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Wiley Cash's "A Land More Kind than Home" on North Carolina Bookwatch

Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 1, 2012 | D.G. Martin

What is it about Madison County this year? At least three important North Carolina novels this year are set in that mountain county, which lies along the Tennessee line. Why all this literary attention to this isolated county,...

This dad can finally brag about his son

Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 30, 2012 | D.G. Martin

Maybe you did not notice. Last week the governor signed House Bill 799 (HR 799), a bill that makes it easier for military spouses to get the certification they need to work in North Carolina if they have been licensed for their...

What makes Miss Julia tick??

Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 27, 2012 | D.G. Martin

Is popular North Carolina author Ann B. Ross the model for Miss Julia, “the main character in Ross’s popular series? Tune in to UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch to find out. It airs at 5:00 this Sunday afternoon. I will give...

Where is church? Looking for an answer.

Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 24, 2012 | D.G. Martin

“Where is Church?” is the provocative title of a provocative new book by a former Presbyterian minister, former board chair and interim CEO of Habitat for Humanity, and former top level leader of the John Crosland...

The Cézanne-like genius of Ben Fountain

Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 20, 2012 | D.G. Martin

Before you watch acclaimed author, North Carolina native Ben Fountain, on UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch this weekend (Friday at 9:30 p.m. or Sunday at 5 p.m.), you should read Malcolm Gladwell’s 2008 New Yorker article...

Separated by slavery, longing to reunite

Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 18, 2012 | D.G. Martin

“Babies was snatched from their mothers’ breasts and sold to speculators. Children was separated from sisters and brothers and never saw each other again. Course they cry; you think they not cry when they was sold like cattle? I...

A character from Margaret Maron's past plays a new role

Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 16, 2012 | D.G. Martin

Who is Sigrid Harald? She is Margaret Maron’s lead character in a popular series of mystery novels. “Wait a minute!” you are shouting. “I know Margaret Maron, and the lead character in her novels is Judge...

Carolina in my mind in Nantucket

Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 9, 2012 | D.G. Martin

“Carolina in My Mind.” It was the closing hymn at my niece’s wedding a few days ago. Just before the benediction, an a capella group stood up in the rear of the church and sang: “In my mind I’m...

A voice like Sheriff Andy

Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 5, 2012 | D.G. Martin

Who is going to take the place of Andy Griffith as North Carolina’s modest, aw’shucks, good-old-boy, mountain-accented celebrity? My nominee: Ron Rash. Maybe you don’t know about him yet. But this time next year, when the movie...

Who was that candidate who went to the wrong Rockingham?

Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 1, 2012 | D.G. Martin

A few years ago I wrote a column about a mythic U.S. Senate candidate who showed up in the city of Rockingham, instead of Rockingham County where he was supposed to be campaigning. Lots of people have asked me, “Who was...

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