For the entirety of his career as a novelist, Ron Hansen has examined characters living on the lunatic fringe. 
Two big-gun poets are out with books this summer: A sixth collection for Betty Adcock, who teaches in the MFA program at Warren Wilson College, and a fifth for Alan Michael Parker, director of creative writing at Davidson and a faculty member of the MFA program at Queens University of Charlotte.
How do you choose when there are thousands more good books than you'll ever have time to read? For starters, check out these summer reading suggestions.
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Like so many 7-year-olds, Keena Ford never intends to get into trouble. But trouble finds her, nevertheless.
Shenkman, an Emmy Award-winning, investigative reporter, bestselling author and historian, dissects the pathetic voter. His debate is opinionated, informative and thorough, but harsh. He believes that we're all in this together. I disagree. All voters aren't dumb. All people who don't vote aren't dumb. Does it really matter?
Cuban writer Jose Lezama Lima's description of Havana - "an unnameable feast" - fits the city's last great era like the flawless suits from Pepe Sastre fit the best-dressed mobsters of the glittering casino years.
Anyone who can't appreciate the joy of a sweet confection on a stick should skip summer altogether. The season just isn't complete without fudgsicles, Rocket Pops and all manner of cool, drippy treats.
Mary Alice Monroe's newest novel, “Time Is a River,” ($25, Pocket Books Hardcover) hits stores on Tuesday.
When we asked book clubs in the Charlotte area to send us their reading lists for the year ahead, more than 90 clubs responded.
Two big-gun poets are out with books this summer: A sixth collection for Betty Adcock, who teaches in the MFA program at Warren Wilson College, and a fifth for Alan Michael Parker, director of creative writing at Davidson and a faculty member of the MFA program at Queens University of Charlotte.
The week's literary events.
Cuban writer Jose Lezama Lima's description of Havana - "an unnameable feast" - fits the city's last great era like the flawless suits from Pepe Sastre fit the best-dressed mobsters of the glittering casino years.
Anyone who can't appreciate the joy of a sweet confection on a stick should skip summer altogether. The season just isn't complete without fudgsicles, Rocket Pops and all manner of cool, drippy treats.
For the entirety of his career as a novelist, Ron Hansen has examined characters living on the lunatic fringe.
The week's best-selling books.
Mary Alice Monroe's newest novel, “Time Is a River,” ($25, Pocket Books Hardcover) hits stores on Tuesday.
