Literary Epicenter
California author’s newest novel tells of crumbling worlds The year is 1906 and the ground is preparing to swallow Sophie Whalen whole. Dishes are…
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Five Years After the Fire
Program details the full scope of a local disaster The dragon awoke on November 5, 2016, shrouding Rumbling Bald Mountain in thick smoke and…
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Between the Lines
Published sketches show an architect at play Among Tryon architect John Walters’ treasured possessions is a drawing he made as a child, a simple figure…
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In the Beginning Was the Word
Nonagenarian writing coach guides the craft of hopeful authors Les Stobbe didn’t set out to be a publishing phenom. As a farm boy in…
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Maximizing Minimalism
“Drabble” writer promotes microfiction genre with monthly contests Ernest Hemingway was a minimalist. Rather than feed his readers long, winding sentences like his peers…
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Relief in the Shadows
Waititi films among those offered by new streaming service In 2017, director Taika Waititi emerged a new name in Hollywood when he helmed the…
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Check This Out
Local Friends of the Library turn a problem into a page-turner This has been a year of challenges and adaptive thinking across the board,…
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Bloody Madison
Stuck in the past with Ron Rash’s The World Made Straight William Faulkner once observed of the South that “the past is never dead, it…
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Card Catalog 2020
Homebound reading by the numbers The pandemic lockdown has been vexing to any number of businesses and service providers, but has been uniquely challenging…
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Silicon Valley Confidential
The story of DuPont Forest is almost as memorable as the scenery There was a time when Danny Bernstein didn’t understand certain nuances of hiking….
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