Tar Heel authors shine while McKenna dies in 1964 edition
The North Carolina literary scene in 1964 saw Richard McKenna die after writing The Sand Pebbles, while Anne Tyler and Heather Ross Miller debuted with IF Morning Ever Comes and The Edge of the Woods. New works appeared from John Ehie Bernice Harris David Stick Thad Stem Sam Ragan Randall Jarrell and others, with several titles slated for 1965 releases.
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Richard McKenna
Anne Tyler
Duke University
United States
England
Edge OF the Woods
Heather Ross Miller
Fred Ross
John Ehie
North Carolina Mountains
Bernice
Kelly Harris
North Carolina
David Stick
Bruce Roberts
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Thad Stem
Sam Ragan
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Robert B. House
Randall Jarrell
Judge's Story A Covenant With Death By Stephen Becker
A novel recounting the 1923 murder trial of Bryan Talbot in Sedad City, where Louise Talbot is said to be the flirtatious wife. Narrated by Ben Lewis then known as Young Judge Lewis, the story blends trial details with introspective memories of adolescence and justice.
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Bryan Talbot
Louise
Soledad City
Talbot
Ben Lewis
Lewis
Sedad City
Lewis’ Coleague
Alvin Ho Hstader
Ehen
Pio
National Opera and Philharmonic Programs Highlight Upcoming Season
National Opera celebrates Steinway anniversary with a New York reception for Van Cliburn's debut while the company plans its inaugural tour including Cinderella and Puccini works. Next week the New York Philharmonic performs rarely heard Beethoven and Rossini pieces. Shostakovich and Yevtushenko premiere a new work for Moscow audiences, and the High Point Musical Arts Club hosts Dr. Henry Hood Jr. on harpsichord January 18 at Wesley Memorial Church. Richard II screens at Center Theater on January 13 starring Olivier and Bloom.
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Steinway and Sons
van Cliburn
New York
Steinae Ee Bene
Tance Bae Se
Suo
Fer
National Company
Tee Waite Cmenetes
Rossini
Tan National
New York Philharmonic
Beethoven
Joseph II
Bonn Reading Society
Vienna
Pergolesi
Madrid
Paris
High Point Musical Art
Cne
Smeeniive
Henry G. Hood Jr
Hood
le Sefei Ee A
Orford College
Okatere
University of Pennsylvania
Best Sellers Fiction and Nonfiction List
A catalog of popular books featuring Herzog by Bellow The Man by Wallace Rector of Justin This Rough Magic by Auchincloss A Song of Sixpence by Cronin Nonfiction Markings by Hammarskjold Reminiscences by MacArthur My Autobiography by Chaplin The Kennedy Wit by Adler Patton Ordeal and Triumph by Farago.
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Herzog
Bellow the Man
Wallace
Justin
Auchincloss
Stewart
Cronin
Hammarskjold
MacArthur
Chaplin
Kennedy
Adler Patton
Farago
Writer In Paris Questions Why He Writes In Paris
James Jones speaks to about 150 students at the American Students and Artists Center on Boulevard Raspail. He says he writes four hours each morning in Paris, plans a forthcoming novel about his formative years, and notes his time skin diving and boxing, with vivid comments on Hollywood and writers.
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Paris
James Jones
New York
Jones
American Students and Artists Center
Boulevard Raspail
Jacques Yves Cousteau
Jamaica
Henry Miller
Fantado
Jack Monet
Mrs Keyes Reflects On Life, Critics, And Writing Career
In New Orleans AP profile, writer Mrs Keyes discusses her relentless six hours daily work routine, lifelong productivity, and refusal to retire. She defends aging, explains critics rarely praise her, and notes Hollywood has not adapted her novels, despite vast sales and translations.
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New Orleans
Spain
France
Peru
New England
Mrs. Keyes
P. G. T. Beauregard
Hollywood
Spm
Anand
U.S
Keyes
University
Vanishing America: Life and Times of the Small Town
A critical look at small towns in decline with essays by Wheeler Stegner and contributors. The volume traces nostalgia and loss across communities from Red Bluff to New Harmony, noting fading local vocabularies and enduring warmth amid urban growth.
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America
Thomas C. Wheeler
Wallace Stegner
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
42Nd Street
Washington Square
Stegner
de Rip van Winkle
Wheeler
Middlebury
Vermont
New York
Red Bluff
California
Forks
Chicayo
Pyst
Port Townsend
William E. Wilson
New Harmony
Conrad Richter
Pine Grove
Pride Of Spain The Presence Of Spain Book Review
James Morris’s travel study Pride Of Spain The Presence Of Spain is praised for its vivid yet elusive prose. Eveyn Hofer’s photographs accompany Morris as he catalogs Spain’s landscapes, climates, and cultural contrasts while acknowledging envy of his linguistic flair and observational range.
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Spain
James Morris
Eveyn Hofer
Harcourt, Brace and World
Bookmobile Schedule Weekly Route Highlights
Weekly bookmobile routes list daily visit times and locations across multiple neighborhoods. Details include College Village Sho Center Kennedy Carr Wrightenberry Lincoln Over brook Emerywood Southgate Oberlin Rockspring Eaton Brant ley Farriss Hedrick Oakwood Rotary Ridgecrest Ashe Brentwood Lowe Austin Wesley Place Burse.
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College Village
Kennedy
Carr
Aor Wrightenberry
Lincoln Ve
Overbrook
Emerywood
Southgate
Oberlin Drive
Eastwood
Rockspring Road
Eaton Place
Brantley Circle
Farriss
Hedrick
Ashe
Oakwood
Rotary
Ridgecrest
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Idaho
Harper's Prize
Saturday Evening Post
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Sanford
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Wilkes County
Norfolk
Burlington
Dot Barnwell
Manly Wade Wellman
Eton College
Kathy Noyes
Durham
Judge's Story
Stephen Becker
Atheneum
National Opera
Emperor Joseph II
Dmitri Shostakovich
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Moscow
Moscow Conservatory
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Wesley Memorial Church
Sir Laurence Olivier
Claire Bloom
Center Theater
David Zinman
Frances Parkinson Keyes
Pride of
Asturias
Wales
Burgos
Cracow
Alicante
Auckland
Ebro
Siam
Guadalquivir
Corboda
Morris
Hedrick Show
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