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WCU's Craft Revival e-museum


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Fanny Howe has received the 2009 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize for a "living US poet whose lifetime accomplish- ments warrant extraordinary recognition."


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8 new books to the list

The Top WNC Book List

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Catherine Carter & Award-winning Poem

Read poem, "Toast," which makes its first formal appearance in the summer 2009 issue of Crucible.


Animal empathy author

Mindi Meltz of Hendersonville has published a novel, Beauty, that exemplifies writing out of an empathy with animals. Read about it.

Hear her talk about her approach.



New book offers great Jonathan Creek voice

See article that gives sample of James Ray Moody's life as told by David Puckett

Literary Tour of Asheville

This is the Asheville tour--not the Western North Carolina one. You'll find many sites and great authors--and get a sharp sense of the difference between city and country in these parts. Read here.

Perry Deane Young hurrah

Read the review. Hear Perry Deane Young on his writing career. See the Press 53 site.

See Perry Deane Young's site.

I done it, drug the dope to the doin's.

What's the vocab?

Current political campaign word wizardry? Check the exhibit. Southern Appalachian? Check out Tipper's latest.

Beacon Plant film preview

Jerry Pope and Rebecca Williams are creating a film incorporating their conversations with Beacon Blanket plant employees in Swannanoa. See about a program, June 6, that shows a part of the film and presents oral history.


See Who Publishes

WNC Writers:

Check out developing list.


Hear readings by poets

Recent Features

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Books up for discussion in the region

Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King

Henderson County Library, June 9 (for movie); June 23(for book), 4 p.m.

The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov

Malaprop's Bookstore, June 29, 7 p.m.

Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner

Madison County Library, June 29, 6:30 p.m.

Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

at Jackson County Library, July 9, 7 p.m.


A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

at Transylvania County Library, Aug. 7, 10:30 a.m.

The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry

East Asheville Library, July 2, 6:30 p.m.

In the Woods by Tana French

Osondu Booksellers All Gender/All Genre Bookclub, June 23, 7 p.m.

Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates

Skyland/South Buncombe Library, June 18, 2:30 p.m.

Literary News and events

Thomas Rain Crowe, author of poetry, essays, and fiction, at Transylvania County Library, June 16, 12 noon; and at the Thomas Wolfe Memorial, June 19, 12 noon.

See author website.

Neal Hutcheson presents his film, "The Last One," about Popcorn Sutton at Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe, June 20, 7 p.m.

Ann B. Ross, author of Miss Julia Delivers the Goods at

Osondu Booksellers, Waynesville, June 27, 3 p.m.

Reuben Cox, author of Joe Webb, Appalachian Master of Rustic Architecture at Cyrano's Bookshop, June 27, 1 to 3 p.m.;

at City Lights Bookstore, June 27, 7 p.m.

Featured Authors


MariJo Moore

Hear Marijo: 1) On the making of her novel; 2) On her writing process; 3) on symbolism; reading a poem.

See her collage for When the Dead Dream.

Terrell T. Garren

Charles Price

Jonathan Rosen

Author of Life of the Skies

  • Rosen on living between worlds. See Music below left.
  • Rosen on Audubon's origins. See Music below left
  • Book review

See archive of featured authors. With last names: A- C. D - F. G - I. M - P. Q-S

Community and Local History


The History of Mountain Removal and Road Building in WNC

See chronology.

Read articles, see forum.



Oakley elders illustrated!

Read article and see photos.

See videos: 1) Lester Creighton portrait; 2) Lester Creighton poem; 3) June & Henry Mitchell; 4) Rae Roberts; 5) Odell Buckner; more to follow.


See the growing archive of neighborhood history forums.


New images! Participate in community history and creation

See "Twilight of a Neighborhood"

Blog Posts

Michael Beadle

Black Like Me

In 1959, the writer John Howard Griffin decided to go through with a daring, personal experiment. Using drug medication and a sun lamp, he transformed his skin to change from a white man to a black man. He shaved his head and added a dark cream. His plan was to tour around the South and write about his experiences under a secret guise. Close friends and family thought he was crazy when he discussed the idea, but he had such conviction to find out for himself what it would be like for a white man… Continue

Posted by Michael Beadle on July 2, 2009 at 11:41pm

Tipper

Air Conditioning

Do you have air conditioning? We do-however at the moment-it's broken. Back in the day, when The Deer Hunter built our house-we couldn't afford central air-but 7 years ago he could stand the heat no longer and he and a friend installed central heat and air in our house. Apparently-I've grown very used to it-cause for the past 2 days I have been quite miserable. At bedtime last night-it was 84 degrees in our living room-not the best temperature for sleeping.

When I was growing up, Granny and Pap… Continue

Posted by Tipper on July 2, 2009 at 3:53pm

Author Stephanie Morris

New Publishing Contract for Cutting to the Chase!

I'm excited to announce that a publishing contract has been offered for Cutting To The Chase! The book is coming your way soon! Stop by my website to check it out!
Happy Reading!
Stephanie Morris

Posted by Author Stephanie Morris on July 2, 2009 at 2:25pm

Kathryn Magendie

Love The Read on WNC!

I so enjoy coming by here. We have such a rich diversity of writers, artists, storytellers - such gifted and interesting people in these mountains.

Posted by Kathryn Magendie on June 26, 2009 at 1:47pm

Jerry Stubblefield

The protagonist in Homunculus

Is your protagonist you? Yes, always. But to what degree?


Like Hector Owen, I am a playwright who, as a young graduate with a degree in playwriting, moved to New York City to make my name, and then after years of trying, with some success but not fame and fortune, I moved to Asheville. Like Hec, I'm married to a woman I met in New York, and yes, I did some drugs in the sixties. The similarity, as regards my and Hec's biographies, ends there.

My novel could have been about any kind of artist,… Continue

Posted by Jerry Stubblefield on June 25, 2009 at 2:24pm

 
 

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Review-a-Day for Fri, Jul 3: Posthumous Keats: A Personal Biography

Posthumous Keats: A Personal BiographyPosthumous Keats: A Personal Biography by Stanley Plumly, a review from Washington Post Book World by Christopher Ricks.

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Wednesday Writers Group at Barnes & Noble Asheville Mall
July 8, 2009 from 2pm to 4pm
Open to writers of all genres. Improve your skills through peer readings and discussion of assigned short stories. We meet every Wednesday, 2-4 p.m. On July 8 the short story to be discussed will be "Deep-Holes" by Alice Munro.
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