Kristy Woodson Harvey, daughter of Salisbury Mayor Paul Woodson and his wife, Beth, will be in Salisbury again on Friday, Dec. 4, to sign copies of her book, “Dear Carolina.”

Harvey will be at Literary Bookpost from 6-8 p.m. to visit with readers and sign her book.

She has a new book, “Lies and Other Acts of Love,” coming out in spring 2016.

Literary Bookpost is at 110 S. Main St. in downtown Salisbury.

Story of Kerr Scott wins award

Pittsboro resident and University Press of Kentucky author Julian M. Pleasants has been named the recipient of the 2015 Ragan Old North State Award Cup for nonfiction given by the North Carolina Literacy and Historical Association (NCLHA), for his book, “The Political Career of W. Kerr Scott: The Squire from Haw River.”

The NCLHA, established in 1900, is among the oldest organizations of its kind in the nation. Its mission is to foster the interest of North Carolinians in the state’s literature and history, to encourage productive literary activity within the state, to assist in bringing to public attention meritorious works by North Carolina writers, to promote broad and varied activity in the field of state and local history, to serve as a medium for the constructive exchange of ideas among persons concerned for the permanent well-being of North Carolina, and to cooperate so far as may be practicable with other organizations in North Carolina whose purposes are similar to the purposes of the association.

“The Political Career of W. Kerr Scott” traces Scott’s productive and controversial political career, from his years as North Carolina commissioner of agriculture, through his governorship (1949–1953), to his brief tenure as a U.S. senator (1954–1958).

Scott was elected at a time when southern liberals were on the rise in post–World War II America. McCarthyism and civil rights agitation soon overwhelmed progressivism, but the trend lasted long enough for the straight-talking “Squire from Haw River” to enact major reforms and establish a reputation as one of the more interesting and influential southern politicians of the twentieth century.

Pleasants, professor emeritus of history at the University of Florida, is the author of numerous books, including “Buncombe Bob: The Life and Times of Robert Rice Reynolds.”