Virginia Holman grew up in rural and central Virginia. She has edited for Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill and taught creative writing in public schools, community women's centers, and hospices. From 1999 to 2001, she was the writer in residence at Duke University Medical Center, where her work with long-term patients was featured in the national media. She lives in Durham, North Carolina, with her

North Carolina Bookwatch 2003 - 2004

Virginia Holdman: Rescuing Patty Hearst

600 Series UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch is the state’s premier literary series, bringing the Tar Heel State’s best and brightest Southern writers to the small screen. In every illuminating interview, host D.G. Martin sheds light on authors’ lives, books and the state’s indelible imprint on their works. D.G. Martin has hosted North Carolina Bookwatch since the series’ third season in 1999. A Yale Law School graduate and former Green Beret, Martin has been involved with public service, and politics throughout his life, including stints as interim Vice Chancellor for Development and University Affairs at both UNC-Pembroke and North Carolina Central University, work as the Carolinas Director of the Trust for Public Land, and a hard-fought 1998 campaign for the Democratic nomination to the U.S. Senate against John Edwards.

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North Carolina Bookwatch 2003 - 2004