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Even if it’s been decades since you picked up a schoolbook, that first fall breeze can make you feel like learning something. Consider some new nonfiction from one of these local authors.
Former The News & Observer reporter and Piedmont Laureate Scott Huler retraces an English explorer’s 550-mile trek through the Carolinas. Learn what’s changed—and what hasn’t.
On shelves next month, UNC-Asheville professor Daniel S. Pierce recounts the history of moonshine in our state and the lively mix of characters that kept stills going from Prohibition to the present.
This October, Saltbox Seafood Joint chef Ricky Moore brings his popular fare to home cooks. The talent behind the Durham restaurant and food truck shares tips on frying, grilling, smoking and more.
The famous pitmaster of Skylight Inn in Ayden, N.C., Sam Jones debuts his first book, sharing his secrets of North Carolina-style whole hog barbecue.
Out this month, James Beard Cookbook Hall of Fame member Jean Anderson merges two N.C. maker pasttimes in an story-driven guide to cooking in clay.
From drivable dunes to arcane history, Raleigh native Glenn Morris will surprise even seasoned beachgoers with this wellresearched guide.
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