Book Reviews

Book Review By Peter Vankevich Philip Howard is on a high-energy creativity roll. In 2024 he published “Ocracoke Island Eccentrics, Innovators and Free Spirits,” a collection...

By Peter Vankevich Pat Garber’s goal as a young girl was to grow up and have lots of stories to tell, and that she has...

Ocracoke Islander Kelley Shinn has spent the last 32 years exploring that harrowing ordeal, which has now been turned into a memoir, “The Wounds That Bind Us,” published by West Virginia University Press and available at Books to Be Red.

By Peter Vankevich Picture this movie-worthy scene. On the morning of Aug. 15, 1973, Carolista Baum stood in front of a bulldozer at Jockey’s Ridge in...

By Peter Vankevich One of the appealing aspects of living on Ocracoke is meeting or hearing about a cast of characters that visit or...

By Connie Leinbach A place with a spectacular landscape and colorful history is bound to attract writers of all stripes and Ocracoke certainly does that. During...

Book Review By Peter Vankevich Hannah Bunn West has shone a spotlight on some little-known, impactful women in the history of the Outer Banks. Her new...

By Peter Vankevich Poets have a long tradition of reacting to major – often tragic events. One of the most notable being W.H. Auden in...

By Peter Vankevich Ocracoke inspires many writers and West Virginia children’s author Jess Rinker, recently visited Ocracoke, bringing copies of her latest book, “The Dare...

By Connie Leinbach Pat Garber’s new book is a deep dive into her young adult years as filtered through a later, solitary year spent in...