Book It!

Flip the page on local book smarts in celebration of National Read Across America Day March 2. May the novel-ties begin… 

Feeling happy-go-lucky? Which famous author-slash-actor sibling duo spent their wonder years
in Raleigh? 

a.   David and Amy Sedaris
b.   Kate and Oliver Hudson
c.   Ben and Casey Affleck
d.   John and Joan Cusack

A moment for Wake County Public Libraries! The city is considering a ~$100 million bond toward reno’ing and upgrading our area’s libraries—NTM building one in which town?

a.   Apex
b.   Garner
c.   Rolesville
d.   Wendell

Reading is so old-school! Which local bookstore has the claim to fame as Raleigh’s oldest?

a.   Quail Ridge Books
b.   Nice Price Books & Records
c.  Reader’s Corner
d.  Capitol Comics

Aww. NC State alum, writing professor and romance author Sarah Grunder Ruiz recently released her third novel, Last Call at the Local, which is based in what country?

a.   Ireland
b.   Scotland
c.   England
d.   Australia

Turning its first page in 1984, Quail Ridge Books has since lauded literacy and the love of reading in Raleigh. Though its storefront is now situated in North Hills, where did the spot initially open?

a.   Wade Avenue
b.   Falls of Neuse Road
c.   Wilmington Street
d.   Fayetteville Street

Liberation Station Bookstore ensures no dream is deferred and Black experiences are represented in its literature selects. Who initially inspired founder Victoria Scott-Miller to showcase representation via her DTR storefront? 

a.   Her daughters
b.   Her sons
c.   Her nephews
d.   Her father

Books and brewskis can be found at Beow’s Books & Brews, inspired by a group of great authors and thinkers of the 20th century (think: C.S. Lewis, JRR Tolkien, Dorothy Sayers and Charles Williams). What did this literary society nickname themselves? 

a.   Ink and Insights
b.   The Literaries 
c.   The Inklings
d.   The Bookworms

In-the-know Raleigh readers peruse hidden-gem book outpost Dog-Eared Books, which is a sister shop to what recently opened independent bookstore?

a.   Wanderlust Books
b.   Liberation Station Bookstore
c.   So & So Books
d.   Blackbird Books & Coffee

Ready, set, write! EIC Melissa Howsam authored her first children’s book, i may be small but i’m still important, this fall. What important character in her life took center stage in the book?

a.   Assistant Editor Anna Beth Adcock
b.   Her best friend
c.   Her dog
d.   Her nephew

Answers: 1. B; 2. C; 3. C; 4. A; 5. B; 6. B; 7. C; 8. A; 9. C