Books about and from North Carolina - Carolina Country

Carolina Bookshelf

Need a good read? Try these gems from local authors.

The Forest That Fire Made

Ecological nonfiction by John McGuire, Carol Denhof and Byron Levan.

The Sneezing Toucan

A humorous, problem-solving children’s picture book

Killin’ It in the Kitchen

Wes Harper, Naked and Afraid legend, features wild game and easy-to-cook favorites

Shipwrecks of the Outer Banks

Recounts of rescues, failures, mysteries and buried treasure

Becoming the Lost Colony

Historical nonfiction by Charles R Ewen and E. Thomson Shields, Jr.

Halfway to Harmony

A middle-grade novel by Barbara O’Connor

My Dentist’s ABCs

A kid’s walk through the alphabet to visit all things dental

The Civilian Conservation Corps Cookbook

Relive history through recipes, kitchen lore and stories of the Civilian Conservation Corps

Feeding The Soul

A personal account of overcoming autoimmune pain featuring vegan recipes

Old-Time Conversations

Nonfiction by Craig R. Evans

Woulda Been

A heartfelt tale about community, remembrance and giving back

Savor the South Cookbooks

Single-subject volumes celebrating iconic foods and traditions of the American South

Celebrating Southern Appalachian Food

Rich culinary traditions of southern Appalachia

Painters and Their Paintings

A collection of works by professional and hobbyist painters