Ann Patchett, who has written eight novels and five books of nonfiction, says that when faced with writer’s block, sometimes it seems that the muse has “gone out back for a smoke.” It doesn’t matter ...

Susan Taylor Block, who authored nearly 20 volumes on the history of Southeastern North Carolina, died Oct. 29 while under hospice care in Wilmington. She was 71. Block was probably best known for a ...

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