North Carolina Bookwatch 2008-09 | UNC-TV Podcast
1) Scott Huler, No-Man’s Lands | NC Bookwatch
When NPR contributor Scott Huler made one more attempt to get through James Joyce’s Ulysses, he had no idea it would launch an obsession with the book’s inspiration: the ancient Greek epic The Odyssey...Show More
2) Roy Underhill, The Woodwright’s Guide | NC Bookwatch
For thirty years, Roy Underhill's PBS program, The Woodwright's Shop, has brought classic hand-tool craftsmanship to viewers across America. Now, in his seventh book, Roy shows how to engage the myste...Show More
3) Nina de Gramont, Gossip of the Starlings | NC Bookwatch
When Catherine Morrow is admitted to the Esther Percy School for Girls, it's on the condition that she reform her ways. But that's before the charismatic and beautiful Skye Butterfield, daughter of th...Show More
4) William Link, Righteous Warrior | NC Bookwatch
In an all-new episode, Link reveals Righteous Warrior, sharing the story of one of the most powerful Americans of the twentieth century and the conservative mark he left on the American political land...Show More
5) Martin Clark, The Legal Limit | NC Bookwatch
Martin Clark’s most remarkable novel yet is the gripping, complex story of a murder cover-up that wreaks widespread havoc even as it redefines the concept of justice—a relentlessly entertaining saga t...Show More
6) Clyde Edgerton, The Bible Salesman | NC Bookwatch
Henry is a bible salesman. Clearwater is a car thief. Henry needs a ride. Clearwater needs an assistant. The second World War is over, and nineteen-year-old Henry Dampier walks the roads of North Caro...Show More
7) Shelia Moses, The Baptism | NC Bookwatch
In this episode, Shelia Moses shares how Twin Leon and Twin Luke stick together to face the odds as only twelve-year-old boys can do, managing to save themselves while also unexpectedly saving their e...Show More
8) Anna Rubino, Queen of the Oil Club | NC Bookwatch
In Queen of the Oil Club: The Intrepid Wanda Jablonksi and the Power of Information, investigative reporter and historian Anna Rubino tells the story of how a path-breaking journalist, Wanda Jablonski...Show More
9) Nancy Peacock, A Broom of One’s Own | NC Bookwatch
In A Broom of One's Own, Nancy Peacock, whose first novel was selected by the New York Times as a Notable Book of the Year, explores with warmth, wit, and candor what it means to be a writer. An encou...Show More
10) Louise Hawes, Black Pearls | NC Bookwatch
Well, the old tales are back, and they've grown up! Black Pearls brings you the stories of your childhood, told in a way you've never heard before. Instead of lulling you to sleep, they'll wake you up...Show More