Bland Simpson, UNC professor of English and creative writing, and Scott Taylor, a photographer from Beaufort, N.C., will launch the publication of their new book, “The Coasts of Carolina: Seaside to Sound Country” in UNC’s Wilson Library. The book’s official publication date is Nov. 15. Continue reading
Vargas Vila: 150 Years of Clamorous Solitude A lecture by Juan Carlos González Espitia Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010 Reception at 5 p.m. | Program at 5:45 p.m. Wilson Special Collections Library, Pleasants Family Assembly Room Free and open to the public Information: Liza Terll, Friends of the Library, liza_terll@unc.edu, (919) 962-4207 The 150th anniversary of … Continue reading
The scholar who uncovered a link between author William Faulkner and a Civil War era plantation journal will discuss her findings in a free public program Sept. 15 at 5 p.m. in UNC’s Wilson Library, where the original journal is preserved. Continue reading
Join UNC Friends of the Library and contributors to the recently published collection 27 Views of Hillsborough: A Southern Town in Prose & Poetry on Aug. 26 in Wilson Library for a reading and book signing. Continue reading
The Raw and the Cooked – and the Rare Thursday, April 15, 2010 5 p.m. Reception (Lobby) and book viewing (Rare Book Collection Reading Room) 5:45 p.m. Program (Pleasants Family Assembly Room) Wilson Special Collections Library Free and open to the public Information: Liza Terll, Friends of the Library, liza_terll@unc.edu, (919) 962-4207 On April 15, … Continue reading
Author Jill McCorkle will read from her newest story collection, Going Away Shoes, in a free public program March 3, 2010, at the Wilson Special Collections Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Continue reading
A scholar of Southern literature has found in UNC’s Southern Historical Collection a diary that she says provided inspiration to novelist William Faulkner. The Feb. 11 New York Times reported that Sally Wolff-King, of Emory University, uncovered the connection between Faulkner and a journal kept during the mid-1800s by Mississippi plantation owner Francis Terry Leak. … Continue reading
A Seasoning of Stories and Songs 17th Annual Winter Stories Program for Children of All Ages Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009 Refreshments: 5 p.m. Program: 5:45 p.m. Wilson Special Collections Library Free and open to the public Information: Liza Terll, Friends of the Library, (919) 962-4207 Storytellers and musicians will entertain children of all ages at … Continue reading
Dreams and Creativity: Cuban Artists’ Books and Prints: 1985-2009 Talk by Linda Howe Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 5 – 6:30 p.m. Wilson Special Collections Library, Pleasants Family Assembly Room Free and open to the public Program information: Liza Terll, UNC Friends of the Library, (919) 962-4207 or liza_terll@unc.edu Linda Howe, associate professor of Romance languages … Continue reading
A news release from UNC News Services gives these figures about the North Carolina Literary Festival that took place Sept. 10-13 on the UNC campus. Continue reading