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Folklore Subjects

We get to assemble sources, discussions, and research about such subjects as Frankie Silver and Br'er Rabbit.

11 Nov 5
Reply by Rob Neufeld

Book & culture issues

Those who work in the fields of books, education, heritage, and culture can consult, comment, and ask questions.

15 Oct 7
Reply by Rob Neufeld

Book Finds

7 Oct 9
Reply by Jackie Smith

Anthologies

Readers' lists of bests of things

2 Oct. 10, 2008
Reply by Sherry Austin

Best Pleasure List

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Our cultural community

We share our experience of and thoughts about writers, artists, performers, and cultural leaders in the region

11 Sep 24
Diana Gabaldon visit and interview; plus Rash and Earley events
by Rob Neufeld

New WNC Books

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.

43 8 hours ago
Reply by Robert Bixby

Communities

5 Sep. 27, 2008
Reply by Maria

Literary events

13 Nov 1
Reader's Guide for Bastard out of Carolina; Poster for author event
by Rob Neufeld

Bookfinder on "The Read" by topic

26 Sep 13
Bookfinder--Books about Architecture
by Rob Neufeld

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

20 Oct 4
The Soul Tree: Poems and Photographs of the Southern Appalachians
by Rob Neufeld

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.

7 Oct 13
Reply by Jackie Smith

Children's books

3 Dec. 15, 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

35 Nov 3
Reply by Bill Branyon

Current events

8 Sep 5
Aiding Darfur and stopping genocide
by Rob Neufeld

Local History

25 Oct 20
Application for N.C. Historical Highway Marker--Michaux's 1787 visit, Highlands
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
Reply by Betty Cloer Wallace

Poems

Post poems, with permission, and talk about them.

1 Jun 28
Toast by Catherine Carter
by Rob Neufeld

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Book Reviews

Review-a-Day for Sun, Nov 8: Till We Can Keep an Animal

Till We Can Keep an AnimalTill We Can Keep an Animal by Megan Voysey-braig, a review from Ms. Magazine by Gaiutra Bahadur.

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It's always a treat to work with Julia Nunnally Duncan, someone who knows the nuts and bolts of writing and has a flowing well of ideas--and someone not averse to listening to other people's ideas. Thanks for bringing this to me and I hope that yo...
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Christine Hale at Osondu Booksellers in Waynesville
November 14, 2009 from 1pm to 2:30pm
Christine Hale reads from her novel BASIL'S DREAM and teaches a craft class--"Building Character"--at Osondu Booksellers.
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My fall garden is producing a bumper crop of radishes, greens, and turnips. I made sure to plant my seeds on the appropriate day-dictated by the zodiac signs. Back in the summer I attempted a sign test and a few folks played along. The test did...
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The 25th North Carolina Troops by Carroll Jones I should have gotten around to reading this book sooner since I consider it my home regiment. This unit was filled with many of my ancestors. There was no regimental history of the 25th other than t...
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November 15, 2009 from 3pm to 5pm
UNC Asheville's 2009-2010 Writers at Home Series continues with readings by local authors Cheryl Dietrich and Catherine Reid at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, at Malaprop's Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. The event is free and open to...
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