North Carolina Writers' Network Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Time Beginnings: Poems
James Applewhite
Sandra Dreis' poem "J.J. 1985" a finalist for 2021 James Applewhite #Poetry Prize and published in @NCLitReview. Also, Poetry in Plain Sight from @ncpoetrysociety, @Press53, & @wswriters will feature poems "Bad Stars" (March) & "Ironology" (Feb, 2023): https://t.co/qRAphsd1oD
Paperback, 2017
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Christmas Day in the Morning: Awakening the Joy of Christmas
Pearl S. Buck
Pearl S. Buck's novel The Good Earth won the Pulitzer in 1932; she was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1938--the first American woman to win the prize. Listen or read her holiday story "Christmas Day in the Morning," courtesy of @Plough: https://t.co/hlLXLVTKc4
Hardcover, 2020
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Among Animals 3: The Lives of Animals and Humans in Contemporary Short Fiction
Diane Lefer
Denise Rettew's short story "Ava" appears in the anthology Among Animals 3: The Lives of Animals and Humans in Contemporary Short Fiction (@AshlandPress): https://t.co/MAQuOomdPt
Hardcover, 2022
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Perfect Black
Crystal Wilkinson
Crystal Wilkinson's @CrystalWilki #poetry collection Perfect Black (@KentuckyPress, 2021) was named "Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry" in the @naacpimageaward 2022. Crystal was the final judge for The 2022 Thomas Wolfe #Fiction Prize: http://ow.ly/lCpX50I3eAS
Paperback, 2021
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Deadheading and Other Stories
Beth Gilstrap
Deadheading and Other Stories, the new short-story collection by Beth Gilstrap @BettySueBlue (@RedHenPress) is firmly rooted in the Carolinas and proves the #Southern #Gothic tradition is feverishly alive in the 20th century: https://t.co/2D1XghoefJ
Paperback, 2021
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Child: A Memoir
Judy Goldman
Child, the new #memoir by Judy Goldman @JudyKGoldman (@USCPress), recalls the Jewish author's relationship with the Black woman who worked for her family as a live-in maid and helped raise her, examining privilege, race, & what it means to tell the truth: https://t.co/D41oPJtNbU
Paperback, 2022
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A Family Disease: A Memoir of Multigenerational Ataxia
Dana Lorene Creighton
The new #memoir, A Family Disease by Dana Creighton, explores generational genetic illness and two decades spent with patients and clinicians in the U.S. healthcare system: http://ow.ly/ug5c50IzLyY | @McFarlandCoPub
Paperback, 2021
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Fight Songs: A Story of Love and Sports in a Complicated South
Ed Southern
Congrats to the 4 NC-based authors whose works are finalists for the 2021 Southern Book Prize, including our Executive Director, Ed Southern, whose book Fight Songs (@BlairPublisher) is nominated for "Nonfiction": https://t.co/sHOhiBj5OF
Paperback, 2023
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Lo
Melissa Crowe
Congratulations to FC22 faculty member Melissa Crowe on her forthcoming poetry book, Lo. Now available for preorder! https://t.co/HsK26T56Dd
Paperback, 2023
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The Lost Book of Adana Moreau
Michael Zapata
Michael Zapata's @mikezapata01 debut novel, The Lost Book of Adana Moreau (@Hanover_Square), won the 2020 @ChicagoRevBooks Award for Fiction. He'll lead "At the Beginning of the World: Writing Historical Fiction" online on Tues., 12/7, at 7:00 pm EST: https://t.co/J60jaWn2Zd https://t.co/nPeh6Vobcv
Paperback, 2021
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