/tags/novel Novel en-US Copyright Thu, 10 Oct 2019 16:12:19 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-10-10/ann-patchetts-new-novel-examines-the-reliability-of-childhood-memory Everyone has particular childhood memories that stand out and shape the story of who they are. But how reliable are these memories, and when should we let… Thu, 10 Oct 2019 16:12:19 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-10-10/ann-patchetts-new-novel-examines-the-reliability-of-childhood-memory Amanda Magnus, Anita Rao /arts-culture/2019-10-10/ann-patchetts-new-novel-examines-the-reliability-of-childhood-memory Everyone has particular childhood memories that stand out and shape the story of who they are. But how reliable are these memories, and when should we let… Thu, 10 Oct 2019 16:12:19 GMT /arts-culture/2019-10-10/ann-patchetts-new-novel-examines-the-reliability-of-childhood-memory Amanda Magnus, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2019-08-29/why-joining-a-cult-of-sustainability-merits-both-warning-and-admiration In her debut novel “The Ash Family” (Simon & Schuster/ 2019) Durham native Molly Dektar draws on her personal fascination with cult psychology and devout… Thu, 29 Aug 2019 15:59:41 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-08-29/why-joining-a-cult-of-sustainability-merits-both-warning-and-admiration Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2019-08-29/why-joining-a-cult-of-sustainability-merits-both-warning-and-admiration In her debut novel “The Ash Family” (Simon & Schuster/ 2019) Durham native Molly Dektar draws on her personal fascination with cult psychology and devout… Thu, 29 Aug 2019 15:59:41 GMT /arts-culture/2019-08-29/why-joining-a-cult-of-sustainability-merits-both-warning-and-admiration Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-05-21/a-literary-opus-from-lewis-shiner-asks-what-happened-to-1960s-idealism Is it morally superior to be ironic than to be idealistic? This question and decades of lived experience as a musician and music novelist drive Lewis… Tue, 21 May 2019 15:52:22 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-05-21/a-literary-opus-from-lewis-shiner-asks-what-happened-to-1960s-idealism Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2019-05-21/a-literary-opus-from-lewis-shiner-asks-what-happened-to-1960s-idealism Is it morally superior to be ironic than to be idealistic? This question and decades of lived experience as a musician and music novelist drive Lewis… Tue, 21 May 2019 15:52:22 GMT /arts-culture/2019-05-21/a-literary-opus-from-lewis-shiner-asks-what-happened-to-1960s-idealism Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-04-16/debut-novel-explores-the-gulf-between-believers-and-non-believers What happens when an atheist poet decides to direct a school for Christian writers? That question begins Belle Boggs’ debut novel, “The Gulf” (Graywolf… Tue, 16 Apr 2019 15:59:15 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-04-16/debut-novel-explores-the-gulf-between-believers-and-non-believers Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2019-04-16/debut-novel-explores-the-gulf-between-believers-and-non-believers What happens when an atheist poet decides to direct a school for Christian writers? That question begins Belle Boggs’ debut novel, “The Gulf” (Graywolf… Tue, 16 Apr 2019 15:59:15 GMT /arts-culture/2019-04-16/debut-novel-explores-the-gulf-between-believers-and-non-believers Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-12-11/a-novel-about-finding-hope-in-dark-times How does a community move on after unspeakable tragedy? Author Rebecca Davis explores this question in her debut novel “Amidst This Fading Light” (SFK… Tue, 11 Dec 2018 17:00:40 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-12-11/a-novel-about-finding-hope-in-dark-times Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2018-12-11/a-novel-about-finding-hope-in-dark-times How does a community move on after unspeakable tragedy? Author Rebecca Davis explores this question in her debut novel “Amidst This Fading Light” (SFK… Tue, 11 Dec 2018 17:00:40 GMT /arts-culture/2018-12-11/a-novel-about-finding-hope-in-dark-times Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio