender-unforgiving-appalachia-in-f-ckface-and-other-stories Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2020-08-24/triumphing-over-rejection-to-break-through-as-a-native-writer-meet-annette-saunooke-clapsaddle Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle spent years writing her first novel, and it garnered critical acclaim: she won an award and became a finalist for another. Yet… Mon, 24 Aug 2020 15:54:48 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-08-24/triumphing-over-rejection-to-break-through-as-a-native-writer-meet-annette-saunooke-clapsaddle Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2020-08-24/triumphing-over-rejection-to-break-through-as-a-native-writer-meet-annette-saunooke-clapsaddle Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle spent years writing her first novel, and it garnered critical acclaim: she won an award and became a finalist for another. Yet… Mon, 24 Aug 2020 15:54:48 GMT /arts-culture/2020-08-24/triumphing-over-rejection-to-break-through-as-a-native-writer-meet-annette-saunooke-clapsaddle Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-11-12/north-carolina-authors-dark-thriller-is-an-instant-new-york-times-bestseller Avery Greer knows what it is like to feel like a suspect in her own town. Greer, the central character in Megan Miranda’s new novel, lives in a coastal… Tue, 12 Nov 2019 17:11:07 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-11-12/north-carolina-authors-dark-thriller-is-an-instant-new-york-times-bestseller Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2019-11-12/north-carolina-authors-dark-thriller-is-an-instant-new-york-times-bestseller Avery Greer knows what it is like to feel like a suspect in her own town. Greer, the central character in Megan Miranda’s new novel, lives in a coastal… Tue, 12 Nov 2019 17:11:07 GMT /arts-culture/2019-11-12/north-carolina-authors-dark-thriller-is-an-instant-new-york-times-bestseller Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-08-29/why-joining-a-cult-of-sustainability-merits-both-warning-and-admiration In her debut novel “The Ash Family” (Simon & Schuster/ 2019) Durham native Molly Dektar draws on her personal fascination with cult psychology and devout… Thu, 29 Aug 2019 15:59:41 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-08-29/why-joining-a-cult-of-sustainability-merits-both-warning-and-admiration Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2019-08-29/why-joining-a-cult-of-sustainability-merits-both-warning-and-admiration In her debut novel “The Ash Family” (Simon & Schuster/ 2019) Durham native Molly Dektar draws on her personal fascination with cult psychology and devout… Thu, 29 Aug 2019 15:59:41 GMT /arts-culture/2019-08-29/why-joining-a-cult-of-sustainability-merits-both-warning-and-admiration Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-07-09/nc-author-takes-on-addiction-class-and-identity-in-new-young-adult-novel North Carolina native and author Sarah Dessen reads the obituaries in The ����app & Observer every day. Over the last few years she noticed more young people… Tue, 09 Jul 2019 16:22:06 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-07-09/nc-author-takes-on-addiction-class-and-identity-in-new-young-adult-novel Amanda Magnus, Anita Rao /arts-culture/2019-07-09/nc-author-takes-on-addiction-class-and-identity-in-new-young-adult-novel North Carolina native and author Sarah Dessen reads the obituaries in The ����app & Observer every day. Over the last few years she noticed more young people… Tue, 09 Jul 2019 16:22:06 GMT /arts-culture/2019-07-09/nc-author-takes-on-addiction-class-and-identity-in-new-young-adult-novel Amanda Magnus, Anita Rao