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North Carolina Bookwatch
 
 UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch brings the Tar Heel State’s best and brightest southern scribes to the small screen to shed light on their works, their lives and the indelible imprint that the state has left upon them.

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Andrew YoungMarch 22, 2010 - North Carolina Bookwatch
Andrew Young (The Politician)

Andrew Young openly shares with host D.G. Martin this deeply personal account of his own political education during the Edwards presidential campaign. Young’s interview with Martin, who ran against John Edwards in the 1998 Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate, offers a unique local look at a personal trajectory that made Edwards the ideal candidate, and the hubris, which ultimately ended those political aspirations.

Roy WilliamsJanuary 5, 2010 - North Carolina Bookwatch
Roy Williams (Hard Work)

In the season finale of UNC-TV’s statewide literary series, North Carolina Bookwatch with D.G. Martin, Coach Williams speaks candidly of his past, his passions, his inspirations, and the coaching philosophy behind one of college basketball's most successful programs. Williams also recounts the determination that took him from a small home in the mountains of North Carolina to the very pinnacle of coaching success.

Ron RashDecember 23, 2009 - North Carolina Bookwatch
Ron Rash (Serena)

In an all-new episode of UNC-TV’s statewide literary series, North Carolina Bookwatch, with D.G. Martin, Ron Rash shares the story behind his character couple's intense, passionate marriage that begins to unravel just as their story moves toward its shocking reckoning.

Jill McCorkleDecember 22, 2009 - North Carolina Bookwatch
Jill McCorkle (Going Away Shoes)

In an all-new episode of UNC-TV’s statewide literary series, North Carolina Bookwatch, with D.G. Martin, McCorkle shares her new collection, the work of a great storyteller who knows exactly how—and why—to pair longing and laughter.

Paul EscottDecember 13, 2009 - North Carolina Bookwatch
Paul Escott (What Shall We Do with the Negro?:
Lincoln, White Racism, and Civil War America
)

In an all-new episode of UNC-TV’s statewide literary series, North Carolina Bookwatch, with D.G. Martin, Escott reveals the depth of slavery’s influence on society and the pervasiveness of assumptions of white supremacy.

Marisha PesslDecember 8, 2009 - North Carolina Bookwatch
Marisha Pessl (Special Topics in Calamity Physics)

In an all-new episode of UNC-TV’s statewide literary series, North Carolina Bookwatch, host D.G. Martin interviews Asheville native Marisha Pessl from Lenoir Rhyne University’s P.E. Monroe Auditorium. This special episode of Bookwatch features a discussion of Pessl’s 2006 novel, Special Topics in Calamity Physics.

Shelby StephensonNovember 20, 2009 - North Carolina Bookwatch
Shelby Stephenson (Family Matters: Homage to July, the Slave Girl)

In an all-new episode of UNC-TV’s local literary series North Carolina Bookwatch with D.G. Martin, Shelby Stephenson shares his latest collection of poems examining slaves, slave owners and slave owning in North Carolina.

Kate BettertonNovember 17, 2009 - North Carolina Bookwatch
Kate Betterton (Where the Lake Becomes the River)

In an all-new episode of UNC-TV’s local literary series North Carolina Bookwatch with D.G. Martin, Kate Betterton shares her wildly entertaining new book, Where the Lake Becomes the River, bringing to life an unforgettable extended Southern family, along with its dreams, its disappointments—and, yes, even its beloved ghosts.

Erica EisdorferNovember 10, 2009 - North Carolina Bookwatch
Erica Eisdorfer (The Wet Nurse's Tale)

In an all-new episode of UNC-TV’s local literary series North Carolina Bookwatch with D.G. Martin, Erica Eisdorfer shares her debut The Wet Nurse’s Tale, featuring this sharp-tongued, adventurous heroine who offers a candid and often funny look at the business of nursing babies in Victorian England.

Barry PopkinNovember 1, 2009 - North Carolina Bookwatch
Barry Popkin (The World is Fat)

In an all-new episode of UNC-TV’s local literary series North Carolina Bookwatch with D.G. Martin, UNC professor Barry Popkin discusses his timely and eye-opening look at the obesity epidemic.


October 27, 2009 - North Carolina Bookwatch - Alexandra Sokoloff (The Unseen)

October 20, 2009 - North Carolina Bookwatch - Reynolds Price (Ardent Spirits)

October 9, 2009 - North Carolina Bookwatch - John Kessel (The Baum Financial Plan for Independence)

October 6, 2009 - North Carolina Bookwatch - Marisha Pessl (Special Topics in Calamity Physics)
From Lenoir-Rhyne University


September 30, 2009 - North Carolina Bookwatch - Michael Malone (The Four Corners of the Sky)


September 25, 2009 - North Carolina Bookwatch - Brett Friedlander (Chasing Moonlight)


September 21, 2009 - North Carolina Bookwatch - Elizabeth Edwards (Resilience)


September 2, 2009 - North Carolina Bookwatch - John Hart (The Last Child)


August 27, 2009 - North Carolina Bookwatch - Dan Barefoot (Hark the Sound of Tar Heel Voices)


August 17, 2009 - North Carolina Bookwatch - Marianne Gingher (Adventures in Pen Land )


August 11, 2009 - North Carolina Bookwatch - Howard Lee (The Courage to Lead)

August 5, 2009 - North Carolina Bookwatch - Dan Ariely (Predictably Irrational)

July 29, 2009 - North Carolina Bookwatch - Michael Davis (Street Gang)

July 24, 2009 - North Carolina Bookwatch - Barbara Fredrickson (Positivity)

July 15, 2009 - North Carolina Bookwatch - Michael Walden (North Carolina in the Connected Age)

July 10, 2009 - North Carolina Bookwatch - Todd Johnson (The Sweet By and By)

July 6, 2009 - North Carolina Bookwatch - Justin Catanoso (My Cousin the Saint)

July 1, 2009 - North Carolina Bookwatch - John Shelton & Dale Volberg Reed (Holy Smoke)
(12th Season Premiere)

 

 
     
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Andrew Young

Ron Rash

Jill McCorkle

Paul Escott

Marisha Pessl

Shelby Stephenson

Erica Eisdorfer

Barry Popkin

Reynolds Price

Marisha Pessl

Michael Malone

Brett Friedlander

Elizabeth Edwards

John Hart

Marianne Gingher

Howard Lee

Dan Ariely

Michael Davis

Barbara Fredrickson

Michael Walden

Todd Johnson

Justin Catanoso

John Shelton & Dale Volberg Reed


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North Carolina Bookwatch - 2008 Season Archive

North Carolina Bookwatch - 2007 Season Archive

North Carolina Bookwatch
- 2006 Season Archive

North Carolina Bookwatch - 2005 Season Archive

 
     
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