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The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver

Barbara Kingsolver reveals big, timely—partly local—novel on Asheville visit by Rob Neufeld Read interview with Barbara Kingsolver. Hear a…

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South of Broad by Pat Conroy

Stormy drama: Pat Conroy presents latest novel to Asheville audiences by Rob Neufeld See printable format by clicking attachment below.…

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0 Aug 27
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Interview with Sara Gruen

Sara Gruen and her family have come to this area following the publication of her third novel, Water for Elephants, an immensely popular ta…

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0 Aug 23
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Strange as this Weather has Been by Ann Pancake

Strange as this Weather has Been by Ann Pancake Ann Pancake's debut novel, Strange as this Weather Has Been, winner of the 2007 Weatherfo…

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0 Aug 6
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Emily's Ghost by Denise Giardina

Emily’s Ghost by Denise Giardina (W.W. Norton hardcover, 2009, 339 pages, $24.95) “If given the chance to go abroad,” Emily Brontë says in…

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0 Jul 23
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The Translator by Daoud Hari

Download poster of event--click attachment below. “The Translator” by Daoud Hari is like a book of a bible—plain yet poetic, frank abou…

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0 Jul 18
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The Knowing by Jennifer Elizabeth Daigle

The Knowing by Jennifer Elizabeth Daigle is the second self-published, local author’s book I’ve reviewed in a month. It has the mark of qua…

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0 Jul 14
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Two of the Missing by Perry Deane Young

Press 53 (headed by Kevin Watson) has reissued Perry Deane Young's 1975 Vietnam War classic, Two of the Missing: Remembering Sean Flynn &am…

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0 Jun 26
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Chemistry and Other Stories by Ron Rash

I am adding this review because of recent interest in it--a discussion (see Wednesday Writers Group); and an award (see 2009 Thomas Wolfe A…

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0 Jun 3
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The Corpse Walker by Liao Yiwu

I would like to introduce you all to one of the greatest oral history books I’ve ever read, and make connections to oral history efforts in…

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0 May 24
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