2023 is the year I got back on a home update kick after taking a brief hiatus. I have always been a big fan of coffee table books, so I recently updated my collection with some North Carolina-specific ones. While I typically enjoy finding ones at vintage shops, here are 10 worth adding to your collection if you are a North Carolinian!
10 North Carolina Coffee Table Books you Need
Art of the State: Celebrating the Visual Art of North Carolina
This beautiful and informative volume illustrates the vitality and importance of North Carolina’s contemporary art scene. Showcasing the creation, collection, and celebration of art in all its richness and diversity. The result is the most comprehensive, informative, and visually rich story of contemporary art in North Carolina.
Backroads of North Carolina: Your Guide to Great Day Trips & Weekend Getaways
North Carolina is a traveler’s dream. From the Great Smoky Mountains to the Outer Banks’ historic lighthouses, wild horses, and charming fishing villages; from battlegrounds of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars to the “heart of motorsports”; from rolling wine country and golf courses to stately plantations and rustic settlements. Sumptuously illustrated, with maps and all manner of interesting detail, Backroads of North Carolina is a page-by-page pleasure. As well as a passport to the more off-beat delights of the Tar Heel State.
Edible North Carolina: A Journey Across a State of Flavor
Marcie Cohen Ferris gathers a constellation of leading journalists, farmers, chefs, entrepreneurs, scholars, and food activists–along with photographer Baxter Miller– to offer a deeply immersive portrait of North Carolina’s contemporary food landscape. Documenting disparities among people’s access to food and farmland–and highlighting community and state efforts toward fundamental solutions–Edible North Carolina shows how culinary excellence, entrepreneurship, and the struggle for racial justice converge in shaping food equity, not only for North Carolinians but for all Americans.
Ed Mitchell’s Barbeque
Ed Mitchell’s journey in the barbeque business began in 1991 with a lunch for his mama, who was grieving the loss of Ed’s father. So Ed drove to the nearby Piggly Wiggly to buy a thirty-five-pound pig–that’s a small one–and fired up the coals. As smoke filled the air and the pork skin started to crackle, the few customers at the family bodega started to inquire about lunch and what smelled so good. More than thirty years later, Ed is known simply as “The Pitmaster” in barbeque circles. And is widely considered one of the best at what he does. Ed Mitchell’s Barbeque is rich with the history of Wilson, North Carolina. And yet promises to bring barbeque to the next level.
Encyclopedia of North Carolina
The first single-volume reference to the events, institutions, and cultural forces that have defined the state. The Encyclopedia of North Carolina is a landmark publication that will serve those who love and live in North Carolina for generations to come. An informative and engaging compendium, the Encyclopedia of North Carolina is abundantly illustrated with 400 photographs and maps. It is both a celebration and a gift. From the citizens of North Carolina to the citizens of North Carolina.
Guide to the Historic Architecture of Eastern North Carolina
Eastern North Carolina boasts some of the oldest and most distinctive architecture in the state. From colonial churches and antebellum plantation houses. To the imperiled lighthouses of the late nineteenth century. The more recent history of this predominantly agricultural region includes landscapes of small farmsteads, country churches, factories, tobacco barns, quiet maritime villages, and market towns. There are also volumes for the Piedmont and Western North Carolina.
In this wonderfully illustrated coffee table book, Andrew Lockwood visually portrays the natural beauty and diversity of North Carolina with 26 carefully crafted photographs.
Road Trip Carolina, A Ride Across the Old North State
Buckle your seat belt for a lively trip! Cruise across mountain peaks and sandy shores. Travel to storied landmarks and enchanting sights. Road Trip Carolina is certain to spark wanderlust in the young explorer. And cherished memories in those who already know and love North Carolina.
This Day in North Carolina History
Matching up history with the calendar, Ansley Wegner shares with readers a day-by-day chronicle highlighting topics of importance to North Carolina history. From sensational crimes to top-selling records to homegrown businesses. This keepsake illustrated volume, fun and informative for all ages, had its genesis as a blog. And issued daily for four years on the web and on broadcast outlets.
This Will Make It Taste Good
Vivian Howard’s first cookbook chronicling the food of Eastern North Carolina, Deep Run Roots, was named one of the best of the year by 18 national publications, including the New York Times, USA Today, Bon Appetit, and Eater. And won an unprecedented four IACP awards, including Cookbook of the Year. Now, Vivian returns with an essential work of home-cooking genius that makes simple food exciting and accessible, no matter your skill level in the kitchen. And because food is the language Vivian uses to talk about her life, that’s what these recipes do. Next to stories that offer a glimpse at the people, challenges, and lessons learned that stock the pantry of her life.
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