D.G. Martin

“I have just spent a couple of hours trying to negotiate the State Health Plan eligibility exercise and am still steaming about the difficulty I had following its directions. Others may have a better experience, but I kept...

  During the past few days, the release of North Carolina native Graham Allison’s book, “Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap?” and Allison’s visit to his home state focused attention...

John Grisham’s latest novel, “Camino Island,” hit the bookstore shelves on June 6. The book’s release marks a growing connection between our state and the bestselling author–more than 300 million in print at last count....

  On July 4, SIBA (Southern Independent Booksellers Association) will announce the winners of its Southern Book Prizes. North Carolina connected nominees include Lee Smith for “Dime Store,” John Hart for “Redemption Road,”...

Every North Carolina author would give his or her eyetooth to get a mention at the top of The New York Times’s lead editorial during the week the author’s new book is released. It happened to best-selling author Jim Dodson last...

What event in North Carolina’s modern history had the greatest impact in making our state what it is today? The creation of the Research Triangle Park? The development of a national banking and finance center in Charlotte? The...

Food, fantasy, fiction and politics are my favorite topics. If you read my column regularly, you know these preferences and will not be surprised that the books I recommend for reading in May deal with these themes. First of...

  Reactions to the so-called repeal of HB2 show one reason why Democrats are already in trouble for the 2018 and 2020 elections. They had hoped this year would be a time of unity to mobilize opposition to the...

Why would North Carolinian Elizabeth Kostova, who is a New York Times No.1 bestselling author, set her action-packed novel in Bulgaria? The main character of “The Shadow Land,” Kostova’s new book, is a young North Carolina...