Corya reviews Young
Saturday Review: “Cursed throughout Time” a review by Kenly Corya of Adrienne Young’s The Unmaking of June Farrow in NCLR Online Spring 2026
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Remembering Angela Davis-Gardner
Friday from the Archives: “Orphans and Outcasts: The Novels of Angela Davis-Gardner” by Fred Chappell in NCLR 2018
Ocasio reviews Peck
Saturday Review: “The Power of Redemption in Poetry,” a review by Grace C. Ocasio of Gail Peck’s In the Shadow of Beauty (Finishing Line Press,… Read More »Ocasio reviews Peck
“Want Ads” by Kim Church
Friday from the Archives: “Want Ads” a short story by Kim Church in NCLR 2001 “Two weeks to the day after his wife walked out… Read More »“Want Ads” by Kim Church
Dasgupta reviews Carpenter
Saturday Review: “A Writer’s Toolkit,” a review by Sayantani Dasgupta of Nora Shalaway Carpenter’s Spinning Toward the Sun: Essays on Writing, Resilience, & the Creative… Read More »Dasgupta reviews Carpenter
A Now-Traveled Suitcase
Friday from the Archives: “Taking Leave” an essay by Barbara Bennett with art by Dawn Surratt in NCLR 2022 Last week to submit your scholarly writing… Read More »A Now-Traveled Suitcase
Bennett reviews Mott
Saturday Review: “A Voice Out Here in the Chaos,” a review by Barbara Bennett of Jason Mott’s People Like Us (2025) in NCLR Online Spring… Read More »Bennett reviews Mott
Ben Fountain on Public Education
Friday from the Archives: “The North Carolina that Made Me” the Thomas Wolfe Lecture by Ben Fountain in NCLR 2025
Editor’s FAQ on Submitting to Book Awards
Thinking about submitting for next year’s NC Book Awards, our state’s most prestigious literary award? Read these FAQs.
Cash reviews Rum
Saturday Review: “History Is in Your Veins: Etaf Rum Examines Healing from Generational Trauma,” a review by Olivia Cash of Etaf Rum’s Evil Eye: A… Read More »Cash reviews Rum