The houses in Kristy Woodson Harvey's life have always fascinated her. Unable to fully uncover their stories, the award-winning novelist dreamed up her own.

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Join The New York Times best-selling author and North Carolina native Wiley Cash as he highlights great writers across the state and their work each month. Listen in on conversations between Cash and his author friends as they discuss how North Carolina inspires them on the Our State Book Club podcast.

Before she became a successful novelist, Jill McCorkle was collecting portions of plots, slivers of settings. Her titles blend fiction with bits of reality from the rich catalog of her life.

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Works discussed in this episode:

Old Crimes - by Jill McCorkle

Our Town - by Thorton Wilder

Hieroglyphics - by Jill McCorkle

Filling Station - by Elizabeth Bishop

The Telephone Game - by William Trevor

The Caretaker - by Ron Rash

Night Watch - by Jane Anne Phillips

Life After Life - Jill McCorkle

I Am the Light of This World - Michael Parker

The Last Ballad - Wiley Cash

Before she became a successful novelist, Jill McCorkle was collecting portions of plots, slivers of settings. Her titles blend fiction with bits of reality from the rich catalog of her life.

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Books mentioned in this episode:

Old Crimes by Jill McCorkle

The Cheer Leader by Jill McCorkle

July 7th by Jill McCorkle

After writing Cold Mountain, Appalachian-born novelist Charles Frazier became one of North Carolina's most celebrated authors. More than 20 years and four books later, his latest release continues to captivate readers.

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After writing Cold Mountain, Appalachian-born novelist Charles Frazier became one of North Carolina's most celebrated authors. More than 20 years and four books later, his latest release continues to captivate readers.

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Join The New York Times best-selling author and North Carolina native Wiley Cash as he highlights great writers across the state and their work each month. Listen in on conversations between Cash and his author friends as they discuss how North Carolina inspires them on the Our State Book Club podcast.

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Learn more at: https://www.ourstate.com/podcast