North Carolina Bookwatch 2004 - 2005 | UNV-TV

DG Martin interviews Dr. Gerald Bell - The Carolina Way: Leadership Lessons From a Life in Coaching

Play together. Play hard. Play smart. Those three goals, which Coach Dean Smith taught all of his teams, are among the mantras he shares in his new book, The Carolina Way: Leadership Lessons From a Life in Coaching. In this episode,co-author Dr. Gerald Bell appears on North Carolina Bookwatch, to explain the ins and outs of Smith's legendary coaching philosophy and how anyone can apply it to team building and leadership challenges in business and in their personal lives. The experienced speaker and adjunct professor at UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School shares how this all-new account from college's winningest coach can create ambitious, energetic, and loyal team players in us all.

DG Martin interviews Jim Early - The Best Tar Heel Barbecue: From Manteo to Murphy

North Carolina native Jim Early traveled to over 200 restaurants, from Murphy to Manteo, to find the best barbecue that the Tar Heel State has to offer. His journey to all 100 North Carolina counties in search of the pinnacle of pork perfection is documented in his all-new book The Best Tar Heel Barbecue: From Manteo to Murphy. The author shares his behind-the-scenes look at Tar Heel barbecue on the latest edition of UNC-TV’s literary series, North Carolina Bookwatch. In this mouth-watering episode, Early explains how an attorney from Winston-Salem turned his passion for all things pig into what musician David Holt has called “the barbecue bible for country gourmets.”

DG Martin interviews Clyde Edgerton - Lunch at the Piccadilly

With a hint of Southern charm, a dash of distinctive dialogue, and a whole lot of humor, North Carolina’s own Clyde Edgerton spoons up a healthy helping of old-timer fun in his latest book Lunch at the Piccadilly. The best-selling author discusses his eighth deliciously funny novel with host D.G. Martin on North Carolina Bookwatch, UNC-TV’s weekly literary series. During this special episode, Edgerton shares his sensitivity and sympathy for the challenges of aging through the ups and downs of his new novel’s nursing home residents at the Rosehaven Convalescent Center. Through the eyes of his middle-aged main character Carl Turnage, and his eccentric aunt, Rosehaven’s lively octogenarian Lil Olive, Edgerton takes us to Lunch at the Piccadilly with savvy, style, and an unabashed sense of humor.

DG Martin interviews Sharyn McCrumb - Ghost Riders

North Carolina Bookwatch presents critically-acclaimed author Sharyn McCrumb whose Civil War chronicles set in the Southern mountains in her latest novel Ghost Riders, shares an extraordinary tale of the war that was fought farm-to-farm, neighbor-to-neighbor in the part of the South that never wanted to leave the union. In this one-on-one interview, the New York Times bestselling author reveals how she captured the horrors of a war that tore families apart, turned neighbors into enemies, and left the survivors bitter long after the fighting was officially over. In the process, McCrumb introduces a fascinating narrative, rich in historical detail that once again highlights her gift for story-telling and her love of the mountain South.

DG Martin interviews John May - Poe & Fanny

Poe & Fanny is historical fiction revolving around one of the most famous and tragic figures in American literature—Edgar Allan Poe. Author John May brings New York's giddy pre-Civil War social scene into brilliant focus in this perfectly imagined novel of a doomed man and the great love that sealed his fate. John May shares how he breathes new life into the history, and the mystery, of this literary icon. Through the eyes of this Greensboro resident reveals the drama of this historical icon acted out against the backdrop of nineteenth-century New York's vibrant arthouse swirl.

DG Martin interviews Carl Ernst - Following Muhammad

Unlike many "Islam 101" books published since September 11, 2001, Following Muhammad avoids the traps of sensational political exposé and specialized scholarly Orientalism. With translations of selections from Islamic texts, some appearing in English for the first time, Ernst offers access to Muslim voices and key themes, particularly the central role of the Prophet Muhammad. Carl Ernst introduces readers to the profound spiritual resources of Islam found in his new book, while clarifying diversity and debate within the tradition. The UNC-Chapel Hill professor shares the contemporary importance of Islam in both its traditional settings and its new locations and provides a context for understanding extremist movements like fundamentalism.

DG Martin interviews Steven Sherrill - Visits from the Drowned Girl

Steve Sherrill’s latest novel, Visits from the Drowned Girl, introduces the reader to protagonist Benny Poteat, a maintenance worker on high who spends much of his life suspended above the community he serves—a voyeur from a unique vantage point who witnesses an event that will change his life forever. In this Halloween episode of North Carolina Bookwatch, author Steven Sherrill shares the secrets of Benny and his down home friends as they maneuver through the trials and travails of love, sex, friendship, art and he secrets of death.

DG Martin interviews John Shelton Reed - Minding the South

For more than thirty years John Shelton Reed has been "minding" the South—watching over it, providing commentary upon it. He is the author or editor of thirteen books about the South, and Reed has read widely and in depth about the South. His primary focus is upon Southerners' present-day culture and consciousness, but he knows that one must approach the South historically in order to understand the place and its people. Reed celebrates the South with a discussion of his latest book Minding the South on North Carolina Bookwatch. In this special episode, the Chapel Hill resident shares his wit, wisdom and Southern charm, never afraid to speak his mind, even when it comes to taking his beloved South to task and reveals how he has become known as one of the best "South watchers" there is.

DG Martin interviews BJ Mountford - Bloodlines of Shackleford Banks

Bloodlines of Shackleford Banks is the latest murder mystery set on the southern end of our Outer Bank from author B.J. Mountford. Mountford's fiction is full of history, ecology, weather, the pressures of tourism and development, veterinary science, pathology and North Carolina politics all of which are key to solving the otherwise unexplainable killings that take place during the roundup the Shackleford Banks' signature wild horses. In this episode, the Emerald Isle resident reveals how she creatively weaves a murder mystery into a historical fiction surrounding the Outer Banks' equine inhabitants.

DG Martin interviews Dr. Gerald Bell - The Carolina Way: Leadership Lessons From a Life in Coaching

Play together. Play hard. Play smart. Those three goals, which Coach Dean Smith taught all of his teams, are among the mantras he shares in his new book, The Carolina Way: Leadership Lessons From a Life in Coaching. In this episode,co-author Dr. Gerald Bell appears on North Carolina Bookwatch, to explain the ins and outs of Smith's legendary coaching philosophy and how anyone can apply it to team building and leadership challenges in business and in their personal lives. The experienced speaker and adjunct professor at UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School shares how this all-new account from college's winningest coach can create ambitious, energetic, and loyal team players in us all.