by Patricia Langer | Sep 1, 2026 | Events, FOLSOI Organization
FOLSOI held its 2026 Annual Meeting and Member Appreciation Event on Tuesday, September 1 st at the Southport Community Building. FOLSOI president Cindy Phillips summarized the organization’s activities and fundraising achievements over the last year, and updated...
by Patricia Langer | May 19, 2026 | Events, Meet the Author
If you missed FOLSOI’s latest NC Reads session on May 16th with acclaimed novelist Ron Rash, here’s your chance to see him! Ron joined us via video conferencing to discuss his beautiful novel, The Caretaker. UNC history professor Jen LeZotte was also part...
by Patricia Langer | May 16, 2026 | Events
Beloved Southern writer Ron Rash thrilled readers at Harper Library on Staurday, May16 th when he joined us, virtually, for a discussion of his novel, The Caretaker. Rash’sappearance was the third and final installation of FOLSOI’s 2026 NC Reads program. UNCW history...
by Patricia Langer | Mar 27, 2026 | Events, Meet the Author
Teri M. Brown first developed an interest in Appalachian healing when her brother told her how some people can actually “talk off warts.” Apparently, it’s a thing! Teri’s curiosity led her to write Daughters of Green Mountain Gap, a beautiful novel selected by North...
by Patricia Langer | Mar 22, 2026 | Meet the Author
Maria Pease never had any aspirations to be a writer. She always had her nose in a book, but never imagined herself writing one. She says it all began when her son was ten years old and petitioning for a later bedtime. Maria, desperate to retain her quiet evenings,...
