Erica eisdorfer biography

By D. G. Martin
Posted Sunday, August 23, 2009

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Chapel Hill, NC - There is the story, and then there is the story of the story.

Both make for good telling.

First, the story of the story, which is about how a North Carolina author got her first book published by a major national publisher.

It’s got a fairy tale quality.

Think Cinderella.

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Or think American Idol’s Clay Aiken or Anoop Desai.

The heroine of the story of the story is Erica Eisdorfer, the long-time manager of the Bulls Head Bookshop at UNC-Chapel Hill. From her childhood days in Durham she has devoured books and loved their authors.

So, to a certain degree, she has a dream job, working in a world of books and having for her clientele an eclectic group of serious readers—students, faculty, and campus visitors.

As a part of her work, she reads countless books, hosts numerous authors for readings at the Bulls Head, and regularly comments on books for the m