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Stories from Southside from before urban renewal

Started by Rob Neufeld in Local History Aug 2.

Marcus Thomas--from paralysis to para-real--an artist's retrospective

Started by Rob Neufeld in AC-T Book Reviews Aug 23.

Q&A about Asheville water system and the current state initiative

Started by Rob Neufeld in Local History Jun 9.

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Ruthie Houston's 100 years and message about a humane society

100 years measures up to a shining example for Ruth Houstonby Rob Neufeld             One hundred years of experience, recalled with immediate clarity, has led Avery County native Ruth Greene Houston to come to certain conclusions about how a humane society works.            Having left her childhood behind at…See More
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Best books list 2013 for WNC

Immerse yourselves in WNC’s best literature, 2013by Rob Neufeld             The focus for this season’s pick-fest is on books by Western North Carolina authors who have struck out, this year, in new directions and harnessed powerful urges.             If you love books, you come to love authors, and follow them as if they are personal projects.            So, to begin: Guests on Earth by Lee Smith (Algonquin Books hardcover, 345 pages, $25.95)             All the promotion about this novel is…See More
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Gary Carden’s Foxfire Christmas at City Lights Bookstore

December 20, 2013 from 6pm to 7:30pm
Join us on Friday, December 20th at 6 p.m. as Gary Carden offers up Appalachian Christmas tales at City Lights Bookstore.  Carden will talk about old rituals still practiced and some of his own childhood memories of Christmas in the mountains, including some of the leaner years during WWII when rationing was at its peak.  He will also talk about some of the stories featured in Eliot Wiggington’s Foxfire Christmas.  Gary Carden is an award-winning Appalachian author, playwright and folklorist.…See More
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The Cure For Winter Blues

The Cure For Winter BluesDon't be feeling down Just because winter came around Let me share things I have foundBefore more snow hits the groundMy youtube channel viewwithme Has much excitement for you to see So go to the site and join meIt really is the place to beThere are playlists to suit your every need Anything from wild bats out of trees To the judging of birds and bumble beesTake a minute to give it a peek You will find what you seek There is nothing you would consider bleakThese…See More
Saturday
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Book discussions in WNC, December 2013

WNC BOOK DISCUSSION CALENDAR, DECEMBER 2013Sunday, December 1ROYAL BOOK CLUB: The ROYAL Book Club meets to discuss “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak at Spellbound Books, 50 N. Merrimon Ave. Suite 107, Asheville, 4 p.m. Call 708-7570.Monday, December 2WAYNESVILLE BOOK CLUB: The Waynesville Library Book Club discusses a novel at…See More
Thursday
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How Food Gives Authors a Sense of Place

Part of being an author is being able to write about a particular place, having the ability to transport the reader where you desire. Today I want to write about the humble white sweet potato, a western North Carolina delicacy. Once frost coats the punkin' and Thanksgiving is behind me, I enjoy …See More
Thursday
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Julia Nunnally Duncan Book Signing at MACA gift shop

December 13, 2013 from 4pm to 6pm
Julia Nunnally Duncan will sign her fiction and poetry books at McDowell Arts Council Association (MACA) gift shop on Friday, Dec. 13, from 4-6 p.m. Part of the proceeds from sales go to support MACA.See More
Wednesday
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Live Holiday Music with the Shepherd of the Hills String Band at City Lights Bookstore

December 21, 2013 from 6:30pm to 8pm
Join us on Saturday, December 21st at 6:30 p.m. at City Lights Bookstore  to hear The Shepherd of the Hills String Band play some favorite songs of the holiday season.  The 21st marks winter solstice and the last Saturday before Christmas so come by and help us celebrate this special time of year. While taking in the concert, if you have a few names to check off the shopping list be sure to grab one of our holiday catalogs and take advantage of our holiday catalog sale. Select a book in the…See More
Nov 30
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Ron Rash Returns!

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Ron Rash Returns!

Time: November 9, 2012 from 7pm to 8pm
Location: Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe
Street: 55 Haywood Street
City/Town: Asheville, NC 28801
Website or Map: http://www.malaprops.com
Phone: 828-254-6734
Event Type: reading, and, booksigning
Organized By: Malaprop's Bookstore Cafe
Latest Activity: Nov 1, 2012

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Join us as we celebrate the paperback release of The Cove! Ron Rash, author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller Serena, returns to the Appalachian milieu in The Cove, to tell a tale of love and the dangerous notions of patriotism during wartime. "Ron Rash is a writer of both the darkly beautiful and the sadly true; The Cove solidifies his reputation as one of our very finest novelists."--Richard Russo, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls.

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