Are you ready to kick off North Carolina Reads 2026?

North Carolina Humanities’ award-winning statewide book club, North Carolina Reads, is returning for its fifth year starting February 2026. North Carolina Reads annually features five books that explore the history and culture of North Carolina.

From February – June 2026, NC Humanities will host free, virtual, monthly book club discussion events where participants will hear from guest speakers, including book authors and topic experts. Libraries, community groups, and individuals across North Carolina are encouraged to read along with NC Humanities, attend NC Reads virtual book club events, and host their own local book discussions to further conversation, camaraderie, and community.

2026 North Carolina Reads Book Club Schedule

• February 2026 – "Morningside: The 1979 Greensboro Massacre and the Struggle for an American City’s Soul" by Aran Shetterly

• March 2026 – "Daughters of Green Mountain" Gap by Teri M. Brown

• April 2026 – "The Devil’s Done Come Back: New Ghost Tales from North Carolina" edited by Ed Southern

• May 2026 – "The Caretaker" by Ron Rash

• June 2026 – "Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark" by Leigh Ann Henion

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SCGHS Community - Have a look at the featured book for March!

March 2026 – "Daughters of Green Mountain" Gap by Teri M. Brown

Fiction. An Appalachian granny woman. A daughter on a crusade. A granddaughter caught between the two.

Maggie McCoury, a generational healer woman, relies on family traditions, folklore, and beliefs gleaned from a local Cherokee tribe. Her daughter, Carrie Ann, believes her university training holds the answers. As they clash over the use of roots, herbs, and a dash of mountain magic versus the medicine available in the town’ apothecary, Josie Mae doesn’t know whom to follow. But what happens when neither family traditions nor science can save the ones you love most?

Daughters of Green Mountain Gap weaves a compelling tale of Maggie, Carrie Ann, and Josie Mae, three generations of remarkable North Carolina women living at the turn of the twentieth century, shedding light on racism, fear of change, loss of traditions, and the intricate dynamics within a family. Author Teri M. Brown skillfully navigates the complexities of their lives, revealing that some questions are not as easy to answer as one might think.