Rob Christensen @oldpolhack
Rob Christensen is retired chief political writer for The News and Observer of Raleigh and author of The Paradox of Tar Heel Politics. Cary, NC Joined March 2011-
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My book talk on Sunday at North Regional Library has been cancelled because of the coronavirus. Everyone be safe.
I will be speaking Sunday at 3 at the North Regional Library in Durham on my new book, The Rise and Fall of the Branchhead Boys.
I will be speaking Monday night to the Wake County Democratic Men's Club about my award-winning new book, The Rise and Fall of the Branchhead Boys. The club will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the downtown Holiday Inn.
As part of western tour, I will speak on my award-winning book, The Rise and Fall of the Branchhead Boys, Thursday Feb. 20 at Gardner Webb University at 7 p.m. at the Tucker Student Center. Public invited.
As part of western tour, will speak on new book, The Rise and Fall of the Branchhead Boys on Wed. Feb 19 at Mars Hill University at 7 p.m. at Broyhill Chapel. All invited.
Western swing book tour this week for my new book, The Rise and Fall of the Branchhead Boys. Will speak Tues. Feb. 19 at Lees McCrae College in Banner Elk, 7 p.m. Shelton Learning Campus.
I will be speaking Monday at 12:30 at Carolina Meadows retirement community in Chapel Hill about my new book, The Rise and Fall of the Branchhead Boys. The won the Ragan Old North State Award as the best non fiction book written in N.C. in 2019.
I will be speaking Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Sherrills Ford Library in Catawba County about my new book, The Rise and Fall of the Branchhead Boys. The book is the winner of the Ragan Old North State Award for the best work of non fiction written in N.C. in 2019.
I am speaking tonight at the Pine Valley Library, 3802 S. College St., Wilmington, about my new book, The Rise and Fall of the Branchhead Boys. The event begins at 6:30
I will be speaking Sat. at 10:30 am. at the Thornton Library, 210 Main St, Oxford, about my new book, The Rise and Fall of the Branchhead Boys.
I am honored to deliver the Graham Barden Lecture at Campbell University Wednesday night at 7:30. The talk, about my new book, The Rise and Fall of the Branchhead boys, will be held at Lynch Auditorium in the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business. Public invited.
I will be speaking Monday to the Locke Foundation's Shaftesbury Society lunch about my new book, The Rise and Fall of the Branchhead Boys. The Locke Foundation is now at 4800 Six Forks Rd.
Speaking tonight at the Farmville Public Library at 6:30 about my new book, The Rise and Fall of the Branchhead Boys.
I will be speaking Saturday at 11 a.m. at the State Library, 109 E. Jones St., on my new book, The Rise and Fall of the Branchhead Boys.
Rob Christensen will speaking Tuesday night, Sept. 24th at 7 p.m. at the Wilson County Public Library, 249 Nash St, Wilson. He will be speaking about his new book, The Rise and Fall of the Branchhead Boys.
I will speak at Malaprops bookstore in Asheville on Wed. at 6 p.m. on new book, The Rise and Fall of the Branchhead Boys. There will be introductory remarks by WSU professor Chris Cooper and by best-selling novelist Elizabeth Kostova.
Rob Christensen will speak Tuesday night at Iredell County library in Statesville (6 p.m.) on his new book, The Rise and Fall of the Branchhead Boys. The book is about NC's Scott family and the fight to improve rural parts of the state.
Tune in tonight at 8 p.m. on D..G. Martin's N.C. Bookwatch to view interview on my new book, The Rise and Fall of the Branchhead Boys. It will air on the N.C. Channel tonight and on UNC-TV on Sunday at 11 a.m.
Starting in Sept., Rob Christensen will be looking for opportunities to speak to North Carolina groups about his new book, The Rise and Fall of the Branchhead Boys. If interested contact me at [email protected].
Rob Christensen will speak tonight at 7 p.m. at the Scott Collection at Alamance Community College about his new book, The Rise and Fall of the Branchhead Boys.

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