Please check the “About” section of this blog for information on the scope of this project. If we have missed something, please let us know.
The blog will be updated as the North Carolina Collection acquires new titles, and we welcome suggestions of books to add to our list. If you’ve published, written, or read any good North Carolina novels lately, we would love to hear about them.
Please post your comments to the blog, or contact: Eileen McGrath at levon@unc.edu or 919.962.1172.
My novel, HANNAH’S VOICE, was released this week by Evolved Publishing, and is set in a small North Carolina community. I lived in NC for several years, and still plan on returning. I’d love it if you’re able to include this book in your list.
Hello Mr. Grindstaff,
Thank you so much for your recommendation! We are always on the lookout for new fictional novels set in North Carolina, and your novel certainly looks like it would make a great addition to our collection. We hope you’re able to return to NC soon!
Hello,
As a collection and a blog dedicated to fictional novels set in North Carolina, I’m sorry to inform you that we only collect and post on those types of items. I couldn’t find any indication of a North Carolina setting on the book’s website, and as it is a picture book, we unfortunately wouldn’t be able to include it here. Thank you for your recommendation, and for reading!
Hi Elizabeth,
I wasn’t sure if the last comment was directed at me or not. But my book is fiction, a novel set in North Carolina, not a picture book. The blurb for the book reads: “A little girl’s silence rends a small North Carolina community. When her silence continues into her college years, the entire country divides over her message.”
I wasn’t sure if you might have accidentally looked at the wrong book (I don’t have any picture books), or perhaps your comment was in reply to someone else, not me, in which case I apologize for the my confusion.
Thanks!
Robb
Sorry, never mind. Now I see the post you were responding to. I swear it wasn’t there a minute ago. ha.
Hello! I would like to inquire if Whittler’s Bench Press is receiving submissions for publication. I have written a “cozy” humor mystery, set here in western North Carolina, and centered around two spunky mid-lifers, Mattie Mitchell and her funny gal-pal Clare Tibbits. I’ll be happy to provide more information.
Thank you.
Mary A. Berger
According to Ben Steelman of The Star-News (the Wilmington, NC newspaper), Dram Tree Books suspended publishing in 2011. (Whittler’s Bench Press is an imprint of Dram Tree Books.) See: http://books.blogs.starnewsonline.com/14132/dram-tree-books-on-hold/.
The 2013 edition of Writer’s Market still includes information for Dram Tree Books. This is the email address listed: dramtreebooks@ec.rr.com.
Elizabeth DeBold, I want to say THANK YOU for taking the time to write a fantastic synopsis for each and every one of the books in my Bounty Cove Chronicles series! It means so much to be able to read each synopsis and know that you took the time to actually read each book and carefully craft a concise and entertaining synopsis. Thank you again, Elizabeth! Keep up the fantastic work!
Hi Ms. Tetreault,
It was absolutely my pleasure to include your series in the blog, and to help make our patrons aware of your writing. If any of your future novels happen to take place in North Carolina, please let us know!
Hello! My novel My Nora (ISBN 13: 9781440560446) is now available in print. It’s a sensual romance set in Chowan County.
Regards,
Holley Trent
Thank you, Ms. Trent, for bringing your book to our attention. I plan to spend some time at your website to see what else you’ve written that would be appropriate for our collection.