English faculty member and poet Kelli Allen gives us some tips on overcoming writer's block, fear, and a little writing pep talk as we prepare for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). 

Kelli Allen’s work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies in the US and internationally. Allen is the co-Founding Editor of Book of Matches literary journal. She is an award-wining poet, editor, and dancer. Her fiction has appeared in The Best Small Fictions 2022 and she is the recipient of the 2018 Magpie Award for Poetry. Her chapbook, Some Animals, won the 2016 Etchings Press Prize. Her chapbook, How We Disappear, won the 2016 Damfino Press award. Her collections include, Otherwise, Soft White Ash, ( John Gosslee Books 2012), Imagine Not Drowning, (C&R Press 2017),Banjo’s Inside Coyote ( C&R Press 2019). Allen’s latest book is Leaving the Skin on the Bear, C&R Press, 2022. She currently teaches writing and literature in North Carolina.

www.kelli-allen.com

In this episode, we will talk to Elizabeth Quirk and Jenifer Wolkowski, two members of our English faculty, about banned books and promoting diversity of thought.

 Dr. Scott Ralls, president of Wake Tech, shares his favorite books, the impact that libraries have had on him, and how he thinks libraries contribute to Wake Tech student success. 

In this episode, we'll talk to librarians Jennifer Mincey and Todd Nuckolls, who are in charge of the college's archives which are housed at the Scott Northern Wake Campus Library. Then, we'll delve into a discussion about one of our newest young adult books, A Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi with Jasmine Smith, Library Technical Assistant (and avid young adult literature reader!) at the Scott Northern Wake Campus. 

The questions that were used during the discussion about A Large Expanse of Sea are in the reading guide that can be found here: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062866561/a-very-large-expanse-of-sea/

In this episode, we'll talk about one of the newest books in our collection, Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom. Erik Sugg, Instructional Librarian at the RTP Campus, will give you some tips to help you succeed with research assignments when you're running out of time.

Databases Mentioned In this Episode:

-Opposing Viewpoints in Context

-Proquest Research Companion