Ocracoke inspires children’s mystery book
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...
‘Birchbark Chronicles’: Pat Garber’s new book is a picaresque journey
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...
An Ocracoke book review: ‘A Baker’s Daughter’
By Peter Vankevich
It’s fun to start thinking about how to approach a book review when its contents defy an easy classification. “A Baker’s Daughter:...
Pat Garber publishes new book of poetic gems
By Connie Leinbach
Pat Garber’s new book of poetry and prose, “The View from the Back of a Whale,” could also be dubbed “Little Gems.”
These...
A swashbuckling good tale
By Rita Thiel
Amid the tangled mire of Ocracoke’s mysteries is the perplexing question of when did the first “Ocracat” arrive on Ocracoke?
Ocracats are the...
Murder, mayhem and Mothman! Oh, my!
Book review
By Rita Thiel
Ocracoke Island has a lingering mystique which beckons devout visitors who, at the mention of Ocracoke in a book title, might...
Ocracoke of yesteryear captured in new book
By Rita Thiel
Ocracoke of yesteryear is a glint in the memories of those who have called the island home for generations, but it is...
Paws and Tales: Pat Garber’s case for anthropomorphic fiction
December 2014
By Peter Vankevich
Pat Garber’s latest book, Paws and Tales (Schroeder Publications), is a work of fiction; a novel narrated by Kali, a sailor...
Heart like a river: local author keeps ancestor’s Civil War stories...
September 2014
By Peter Vankevich
Islander-author Pat Garber might not be here had it not been for Gen. George Armstrong Custer.
She revealed this Aug. 19 during...