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Great Smokies literature unfolds in guideby Rob Neufeld Immersing yourself in the deep recesses of our region’s literature has just become easier. The University of Tennessee Press has engaged experts to scour archives for publications about the Great Smoky Mountains, 1544 to 1934; and they’ve…See More

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Bobby Norfolk starts storytelling, June 28

Bobby Norfolk Throws First Pitch for Kaleidoscope: Celebrating Diversityat Stories on Asheville’s Front Porch 2014from press release June 28 eventBobby Norfolk, three-time Emmy Award-winner is the lead storyteller for the fifth season of Stories on Asheville’s Front Porch--Kaleidoscope: Celebrating Diversity, June 28 in the Rhino Courtyard of Pack Place. The stories begin at 10:30 a.m., rain or shine, and are free to the public. Entrances to the Rhino Courtyard are from Biltmore Avenue under…See More

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Inez and Annie Daugherty and African American history

The Daughertys of Black Mountain spanned racial historyby Rob Neufeld “The children in Cragmont (an African American neighborhood in Black Mountain) and High Top Colony, where my family lived, walked to school in groups,” Daugherty recalled about her 1920s childhood in a talk she had with me in 2005. “White children rode the bus,” she revealed. “They sometimes threw things at us and called us ugly names, but my mother told me, ‘You know who you are. Those names do not…See More

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MONTREAT COLLEGE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY LUNCHEON at Montreat College, Gaither Fellowship Hall, Montreat, NC

June 21, 2014 from 12pm to 2:30pm

Pamela Duncan, author of Moon Women, Plant Life, and The Big Beautiful, will be the speaker at the Montreat College Friends of the Library Annual Luncheon on Saturday, June 21, 2014, in the Gaither Fellowship Hall.See More

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BOOK SIGNING & Meet & Greet Author Rose Senehi
May 3, 2014 from 12pm to 2pm
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It ain’t for wimps: readings on aging at Monte Vista Hotel

April 17, 2014 from 6pm to 7pm

Increased life expectancy brings with it increased opportunities, problems, and responsibilities. Both the aged and the pre-aged will find much to ponder at the Black Mountain Authors Guild’s reading at the Monte Vista this Thursday at 6 pm. Four local writers will share their thinking on the subject: Danielle Laverty will read her essay on aging that won the Black Mt. Public Library contest, Nancy Werking Poling will read from her current and published fiction, and James and Cannan Hyde will…See More

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Asheville Wordfest May 2-4, 2014

Asheville Wordfest 2014(Photo top right, Laurey Masterton from Asheville Chamber of Commerce; 2nd photo, Laura Hope-Gill from www.thehealingseed.com) A webpage in progress!Asheville Wordfest, an annual…See More

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Fiddler of the Mountains by Eva Nell Mull Wike

Fiddler and His FamilyFiddler of the Mountains: Attuned to the Life and Times of Johnny Mull by Eva Nell Mull Wike (Donning Company hardcover, Nov. 2013, 96 pages, $25)See other new WNC books Wike, author of the…See More

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Four Novels Are Now Available

I now have four Novels in print. A fifth Novel, True Love, is finished, but to date not yet published. The four available on-line are: Darby, my bestselling Appalachian novel; Hanging Dog, An Appalachian Community, is a sequel to Darby, Doodlebug, Doodlebug, Your House is on Fire, an Appalachian novel beginning in 1940; and a novelette, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, a murder mystery full of intrigue, danger, and espionage. All four novels are available on Amazon.com and wherever books are…See More

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Brain Injury Recovery

Brain injury recovery is difficult and anything but certain. When I met Angela Leigh Tucker in late 2008, she was only four months into her battle. A sudden truck-on-car crash had killed her young husband and left her hanging on to life by a thread.For the next three years I researched the topic of traumatic brain injury or TBI. Angela and I travelled together to meeting of brain injury survivors and conferences on the subject. I interviewed countless doctors, therapists, co-workers, family…See More

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TAMASIN NOYES READING & SIGNING
May 21, 2014 from 7pm to 9pm
INDIE’S FIRST: CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK EDITION
May 17, 2014 from 10am to 12pm
WOMEN WHO RUN WITH THE WOLVES SERIES
May 14, 2014 from 7pm to 9pm

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Asheville Wordfest May 2, 3, 4: Fiction, Poetry, Storytelling, more! at Asheville Lenoir-Rhyne University

May 2, 2014 at 5pm to May 4, 2014 at 5pm

Asheville Wordfest reaches its seventh year (lucky lucky!) with an expansion to include fiction, poetry, storytelling, songwriting, community conversation, poetry animation, and creative nonfiction. Coming of age with the help of North Carolina Arts Council, Katuah Market, Fine Arts Theater, Malaprops Bookstore/Cafe, and more than thirty writers, poets, musicians, and songwriters, Wordfest continues its commitment the Asheville and WNC communities, representing as many of our communities as the…See More

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Q&A about Asheville water system and the current state initiative Creating an information filter for water system history Photo caption: White Fawn Reservoir (now defunct), built by the city on Beaucatch… Started by Rob Neufeld in Local History Latest Reply

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Folklore Subjects We get to assemble sources, discussions, and research about such subjects as Frankie Silver and Br'er Rabbit.	53	Mar 21 Terra Incognita: An Annotated Bibliography of the Great Smoky Mountains by Rob Neufeld
Book & culture issues Those who work in the fields of books, education, heritage, and culture can consult, comment, and ask questions.	41	Mar 21 Reply by Scott Dockery
Book Finds	21	Dec 7, 2013 Best books list 2013 for WNC by Rob Neufeld
Anthologies Readers' lists of bests of things	2	Oct 10, 2008 Reply by Sherry Austin
Best Pleasure List	1	Aug 17, 2013 Greatest novels in English since 1980 by Rob Neufeld
Our cultural community We share our experience of and thoughts about writers, artists, performers, and cultural leaders in the region	61	Apr 8 Asheville Wordfest May 2-4, 2014 by Rob Neufeld
New WNC Books and Media This comprehensive list of new books relating to WNC subjects and authors is the place to go to know what's out; and to add your comments and reviews.	74	Mar 22 Hanging Dog - An Appalachian Community by William Roy Pipes
Communities	6	May 22, 2013 Tour of 3 old cemeteries in Swannanoa Valley, May 25 by Rob Neufeld
Literary events	50	yesterday Book discussions in WNC, May 2014 by Rob Neufeld
Bookfinder on "The Read" by topic	27	Feb 27, 2013 Murphy Station by David Donovan
Western North Carolina Books WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA BOOKS AN ANNOTATED GUIDE TO THE LITERATURE OF THE REGION FOR ALL READERS Produced by Together We Read, WNC’s 21-County Reading Program Written by Rob Neufeld, February 2007, Revised Sept. 2007	27	Dec 2, 2011 The Will Harris Murders by Bob Terrell by Sallie
Civil War Forum This will keep track of what books (and other media) are saying about the Civil War; and of our ideas of what history should be.	14	Oct 7, 2012 Cherokee Confederates by Terrell Garren by Rob Neufeld
Children's books	3	Dec 14, 2008 Best YA Debuts by Rob Neufeld
Immigration in WNC This includes stories and discussion threads about immigration in WNC.	4	Jun 9, 2008 Reply by John Kuhlman
AC-T Book Reviews Here's an archive of book reviews on local, visiting, and significant authors	147	yesterday Bulgarian authors in Asheville by Rob Neufeld
Current events	17	Oct 9, 2013 Save the bonobos movement includes Asheville conservationist by Rob Neufeld
Local History	158	on Tuesday Inez and Annie Daugherty and African American history by Rob Neufeld
Land Development	1	Jul 7, 2008 "Boone" features historic land development theme by Rob Neufeld
Language There have been discussions of language, especially mountain speech, in Folklore forums. This new forum focuses on the interest.	1	Jun 25, 2009 Reply by Betty Cloer Wallace
Poems Post poems, with permission, and talk about them.	4	Oct 10, 2011 No More Happy Endings by Bruce Hoch

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