North Carolina Reading

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Carolina by County
From Brunswick to Watauga, find fiction taking place in your favorite North Carolina county. – Updated 9/09

If You Like Orson Scott Card...
Try these other novels or series in which the characters face moral and ethical issues involving family, duty or sacrifice in a setting of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Inspirational or Historical. – NEW! 03/11

If You Like Clyde Edgerton...
You might enjoy these down-home humor novels – Updated 10/10

If you Like Kaye Gibbons...
Readalikes for Raleigh's own Kaye Gibbons. – Updated 1/08

If You Like Margaret Maron...
You might enjoy these series mysteries. – Updated 10/10

If you Like Nicholas Sparks...
You may also enjoy these other heart-tugging, romantic stories. – Updated 10/10

Murder Amongst the Pines
Enjoy some great mysteries set in your own backyard. – Updated 5/10

North Carolina African-American Authors
Read the works of African-American authors from our own state! – NEW 11/10!

North Carolina Civil War Novels
Enjoy these stories about the war in our home state. – Updated 2/09

North Carolina Inspirational
Get inspired by these titles. – Updated 11/09

North Carolina on Audio
Listen to stories set in our state. – Added 4/10

North Carolina Nonfiction – NEW 12/10
Take a peek at these nonfiction books about North Carolina -- all written in 2010!

North Carolina Romance
Find love in your own backyard. – Updated 11/09

North Carolina Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror
Check out some of these local authors and see what the Old North State has to offer in the world of Speculative Fiction! – NEW 11/10!

Small-Town North Carolina
Settle in and meet the folks of these small North Carolina towns. – Updated 11/09