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Reimagining Place: David Gessner interview

Friday from the Archives: “breaking down walls”: An Interview with David Gessner 
by Dominique Marshall from NCLR 20 (2011)

We’re revisiting some of our former student assistants for our current crowdfunding campaign, going on through October 15th, with our partner ECU Advancement.

Freedom of Speech: Books

Friday from the Archives: “Banned Anything Good Lately?” by Gene D. Lanier from NCLR 1 (1992)

Gene Lanier, an professor of Library and Information Science at ECU, wrote three “Freedom of Speech” columns for three early issues of NCLR: “Banned Anything Good Lately?” in 1992, “Who Knows What You’ve Been Reading?” in 1993, “Is Hate a Family Value?” in 1995.

Community Action in Gastonia

Friday from the Archives: “Resisting Being Written Out of History: Women Activists and Recorders of the 1929 Gastonia Strike” by Walter Squire from NCLR 9 (2000)

Our First Editors’ Meeting

Almost all (we missed Dana and Jeff!) of the current editorial staff gathered at Editor Margaret Bauer’s home near ECU this past week to finally meet each other in person!

Simpson reviews Gerard

Saturday Review: “Philip Gerard, American Anthem” a review by Bland Simpson of the memoir
Philip Gerard. Words & Music: An Album of a Life in Story and Song (2023) in NCLR Online Spring 2024

A Frank and Open Willingness

Friday from the Archives: “That’s How We Learn”: Ben Fountain Talks With Student Veterans At ECU” compiled by Anna Froula with Sheena Eagan from NCLR 31 (2022)