From March 17 to March 20, the UNC English and comparative literature department hosted a series of creative writing events with Dartmouth College professor and bestselling author Alexander Chee as ...

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Kevin Sintumuang and Beth Kracklauer chat with author Alexander Chee about his novel, "The Queen of the Night," and get his take on adding some variety to your beer by way of a little Fleur de Sommer.

In these reflections, colleagues, friends and admirers recall his risk-taking, his generosity and his insatiable taste for gossip. For Pride Month, we asked people ranging in age from 34 to 93 to ...