"Let's Talk About It..."
Writers from North Carolina's Literary Hall of Fame
The shared past of these authors is the Civil War and its aftermath which gave North Carolina a distinctive history, literature, music, and lifestyle. We will find common motifs in this series including attachment to place as well as the effects of racism.
All programs are Mondays at 7 p.m. in the Hayden H. Jones Auditorium.
- August 17--The Marrow of Tradition by Charles W. Chesnutt, discussion led by Johnathan Sarris, NC Wesleyan College.
- September 14--Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe, discussion led by Bill DiNome, UNC-Wilmington.
- October 5--The Winter People by John Ehle, discussion led by Bill DiNome, UNC-Wilmington. RESCHEDULED TO NOVEMBER 23.
- October 26--Roxana Slade by Reynolds Price, discussion led by Willie Nelms, Sheppard Memorial Library (retired).
- November 16--On Agate Hill by Lee Smith, discussion led by Michelle Manning, UNC-Wilmington.
- November 23-The Winter People by John Ehle, discussion led by Bill DiNome, UNC-Wilmington. RESCHEDULED FROM OCTOBER 5.
To register call (252) 638-7807.
This project is made possible by a grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council, a statewide non-profit and affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, in partnership with the North Carolina Center for the Book, a program of the State Library of North Carolina, and is sponsored by the Friends of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library.