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James Agee's 100th birthday is Nov. 27. See U. of Tenn. Press website.



Publisher Weekly's Top Ten Books of 2009. See list.

See also winners of Whiting Award for emerging writers ($50G to each) just announced.


Tour of artists' books show--Vamp and Tramp at Asheville Book Works, Nov. 4, 7 p.m. Read more.

Two pottery annual events: Spruce Pine Potters Market, Oct. 10 & 11; WNC Pottery Festival, Dillsboro, Nov. 7.




Heather McHugh, Warren Wilson College MFA teacher, wins McArthur. See article. See webpage.

Sept. 23, 2009.

Jim Cassada, outdoors expert, publishes new book on fly fishing in Smokies. See his website.

Aug. 23, 2009


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Program is Thursday, 7:30 p.m.!

See interview with Dorothy Allison.

See video of Dorothy Allison, author of Bastard out of Carolina, at WCU, Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m. Read about the Allison book & program.

Nine titles added to Top New WNC Books in November.

See Oct. entries, and full list of titles of last 2 years by sales rank.

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  • Video of talk show with Terrell Garren.
  • History of Aston Park--see panel below
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    See interview with Barbara Kingsolver about her new novel.

    Hear audio of Kingsolver. (Don't listen if you want to save a couple of surprises.) Read review of book. See Author Page on HarperCollins website.

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Community and Local History

Candidates for Historical Highway Markers in WNC

See applications for and discussions about: Battle of Deep Creek, Bryson City . About Andre Michaux's first botanical trip through Highlands.

Hominy Valley history includes Civil War letters

See discussion on Terrell Garren's Civil War blog See account of J.L. Mashburn's book. Also, see Tipper's blog on other Civil War letters.

Aston Park exemplified the essential need for neighborhood parks

In the 1940s and 50s Aston Park served as a 10-acre living room for people around South French Broad Ave. in Asheville. See the story, with photos.
See archive of Community and Local History features.

Books up for discussion in the region

See more discussions, upcoming and past here.

The Plague by Albert Camus at Cashiers Public Library,
Dec. 9, 5:30 p.m.

The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway at Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe, Dec. 8, 7 p.m.

Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin at Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe, Dec. 7, 7 p.m.

Uncommon Clay by Margaret Maron at Transylvania County Library,
, Dec. 4, 10:30 p.m.

Talk Books Here

Tap into these, see archive, or enter your own.

In the archive now: Clothes Lines; The Soul Tree; The National Parks.

Colloquy in Black and White by Nancy Dillingham.
Which poems do you feel like repeating? See Forum.

When Day Is Done by Julia Nunnally Duncan

How remake a life in a hometown like Marion? See forum.

Smoky Mountain Magic by Horace Kephart

Is it a treasure? Forum.

Last One Home John Ehle

What do city and country people have to tell each other? Forum.

Literary News and events

Barbara Kingsolver, author of, most recently, The Lacuna at Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe, Nov. 2, 7 p.m.

Natasha Trethewey, author of Native Guard, 2007 Pulitzer Prize-winner for Poetry, reads with Katherine Soniat at Posana’s, Pack Square, Asheville, Thurs., October 29, 8 p.m.

See Poets.org webpage.

Fred Chappell, author, most recently of Ancestors and Others: New and Selected Stories, November 13, at Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe.

Terrell Garren, author of The Fifth Skull, at Henderson County Public Library, Thurs., Nov. 12, 7 p.m., as part of the WNC Read-for-All, a series of simulcast public discussion programs.

See Reader's Guide.

Featured Authors

Ann Pancake

See page on novel, Strange as This Weather Has Been, including Reader's Guide.

See author website.

Nancy Dillingham

See laureate's blog about Dillingham's new book. See forum on it. See about new anthology she edited with Celia Miles, Clothes Lines.

Charles Price

See features

Read his upcoming novel, Above the Caprock, as it develops on Price's blog.

Jonathan Rosen

Author of Life of the Skies

Hear Rosen on living between worlds; and on Audubon's origins.

See book review

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

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UNC Asheville

Great Smokies Writing Program Launches Online Publication

UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program has launched a new online literary magazine, “The Great Smokies Review.” The magazine offers former and current students of the Great Smokies Writing Program an opportunity to share not only their creative work, but their writing experiences and expertise, as well.

“As the Great Smokies Writing Program approaches ten years of bringing quality writing workshops to the Western North Carolina community, it is only fitting that we offer a place to highl… Continue

Posted by UNC Asheville on November 20, 2009 at 5:35pm

Caralyn Davis

The Great Smokies Review has launched, and it's worth a visit

Some writers can use language to create images that evoke the gamut of emotions. Some writers can tell a darn good story. But not every writer can do both.

Paula Kane, a long-time student in the Great Smokies Writing Program, is a card-carrying member of that special class of writers whose words can make you shiver with their beauty while still satisfying your desire for plots and character development. Her short story, "The Color of Magic," appears in the premier issue of The Great Smokies Rev… Continue

Posted by Caralyn Davis on November 18, 2009 at 9:00pm

Tipper

Appalachian Vocabulary Test 13



Time for this month's Vocabulary Test:

1.Gall
2.Gander
3.Give out
4.Give in
5.Go devil

1.Gall-nerve. "The gall of her to talk about me after I bent over backwards to help her!"
2.Gander-look, stare. "Take a gander at that set of woods and see if you don't think it'd be a good place to hunt."
3.… Continue

Posted by Tipper on November 18, 2009 at 1:12pm

Tipper

Appalachian Vocabulary Test 13



Time for this month's Vocabulary Test:

1.Gall
2.Gander
3.Give out
4.Give in
5.Go devil

1.Gall-nerve. "The gall of her to talk about me after I bent over backwards to help her!"
2.Gander-look, stare. "Take a gander at that set of woods and see if you don't think it'd be a good place to hunt."
3.… Continue

Posted by Tipper on November 18, 2009 at 1:12pm

Tipper

Gathering Corn



When Pap was a boy, corn was the most important crop folks grew-I guess it still is for many farmers. Corn not only helped people survive through the winter-it was also necessary to ensure the farm animals survived the winter months too.

Here in the Southern Highlands of Appalachia, it was typica… Continue

Posted by Tipper on November 18, 2009 at 1:00pm

 
 

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Review-a-Day for Fri, Nov 20: The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science

The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of ScienceThe Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science by Richard Holmes, a review from Harper's Magazine by Benjamin Moser.

Review-a-Day for Thu, Nov 19: Impossible Motherhood: Testimony of an Abortion Addict

Impossible Motherhood: Testimony of an Abortion AddictImpossible Motherhood: Testimony of an Abortion Addict by Irene Vilar, a review from The Oregonian by Cheryl Strayed.

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