Brent Martin’s New Chapbook
May 17, 2014 from 6:30pm to 8pmJohn Stiles Examines the Perceptions of Christianity
May 17, 2014 from 3pm to 4:30pmRomance So Hot It Burns Off the Pages
May 16, 2014 from 6:30pm to 8pm
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Blue Ridge Bookfest
April 25, 2014 at 1:30pm to April 26, 2014 at 3pm – Blue Ridge Community College
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Sonja Condit’s Tale of a Haunted House
April 25, 2014 at 6:30pm to April 26, 2014 at 8pm – City Lights Bookstore
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Terra Incognita: An Annotated Bibliography of the Great Smoky Mountains
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Stories from Southside from before urban renewal
Started by Rob Neufeld in Local History Aug 2, 2013.
Q&A about Asheville water system and the current state initiative
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Chris Goldman posted a blog postAuthor Becca Stevens to Speak in Asheville
The Rev. Becca Stevens is the founder of Magdalene & Thistle Farms, a community for women who have survived prostitution and addiction. She was named one of 15 Champions of Change by the White House. The Reverend Becca Stevens is an Episcopal priest serving as Chaplain at St Augustine's at Vanderbilt University. Thistle Farms employs 40 residents and graduates of Magdalene, and houses a natural body care line, a paper and sewing studio and the Thistle Stop Café. Magdalene is the two-year…See More
Chris Goldman posted an eventMinistry & Mission Conference Featuring Author Becca Stevens at First Baptist Church, Asheville
May 3, 2014 from 8:30am to 4pm
The Rev. Becca Stevens is the founder of Magdalene & Thistle Farms, a community for women who have survived prostitution and addiction. She was named one of 15 Champions of Change by the White House. The Reverend Becca Stevens is an Episcopal priest serving as Chaplain at St Augustine's at Vanderbilt University. Thistle Farms employs 40 residents and graduates of Magdalene, and houses a natural body care line, a paper and sewing studio and the Thistle Stop Café. Magdalene is the two-year…See More
William Roy Pipes posted a blog postDoodlebug, Doodlebug, Your House is on Fire
Doodlebug, Doodlebug, Your House is on Fire is an Appalachian novel. The author, William Roy Pipes, author of Darby, Hanging Dog, the sequel to Darby, and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, puts his love and knowledge of the Appalachian Mountains and the people live there into an intriguing romantic murder mystery involving a three year old boy, the only witness to the murders of his family, murdered by a gang out of Mexico. This gang was searching for distant cousin suspected of stealing a large…See More
Rob Neufeld posted a blog postPoets Patrick Bahls and Rick Chess at West Asheville Library, Apr. 22
Personal Meaning-Making: The Poetry of Patrick Bahls Tuesday, April 22, 7 p.m., West Asheville Branch Library, 942 Haywood Rd., 250-4750West Asheville resident Dr. Patrick Bahls, Associate Professor of Math and Honors Program Director at UNC Asheville, and his colleague, Dr. Rick Chess, Professor of Language and Literature and Director of the Center for Jewish Studies at UNC Asheville, present an evening of poetry. Dr. Bahls began writing poetry some years ago as “a means of reflection and…See More
City Lights Bookstore posted eventsSallie Bissell Returns with a New Mary Crow Novel
May 9, 2014 from 6:30pm to 8pmWally Avett’s Murder in Caney Fork
May 3, 2014 from 3pm to 4:30pm
Rob Neufeld posted a blog postBobby 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
Rob Neufeld posted a discussionInez 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
Sue Diehl posted an eventMONTREAT 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
Rose Senehi posted eventsBOOK SIGNING & Meet & Greet Author Rose Senehi
May 3, 2014 from 12pm to 2pmBOOK SIGNING & Meet & Greet the Author
May 2, 2014 from 1pm to 3pm
Jerald Pope posted an eventIt 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
Rob Neufeld posted a discussionAsheville 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
Rob Neufeld posted a discussionFiddler 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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 Terra Incognita: An Annotated Bibliography of the Great Smoky MountainsGreat Smokies literature unfolds in guide by Rob Neufeld Immersing yourself in the deep recesses of our region’s literature h… Started by Rob Neufeld in Folklore SubjectsLatest Reply |
Stories from Southside from before urban renewalStories of Southside, an African American community in Asheville by Rob Neufeld Also, read the feature about the Southside remapping projec… Started by Rob Neufeld in Local HistoryLatest Reply |
Q&A about Asheville water system and the current state initiativeCreating 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 HistoryLatest Reply |
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Folklore SubjectsWe get to assemble sources, discussions, and research about such subjects as Frankie Silver and Br'er Rabbit. |
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Mar 21 Terra Incognita: An Annotated Bibliography of the Great Smoky Mountains by Rob Neufeld |
Book & culture issuesThose who work in the fields of books, education, heritage, and culture can consult, comment, and ask questions. |
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Mar 21 Reply by Scott Dockery |
Book Finds |
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Dec 7, 2013 Best books list 2013 for WNC by Rob Neufeld |
AnthologiesReaders' lists of bests of things |
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Oct 10, 2008 Reply by Sherry Austin |
Best Pleasure List |
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Aug 17, 2013 Greatest novels in English since 1980 by Rob Neufeld |
Our cultural communityWe share our experience of and thoughts about writers, artists, performers, and cultural leaders in the region |
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Apr 8 Asheville Wordfest May 2-4, 2014 by Rob Neufeld |
New WNC Books and MediaThis 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. |
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Mar 22 Hanging Dog - An Appalachian Community by William Roy Pipes |
Communities |
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May 22, 2013 Tour of 3 old cemeteries in Swannanoa Valley, May 25 by Rob Neufeld |
Literary events |
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on Tuesday Blue Ridge Bookfest by Rob Neufeld |
Bookfinder on "The Read" by topic |
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Feb 27, 2013 Murphy Station by David Donovan |
Western North Carolina BooksWESTERN 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 |
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Dec 2, 2011 The Will Harris Murders by Bob Terrell by Sallie |
Civil War ForumThis will keep track of what books (and other media) are saying about the Civil War; and of our ideas of what history should be. |
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Oct 7, 2012 Cherokee Confederates by Terrell Garren by Rob Neufeld |
Children's books |
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Dec 14, 2008 Best YA Debuts by Rob Neufeld |
Immigration in WNCThis includes stories and discussion threads about immigration in WNC. |
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Jun 9, 2008 Reply by John Kuhlman |
AC-T Book ReviewsHere's an archive of book reviews on local, visiting, and significant authors |
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Apr 18 Bulgarian authors in Asheville by Rob Neufeld |
Current events |
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Oct 9, 2013 Save the bonobos movement includes Asheville conservationist by Rob Neufeld |
Local History |
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on Tuesday UNCA Huns vs Big Cove Cherokee in stickball melee 1972 by Rob Neufeld |
Land Development |
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Jul 7, 2008 "Boone" features historic land development theme by Rob Neufeld |
LanguageThere have been discussions of language, especially mountain speech, in Folklore forums. This new forum focuses on the interest. |
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Jun 25, 2009 Reply by Betty Cloer Wallace |
PoemsPost poems, with permission, and talk about them. |
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Oct 10, 2011 No More Happy Endings by Bruce Hoch |
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