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Mary Susan Heath with her book, Legs Astride the World. Source: Cindy Brookshire, Johnston County Writers Group
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Kenly, NC Native Publishes Uncle’s WWII Memoir, Selma Book Signing on Nov. 28

November 11, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

Mary Susan Heath, a native of Johnston County, North Carolina, has published a memoir about her uncle, military veteran Lehman “Legs” Johnson, Jr., entitled Legs Astride the World. Heath will be signing copies of her book […]

Farmer Victor Pace at the plow with his mules, Kate and Kit; one of many photos in Donna Campbell Smith's Book of Mules new edition. Photo: Shannon Hoffman
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Franklin County Author Releases New “Book of Mules” Edition with True Farm Stories

September 15, 2020 Kay Whatley

  A nonfiction book covering the ins and outs of Mules — horse donkey hybrids — has been augmented to include stories by farmers describing their real-life experiences farming with mules and mule teams. The […]

Author Pat Tiffin releases new novel, set in fictional North Carolina town, with appearances by the Virgin Mary. Source: Pat Tiffin
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North Carolina Author Releases New Novel: “Our Lady of Variety”

August 31, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

Author Pat Tiffin’s new book, Our Lady of Variety, launches on September 1, 2020. It’s a funny, irreverent and thought-provoking story of an appearance by the Virgin Mary in the fictional town of Variety, North […]

Author RJ McCarthy. Source: Donna Campbell Smith
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RJ McCarthy Releases New Novel: One of the Boys

July 13, 2020 Donna Campbell Smith

By Donna Campbell Smith Author RJ McCarthy’s newest novel, released recently by Scuffletown Press, is a departure from his crime fiction stories into literary fiction. One of the Boys is set in a rural Southern […]

Book cover for "The Triangle" by Oakley Dean Baldwin
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Wake County NC Author Releases New Book on “The Triangle”

March 9, 2020 Kay Whatley

Author Oakley Dean Baldwin of Garner, North Carolina has released a new work of nonfiction that tackles strange happenings close to home. His book, The Triangle, released in February 2020, is a collection of true […]

Jackie Dove-Miller
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NC Poet Jackie Dove-Miller New Poetry Book Released

September 20, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

– Beauty and Truth: A Buffet of Poetry is the latest poetry book published by Jackie Dove-Miller. Dove-Miller has divided the poems into four categories:  The Beauty of Nature, The Beauty of Dreams, The Truth […]

Moonlight and Moss, the new novel by Youngsville, NC author Kim Beall. Source: KrystalRose Press
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Local Author Launches New Book, Signing Event Planned in Wake Forest

May 21, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The new novel, Moonlight and Moss, by local author Kim Beall, will be released on May 31, 2019, and is available for pre-order through local or online booksellers now. A Launch Party and author signing […]

Book Cover: Oberlins Anomaly by L Chance Shiver
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Asheville Author L. Chance Shiver Releases First Novel

April 15, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Oberlin’s Anomaly Sci Fi Novel Unmasks Alien Intervention Did you ever wonder if our human ancestors came down from the trees, crawled out the caves, and created civilization all on their own? Or did they […]

BigFoot Goes on Big City Adventures was released April 2019. Source: Happy Fox Books
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New BigFoot Activity Book Helps Kids Learn

April 5, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Activity books are a great way to encourage reading and learning. BigFoot activity books are especially beloved by parents, as they are at once educational and fun. The latest BigFoot activity book, released just this […]

Investigative reporter Nellie Bly. Source: David Forsythe/Wet Rocks Media
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Book Highlights Irish Contributions to The Wider World

March 16, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

What have the Irish ever done for us? As we celebrate Ireland and all things Irish this St. Patrick’s Day, there is no better time to also reflect on the Irish contribution to the wider […]

Image from WWI Crusaders. Source: Milbrown Press
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Colorado Author’s Self-published WWI Book Garners National Recognition

January 8, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The new nonfiction book, WWI Crusaders: A band of Yanks in German-occupied Belgium help save millions from starvation as civilians resist the harsh German rule, by Colorado author Jeffrey B. Miller, is one of only 100 self-published […]

Chasing Blackbeard book cover. Source: Steven E. Davis
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Local Author Releases Pirate-themed Novel: Chasing Blackbeard

July 30, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

Chasing Blackbeard, a historical novel released July 23, 2018 by author Steven E. Davis, is the coming-of-age story of a cabin boy and scribe that decides to dedicate life and limb to cover the story […]

RJ McCarthy has released a new novel, "Quarry Steps To", the third in his Tony Quarry series.
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Author with Local Ties Releases Third Book in His Tony Quarry Series

June 28, 2018 Donna Campbell Smith

RJ McCarthy has released Quarry Steps To which is the third crime fiction novel in the Tony Quarry series. The novel is set in the Piedmont area of North Carolina’s tobacco country. In Quarry Steps […]

Seven Turns, the new book by NC author Kim Beall.
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NC Author Kim Beall Releases New Book, Seven Turns

May 26, 2018 Donna Campbell Smith

By Donna Campbell Smith Seven Turns by Kim Beall is the story of recently divorced Callaghan McCarthy whose income from her best-selling book, a ghost story, is running out. So, has her inspiration for writing. […]

Homesteading may include raising chickens to supply the family with fresh eggs. Source: Steven E Davis
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NC Author Releases Homesteading Book

May 23, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

A new book, Keep Calm And Homestead: A Guide to Modern Day Homesteading, by NC-based author Steven E Davis has been released this month. Designed to show how homesteading techniques may be applied from apartment […]

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President Jimmy Carter to Publish Book on Faith

January 27, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

President Jimmy Carter will publish a new work on faith, announced by Simon & Schuster on January 17, 2018. In FAITH: A Journey for All, to be published in March 2018, the former President contemplates how his […]

NC Author with her new book, Thinking Out Loud. Source: Donna Campbell Smith
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NC Author Jackie Dove-Miller Releases New Book, “Thinking Out Loud”

January 26, 2018 Donna Campbell Smith

By Donna Campbell Smith Thinking Out Loud. is a Jackie Dove-Miller collection of prose and poetry that speaks about some hard issues including sexuality, racism and prejudice. Her bittersweet words are tempered with humor and […]

Where Seldom is Heard book cover. Source: RJ McCarthy.
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Henderson NC Author Releases a Fourth Book

May 2, 2017 Kay Whatley

North Carolina-based author RJ McCarthy has just released a new crime novel, Where Seldom is Heard, a fourth for the writer. Departing from his previous novels in his Tony Quarry/ Carolina Mystery series, Where Seldom […]

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    January 4, 2021
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    December 7, 2020
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    December 6, 2020
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    December 3, 2020
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    December 3, 2020
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    Amphibian Die-offs Worsened Malaria Outbreaks in Central America
    December 3, 2020
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    New Murals Planned by City of Rocky Mount, NC
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    December 1, 2020
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    November 29, 2020
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    November 21, 2020
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Instructor-led Zener Test during PSI Games. Source: Rhine Research Center, Durham NC.
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Got ESP? Join the “PSI Games” in Durham NC on July 28

July 24, 2017

** Updated with new date** Ever wondered about your ESP ability? Come for a unique event at the Rhine Research Institute and you may find out more about extrasensory perception, psychic abilities, and if you […]

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UFO Sightings by US State: February 2020

March 12, 2020

By Kay Whatley, Editor Across the United States each year, thousands of unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings are reported. UFO reports cover close encounters of various types, range from blinking lights in the sky to […]

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The Strange-ness: NUFORC Data Shows North Carolina #12 in UFO Sighting Reports

November 19, 2019

Compiled by Kay Whatley, Editor The National UFO Reporting Center, or NUFORC, contains UFO sighting reports for the State of North Carolina going back to the mid-20th century. According to NUFORC data, North Carolina ranks […]

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