Any time a media outlet shuts down, it hurts. Even more so when it’s a program that believed in the power of the written word; that believed new ideas have value; and that recognized the societal contributions of authors. It’s with no small degree of sadness we’ll say goodbye to The State of Things with […]
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Happy (Belated) Birthday to O. Henry!
Thursday, October 18, 2012
By Claire Korzen This September, Greensboro-born short story author William Sydney Porter, better known by his pen name O. Henry, would have turned 150. Porter wrote hundreds of short stories, two of the most famous being “The Gift of the Magi†and “The Ransom of Red Chief.†His stories became renowned for their empathetic portrayals […]
Kathryn Stripling Byer on “The State of Things” Today!
Friday, October 12, 2012
Listen today, Friday, October 12, Â at 12:00 pm to WUNC 91.5 “The State of Things” with Frank Stasio to hear a feature on the upcoming North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame inductions and an interview with 2012 inductee Kathryn Stripling Byer. Bestselling poet and memoirist Maya Angelou, former state Poet Laureate Kathryn Stripling Byer, and […]