/tags/north-carolina-authors North Carolina Authors en-US Copyright 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 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/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/2020-01-28/violence-family-loyalty-and-the-painful-nostalgia-of-a-blue-collar-boyhood M. Randal O’Wain’s memoir features standard ingredients of a classic country song: beat-up trucks, cigarette smoke, and a nostalgic father-son… Tue, 28 Jan 2020 17:13:15 GMT /arts-culture/2020-01-28/violence-family-loyalty-and-the-painful-nostalgia-of-a-blue-collar-boyhood Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2020-01-28/violence-family-loyalty-and-the-painful-nostalgia-of-a-blue-collar-boyhood M. Randal O’Wain’s memoir features standard ingredients of a classic country song: beat-up trucks, cigarette smoke, and a nostalgic father-son… Tue, 28 Jan 2020 17:13:15 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-01-28/violence-family-loyalty-and-the-painful-nostalgia-of-a-blue-collar-boyhood Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2019-12-10/allan-gurganus-a-fool-for-christmas-makes-it-to-print Fifteen years ago, Allan Gurganus gifted NPR listeners a 22-minute meandering tale from the perspective of a mall pet store manager during the holidays.… Tue, 10 Dec 2019 16:57:13 GMT /arts-culture/2019-12-10/allan-gurganus-a-fool-for-christmas-makes-it-to-print Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio, Josie Taris /show/the-state-of-things/2019-12-10/allan-gurganus-a-fool-for-christmas-makes-it-to-print Fifteen years ago, Allan Gurganus gifted NPR listeners a 22-minute meandering tale from the perspective of a mall pet store manager during the holidays.… Tue, 10 Dec 2019 16:57:13 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-12-10/allan-gurganus-a-fool-for-christmas-makes-it-to-print Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio, Josie Taris /military/2018-01-03/forgotten-heroes-the-soldiers-who-built-the-alaska-highway When they got married, Weaverville residentsDennis and Christine McClure never dreamed they would write a book together. That was before they learned the… Wed, 03 Jan 2018 17:12:15 GMT /military/2018-01-03/forgotten-heroes-the-soldiers-who-built-the-alaska-highway Robert Kinlaw, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-01-03/forgotten-heroes-the-soldiers-who-built-the-alaska-highway When they got married, Weaverville residentsDennis and Christine McClure never dreamed they would write a book together. That was before they learned the… Wed, 03 Jan 2018 17:12:15 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-01-03/forgotten-heroes-the-soldiers-who-built-the-alaska-highway Robert Kinlaw, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2017-05-02/an-author-tethered-to-a-bleak-mountain-hometown In the novel “The Barrowfields” (Hogarth/2017) a character named Henry grows up revering his literary father, a man who ensconced the family in a strange… Tue, 02 May 2017 16:20:28 GMT /arts-culture/2017-05-02/an-author-tethered-to-a-bleak-mountain-hometown Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-05-02/an-author-tethered-to-a-bleak-mountain-hometown In the novel “The Barrowfields” (Hogarth/2017) a character named Henry grows up revering his literary father, a man who ensconced the family in a strange… Tue, 02 May 2017 16:20:28 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-05-02/an-author-tethered-to-a-bleak-mountain-hometown Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio