Southern Outer Banks coastline with sea oats and surf
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Novels. Art. Music. Coastal Life.

From the Southern Outer Banks of North Carolina

Books

A growing collection of novels by Bobby Bryan Goodwin, sharing stories rooted in Down East and North Carolina's Southern Outer Banks. These stories are shaped by faith, heritage, and the memories of our ancestors. Available in hardcover, paperback, and ebook, with audiobook editions coming this fall.

King Tide book cover

King Tide

A Southern Outer Banks Novel

Three friends, a dog named Scout, and the storm that changes everything. Set on Ocracoke and Portsmouth Island.

The Apostle book cover

The Apostle

A Southern Outer Banks Novel

A fisherman, nine dream encounters, and a reckoning on Shackleford Banks. Available now.

Music

Coastal outlaw country and coastal outlaw gospel from the Southern Outer Banks. Every lyric written by Bobby Bryan Goodwin. Two albums, two release dates.

The Coast Is Home

Coastal Outlaw Country • September 25, 2026

Seven songs from the water off Cape Lookout, Shackleford, and Core Sound. Home, defiance, reflection, and the changing seasons.

Available soon on Spotify
Apple Music • Pandora • YouTube Music

By Tide or Trial

Coastal Outlaw Gospel • October 16, 2026

Seven songs of calling, faith, and the humble way. From the same coast, the same water, the same man.

Available soon on Spotify
Apple Music • Pandora • YouTube Music
Down East Outdoors Trading Post — a weathered dockside store on the marsh at golden hour

Down East Outdoors
Trading Post

Opening October 4, 2026. One store for the novels, the artwork, the music, and everything that belongs in a house on this coast. Down East Outdoors, est. 2006, twenty years on.

The Gallery

Photographs of the Southern Outer Banks by Bobby Bryan Goodwin, taken from a boat, a beach, or a marsh flat by someone who grew up on them. Fine art prints, framed prints, and gallery-wrapped canvas.

The Bookstore

Both novels in hardcover, paperback, and ebook, with audiobooks to follow. Bought direct from the author.

The Music Store

Both albums as direct downloads. Every lyric written by Bobby. Coastal outlaw country and coastal outlaw gospel.

The Beach House

The things that end up in a beach house. Made from the same photographs, meant for the same places.

The Clothing Store

Down East Outdoors tees, hats, and hoodies. Twenty years on the Southern Outer Banks.

Outdoor Merchandise

Gear for the boat, the truck, and the dock.

Bobby Bryan Goodwin

Bobby Bryan Goodwin

Author • Captain • Eighth-Generation Waterman

Bobby Bryan Goodwin is a 100-ton master captain, waterman and coastal storyteller whose debut novel marks the beginning of a venture into literary fiction. Educated at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he has spent decades creating and producing regional and maritime television, including Down East Outdoors and Big Rock TV. His creative work spans novels, screenplays, television, and film, often rooted in coastal history, outdoor narratives, and the enduring pull of his coastal heritage.

An eighth-generation native of the Southern Outer Banks and a lifelong fisherman, he makes his home in Beaufort, North Carolina.

Core Sound Media — Est. 2025