Terry Kennedy Poetry Reading

UNCG creative writing professor Terry Kennedy will be giving a poetry reading from his new collection New River Breakdown on Monday, March 24.  Join us at 4:00 pm in the Hodges Reading Room on the 2nd floor of Jackson Library.  Terry is currently the Associate Director of the Graduate Program in Creative Writing and is the Editor of storySouth, an online journal.

See you there!


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NC Writers' Network Spring Conference

The North Carolina Writers' Network will have their spring 2014 conference at UNCG.  Held April 12, 2014, the event is cohosted by the UNCG creative writing program and will feature speakers, panels, workshops, and more.  The "Lunch with an Author" event will allow participants to engage in dialogue with featured authors.

More information on this conference can be found here.

FOL Book Discussion - Goodbye to All That

Join the Friends of the Library as they discuss "Goodbye to All That," by Robert Graves. The discussion will be held in the Hodges reading room on the second floor of Jackson Library, on February 24 at 4:00pm.  

Register at http://library.uncg.edu/fol/register or email barry_miller@uncg.edu

Friends of the Library Dinner Tickets Now Available

Welcome back to the Literary Map Blog, NC book enthusiasts! The spring semester has begun and we're ready to get started on a fantastic semester. We will continue bringing you updates and information on North Carolina books and authors in 2014!

To get started, tickets for the the Friends of the UNCG Libraries dinner on March 6th are now on sale. Tickets must be ordered by February 27th. Go to the Friend's of the UNCG Libraries Blog to find out more about this event and support the UNCG Libraries.

Holiday Reading List

Here are a few North Carolina books to read over the winter holidays! Many of them are good to read as a family. Explore our beautiful state while enjoying the festive season!

A North Carolina Christmas by Jan Kiefer

An Old Salem Christmas by Karen Smith

Christmas in my Bones  by W.C. Burton

Come Snow fer Christmas by Corydon Bell

The Baer’s Christmas by Bertha Moore

The North Carolina Night before Christmas by Ellen Sullivan

Twelve Christmas Stories by North Carolina Writers by RuthMoose

Nicholas Sparks Coming to the Small Screen

Over the past few years North Carolina author Nicholas Sparks has had phenomenal success adapting his novels to the big screen. Now Nicholas Sparks Prods. is pushing for the small screen. The company has sold three projects to different TV networks, and one project has been picked up by Lifetime. The new original story, Deliverance, has begun filming a pilot in Austin, Texas. Sparks has flown to Texas with his wife to watch the filming while tweeting his trip.

If you're a Nicholas Sparks fan keep an eye out for Deliverance.

Learn more about the new TV show at the links below:
Nicholas Sparks Heads to TV with Lifetime’s ‘Deliverance Creek’
Nicholas Sparks' Deliverance Creek Headed To Pilot At Lifetime

NC Writers' Network Conference

The North Carolina Writers' Network 2013 Fall Conference will be held at the Holiday Inn Resort in Wrightsville Beach, November 15-17. The conference attracts hundred of authors from across the country each year. North Carolina native and New York Times Notable Books recognized author Clyde Edgerton will give the keynote address.There is still time to sign up and attend!

Find more information here.