Comments for Read North Carolina Novels

Comment on Wanda Canada. The Carroll Davenport Mysteries. by Lynn Everson

Lynn Everson — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:31:01 +0000

Visited Holden Beach last summer and found a signed copy of “Island Murders” at a local book store. It was going to be a gift, but decided to open it after recent surgery, and am I glad I did. From the start. I could not put it down. It kept me in suspense from start to finish. Am anxious to read “Cape Fear Murders”. Keep writing Ms. Canada!

Comment on List of Authors by Elizabeth DeBold

Elizabeth DeBold — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:49:42 +0000

Dear Pete,

As a library, we don’t possess the capability to publish books or represent authors. However, if you’re interested in avenues outside of traditional publishing, many of the authors who write the novels we blog on have found success using self-publishing warehouses such as CreateSpace through Amazon, Lulu, and Xlibris. Best of luck, and thanks for reading!

Comment on Horace Kephart. Smoky Mountain Magic. Gatlinburg, TN: Great Smoky Mountain Association, 2009. by Kathy Kephart Wright

Kathy Kephart Wright — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 05:40:46 +0000

Based on genealogy, it appears I and my sister are related to Horace Kephart. I, Kathleen Denise Kephart Wright, was born on April 2, 1951 and 20 years to date after Horace Kephart’s untimely death. I have read “Our Southern Highlanders” and our family records trace us back to Nicholas Kephart in Switzerland (if that is correct). Early records show settlements in a county in Pennsylvania (Clarendon ?) for our family. Our family ended up in Punxsutawney, Pa., where we were all born. I now live near Boone, NC with my husband, George. I wish to get in contact with the great, great grand-daughter of Horace Kephart to try to possibly discover a connection. It’s kind of a spiritual thing for me. We’ve been to the grave site (boulder) in Bryson City years ago, but this is more emotional for me because I always felt being in the mountains was my place and we were avid backpackers in prior years. I am now 62 and want to discover more about Horace Kephart and any possible connection. Incidentally, my older sister is a talented free-lance writer and I was an art major but can hold my own with writing, too. I want to know if all this is just coincidence or could it be factual? Thank you for any assistance in connecting us with offspring of a very talented writer and naturalist who went to our mountains and made such a difference. Incidentally, I had no idea 40 years ago that there even was a Mt. Kephart. The first I heard the Kephart name was when we (my then fiancee) and I climbed Mt. LeConte in TN with friends and stayed in a lean-to at Kephart Prong. My hope is that you forward this to the great, great grand-daughter so she can comment or at least have a recollection of my comments. Kathy Kephart Wright

Comment on List of Authors by Pete

Pete — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 05:23:34 +0000

I have a wild life story, I have a lot of it written down, and it is certainly book worthy, I am looking fr someone to help me write a book…please contact at fixinglives@yahoo.com

Comment on Trish Milburn. White Witch. Memphis, TN: Belle Bridge Books, 2012. by Rob Towner

Rob Towner — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 04:44:13 +0000

I read this book based on this article. Was not dissapointed.

Comment on About by Dot Wiggins

Dot Wiggins — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:06:19 +0000

Samantha Chase has Released “Ever After” in the Kindle format on Amazon.com tonight http://www.amazon.com/Ever-After-Christmas-Cottage-ebook/dp/B00BKE7DI2/ref=la_B006CZWRGC_1_3_title_0_main?ie=UTF8&qid=1361745682&sr=1-3 The paperback with be available soon. The Christmas Cottage is also available on Amazon.com (see the link on her author page). Or I can ship them to you, just send me an email with the information.

Comment on Maria Louise Pool. Dally. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1893. by Elizabeth DeBold

Elizabeth DeBold — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:59:52 +0000

Dear Ms. MacKenzie,

Thank you for your inquiry! As a library, we don’t sell our books– this blog is to showcase our collections and encourage readers to come check out novels they may be unaware of. We also do not provide pricing information, both from an institutional standpoint and because in many cases we don’t know the current market value of a novel as it’s been in our collections for decades. However, you can read Dally for free on HathiTrust or Internet Archive through our catalog, if you are unable to visit our collection in person: http://search.lib.unc.edu/search?R=UNCb3500420. If you own a copy of the novel and are interested in having it appraised, the Antiquarian Bookseller’s Association of America offers advice on how to go about that process here: http://hq.abaa.org/books/antiquarian/abaapages/faqs, as does the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of the American Library Association: http://www.rbms.info/yob.shtml.

Thanks again for your question, and thanks for reading!

Sincerely,
Elizabeth

Comment on Maria Louise Pool. Dally. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1893. by Judy MacKenzie

Judy MacKenzie — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:37:47 +0000

Whoops, the year for the above book is 1893

Comment on Maria Louise Pool. Dally. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1893. by Judy MacKenzie

Judy MacKenzie — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:36:47 +0000

Comment on List of Authors by Eileen McGrath

Eileen McGrath — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:28:16 +0000

Thanks for your message, Mr. Tiner. The North Carolina Collection has your story collection, The Waterhouse. We have not included it in this blog because it is a short story collection rather than a novel. We only blog on novels set in North Carolina.