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WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM MAY 4 - MAY 10, 2022 UCW 27 D.G. MARTIN, Host of PBS-NC's Bookwatch. COMMENTS? Editor@upand- comingweekly.com. 910-484-6200. LITERATURE What books are you featuring on PBS- NC's North Carolina "Bookwatch" this season? When I get this question from fans of that television program, I have to explain that the program was recently discontin- ued by PBS-NC. en some people want to know what North Carolina-related books and authors would have been featured if the program had continued. Here are some of the programs I would have recommended for inclusion. "e Last First Kiss," by Walter Ben- nett. A widowed retired lawyer recon- nects with his high school girl friend in a hurricane on the Outer Banks. "e Beauty of Dusk" by Frank Bruni. e New York Times columnist and new North Carolina resident deals with his possible blindness. "Fire and Stone: e Making of the University of North Carolina under Presidents Edward Kidder Graham and Harry Woodburn Chase" by Howard Covington. "Midnight Lock" by Jeffery Deaver, the bestselling thriller author of the Lincoln Rhyme series who lives in North Carolina. "Balcony Reserved for White Spec- tators" by the late Walter Dellinger. Although Dellinger died before he completed this book of his extraordinary memories, we can hope his family and friends will find a way to finish it. "Saving the Wild South: e Fight for Native Plants on the Brink of Extinction" by Georgeann Eubanks. "e Recovery Agent" by Janet Eva- novich. is bestselling author who lives in North Carolina begins a new series that the publisher asserts "blends wild adventure, hugely appealing characters, and pitch-perfect humor." "A Good Neighborhood" by erese Anne Fowler. A story of race and family set in Raleigh. "e Last Battleground: e Civil War Comes to North Carolina" by Philip Gerard. "e Other Dr. Gilmer: Two Men, A Murder, and an Unlikely Fight for Justice" by Benjamin Gilmer. A caring doctor is also a killer. "UNC A to Z: What Every Tar Heel Needs to Know about the First State University" by Nicholas Graham and Cecelia Moore. "e Unwilling" by John Hart. Set in North Carolina, a fifth bestseller by Hart, who grew up in Salisbury. "Mountain Folk" by John Hood. A political columnist's fanciful look at the times of the American Revolution. "To Drink from the Well: e Struggle for Racial Equality at the Nation's Oldest Public University" by Geeta N. Kapur. A Black UNC-Chapel Hill graduate re-writes the history of the university's admission denials. "Frank Porter Graham: Southern Liberal, Citizen of the World" by William Link. "e Mays of Alamanns' Creek: A Family Odyssey" by John May. A family history beginning hundreds of thou- sands of years ago. "Hell of a Book" by Jason Mott, who won the 2021 National Book Award. "e Faces of Poverty in North Caro- lina: Stories from Our Invisible Citizens" by Gene Nichol. "Sea Level Rise: A Slow Tsunami on America's Shores" by Orrin and Keith Pilkey. "A Small Circle" by William Price. A privately published book of family memories by Reynolds Price's brother William. "Andy Griffith's Manteo: His Real May- berry" by John Railey. Griffith's life story told from his beloved Manteo. "In the Valley" by Ron Rash. Short sto- ries by a master of the craft and a sequel to Rash's bestselling "Serena." "Searching for Amylu Danzer" by John Rosenthal. Famed photographer Rosen- thal's memoir of a lost friendship still haunting after more than 50 years. "How the Word is Passed: A Reckon- ing with the History of Slavery Across America" by Clint Smith. is #1 New York Times bestseller by a Davidson graduate who visited places where slav- ery is more than a simple memory. "e Return" by Nicholas Sparks. "Paul's Hill: Homage to Whitman" by Shelby Stephenson. Narrative poetry by a former state poet-laureate. "French Braid" by Anne Tyler. Another best seller set in Baltimore by an author who grew up in North Carolina "Hanging Tree Guitars" by Freeman Vines. Photographs and memories of Vine and his guitars. "A Consequential Life: David Lowry Swain, Nineteenth-Century North Carolina, and eir University" by Willis Whichard, expected to be released later this year. "Bookwatch" may be gone, but North Carolina-related books and authors continue to thrive. NC-related books, authors continue to thrive by D.G. MARTIN Westwood & Fort Bragg Debbie and Steve Milburn, Owners/Operators L O C A L V E T E R A N O W N E D B U S I N E S S Westwood: 439 Westwood Shopping Center 910.860.1220 | theupsstorelocal.com/2974 Fort Bragg: Fort Bragg Mini-Mall 910.436.7877 | theupsstorelocal.com/4787 AND MUCH MORE! • Signs • Banners • Business Cards • Acrylic Photos • Photo Stickers • Digital & Wide Format Printing • Notary Services • UPS/USPS Shipping • Mailbox Solutions • Packaging Material/Supplies • Copies/Prints • Binding/Laminating • Military, AAA, & AARP discounts • Magnets • Custom Puzzles Print/Sign Shop ANYTHING! We Print, Pack & Ship!