Our State Book Club

  Wiley and Bland Simpson talk about growing up in North Carolina and Bland's history in the Chapel Hill music scene. A college student in Chapel Hill followed his dreams to be a musician, a professor, and a writer. They always led him back to the southern part of heaven. Email us at podcast@ourstate.com Join  The New York Times  best-selling author and North Carolina native Wiley Cash as he highl...

Wiley and bestselling author, Jason Mott, discuss Mott's The Returned and Hell of a Book. Before becoming a National Book Award winner, a Columbus County writer followed his dreams — those he had at night and those he worked toward — to become a celebrated author. Email us at podcast@ourstate.com Join  The New York Times  best-selling author and North Carolina native Wiley Cash as he highlights gr...

Before becoming a National Book Award winner, a Columbus County writer followed his dreams — those he had at night and those he worked toward — to become a celebrated author. Email us at podcast@ourstate.com 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...

One Charlotte author tells the story of her marriage, in good times and in bad, with gratitude for the man with whom she's shared a life. Email us at podcast@ourstate.com 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...

One Charlotte author tells the story of her marriage, in good times and in bad, with gratitude for the man with whom she's shared a life. Email us at podcast@ourstate.com 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...

One writer's curiosity called him to explore. The perspective he gained drew him back to his familiar eastern North Carolina home. Email us at podcast@ourstate.com 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...

One writer's curiosity called him to explore. The perspective he gained drew him back to his familiar eastern North Carolina home. Email us at podcast@ourstate.com 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...

An Asheville dad found success in his engineering career, but some sage wisdom from his young daughter helped him realize his lifelong dream of becoming an author. Email us at podcast@ourstate.com 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 h...

An Asheville dad found success in his engineering career, but some sage wisdom from his young daughter helped him realize his lifelong dream of becoming an author. Email us at podcast@ourstate.com 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 h...

Through her engaging storytelling, a Watauga County writer has shined a spotlight on many of the world's natural wonders. In her latest book, she illuminates nature's unsung hero: the dark. Email us at podcast@ourstate.com 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 conver...

Through her engaging storytelling, a Watauga County writer has shined a spotlight on many of the world's natural wonders. In her latest book, she illuminates nature's unsung hero: the dark. Email us at podcast@ourstate.com 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 conver...

Our hearts are with the families and communities in our beloved North Carolina mountains, who have been devastated by this catastrophic hurricane. These towns, which have always been a source of pride and inspiration for us all, now face a long and difficult path to recovering. Our October issue — traditionally a celebration of the mountains — now serves as a reminder of the strength and resilienc...

Our hearts are with the families and communities in our beloved North Carolina mountains, who have been devastated by this catastrophic hurricane. These towns, which have always been a source of pride and inspiration for us all, now face a long and difficult path to recovering. Our  October issue  — traditionally a celebration of the mountains — now serves as a reminder of the strength and resilie...

Michael Parker talks about writing his new novel, I Am the Light of This World , and talks about living in North Carolina versus living in Texas. After some 30 years spent writing tales of North Carolina and its people, author Michael Parker moved away to explore a new setting. In an unexpected twist, he returned home, where undiscovered stories await. Email us at podcast@ourstate.com Join  The Ne...

After some 30 years spent writing tales of North Carolina and its people, author Michael Parker moved away to explore a new setting. In an unexpected twist, he returned home, where undiscovered stories await. Email us at podcast@ourstate.com 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. L...

In this episode, Wiley returns to interviews with past guests and does a deeper dive into the craft of writing. He covers everything from finding an idea to deciding on a narrator.  Email us at podcast@ourstate.com 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 b...

In this month's Our State Book Club episodes, Wiley will give listeners a preview of some exciting books releasing this fall. Email us at podcast@ourstate.com 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 N...

Writer Carol Ann Collins blends genres in her new book The Seafarer's Secret. She met up with Wiley to talk about her favorite beach reads, the plot devices in her new novel, her second career writing romance novels under a pseudonym, and much more! Join us for this special episode of the Our State Book Club podcast! We want to hear from you! Feel free to send us suggestions, questions, and any ot...

This episode was recorded live at Silver Coast Winery in Ocean Isle Beach. Visit  ourstate.com/bookclub to discover more book club events. 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. Email us at podcast@ourstate.com Join  The New York Times best-selling author and North Carolina native...

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. Email us at podcast@ourstate.com 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 autho...

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.   Email us: podcast@ourstate.com   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 Telepho...

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. Email us: podcast@ourstate.com Books mentioned in this episode: Old Crimes by Jill McCorkle The Cheer Leader by Jill McCorkle July 7th by Jill McCorkle  

This author based in Hillsborough, North Carolina, has spent a lifetime imagining complex women to star in her novels. Listen as she shares more about how readers can uncover pieces of her own story in between the lines of her award-winning books.   Email us:  podcast@ourstate.com  

This author based in Hillsborough, North Carolina, has spent a lifetime imagining complex women to star in her novels. Listen as she shares more about how readers can uncover pieces of her own story in between the lines of her award-winning books.   Email us:  podcast@ourstate.co    

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.   Email us: podcast@ourstate.com