Some of the Best Modern Day Authors are from North Carolina
Discover top modern authors from North Carolina and their must-read books. Explore literary gems by Carolina's finest writers in this curated list of contemporary works.
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Brighten the Corner Where You Are
by Fred Chappell
In May of 1946 science teacher Joe Robert Kirkman's day begins with hunting a mythical devil-possum in the North Carolina mountains and ends in defending …
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The Devil's Dream
by Lee Smith
A sweeping saga about the world of country music by Lee Smith, "a Southern storyteller in the very best tradition {who}, like the best of …
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On Agate Hill
by Lee Smith
Molly Petree, orphaned by the Civil War, is by her own definition "a spitfire and a burden. I do not care. My family is a …
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Cold Mountain
by Charles Frazier
Inman, an injured and disillusioned Confederate soldier, embarks on a harrowing journey home to his sweetheart, Ada, who herself is struggling to run the farm …
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Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
by Allan Gurganus
Allan Gurganus's Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All became an instant classic upon its publication. Critics and readers alike fell in love with the voice …
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Ellen Foster
by Kaye Gibbons
One of the most talked-about and endearing first novels in years bears the story of a female Huck Finn and her search for a true …
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Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
by Anne Tyler
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the beloved Pulitzer Prize–winning author, a “funny, heart-hammering, wise” (The New York Times) portrait of a family that will …
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The Accidental Tourist
by Anne Tyler
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the beloved Pulitzer Prize–winning author—an irresistible novel exploring the slippery alchemy of attracting opposites, and the struggle to rebuild …
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Special Topics in Calamity Physics
by Marisha Pessl
Having moved from one academic outpost to another throughout her childhood at the side of her aphorism-prone father, Blue van Meer attends the elite St. …