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David Joy Presents His Debut Novel at City Lights Bookstore

March 6, 2015 from 6:30pm to 8pm

Webster author, David Joy will present his new novel on Friday, March 6th at 6:30 p.m. at City Lights Bookstore. Where All Light Tends to Go, a staff pick of both Chris and Eon, is set in Jackson County and tells the story of Jacob McNeely, a young man who is in a fight against his fate. “Expertly balancing beauty and brutality, David has written a novel that stays with the reader long after the final page has been read. Where All Light Tends to Go, though very much an Appalachian tale, is…See More

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City Lights Bookstore posted events

Elizabeth Harris Book Signing
February 28, 2015 from 3pm to 4:30pm
Louise Runyon Poetry Reading
February 27, 2015 from 6:30pm to 8pm

Wednesday

Caralyn Davis posted a blog post

Color Blind, My First Eco-Fiction, Published & Waiting to Be Read

My short story "Color Blind" is now up at Eclectica Magazine. It's got animal extinctions, Sekhmet, Santa Claus, golden Panamanian frogs, real science, fake science, and lots of cats -- in a very economical, easy-reading 1,700 words.See More

Jan 15

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Rose Senehi, Speaker for CMLC's January Speaker Series at Henderson County Main Branch Library in the Kaplan Auditorium.

January 14, 2015 from 6pm to 7:30pm

Join Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy (CMLC) Wednesday, January 14th for a presentation from Rose Senehi, esteemed Chimney Rock author of novels Dancing on Rocks, Render Unto the Valley, and many more. She will read passages from her books while elaborating on her local inspirations. At the end of her readings, Senehi will conduct a Q&A session and book signing.Many of Senehi’s novels have woven together several of CMLC’s regional land conservation accomplishments. In the Shadows of…See More

Jan 12

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Rodney Page commented on Rob Neufeld's group Promoting Writers

"Happy to join the group...Relatively new to North Carolina. Have published a thriller, Powers Not Delegated, and my second book, The Xerces Factor launches in April 2015. see more at my website: www.rodneypagebooks.com"

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1962, Tunnel Road--an era remembered

Jan 10

City Lights Bookstore posted events

Thomas Rain Crowe Book Signing
February 21, 2015 from 3pm to 4:30pm
Will Harlan Presents Untamed
February 6, 2015 from 6:30pm to 8pm

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Rob Neufeld posted discussions

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Jan 3

Rob Neufeld posted a discussion

1962, Tunnel Road--an era remembered

We remember Tunnel Road and 1960by Rob Neufeld The “Buck Burger”—“made with two pure beef patties,” tomato, lettuce, cheese, and a dill chip, “served with Buck’s own special dressing on a toasted bun.” That was something that you could get at Buck’s Drive-In on Tunnel Road, from 1946 to 1972, when…See More

Jan 2

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City Lights Bookstore posted events

John Lane Poetry Reading
January 31, 2015 from 6:30pm to 8pm
Chris Cox Reading
January 23, 2015 from 6:30pm to 8pm

Dec 27, 2014

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Billy Ray's Chevrolet and Other Writings and Photographs from a Southern Appalachian Valley

Dec 26, 2014

Dave Turner posted a blog post

Billy Ray's Chevrolet and Other Writings and Photographs from a Southern Appalachian Valley

Thought of this little piece from my eBook today:Brittle sticks and dry leaves on the ground crunch beneath my feet.The day is crisp and cold.The sky is white and the sunlight is dreamlike, filtered by thin clouds and casting a surreal glow.A sharp north wind gusts and swishes through bare branches and across frozen ground powdered with new snow.Ancient mountains rise with leafless trees revealing the tops of ridges you can’t see in summer, just as they did during the winters of my…See More

Dec 26, 2014

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City Lights Bookstore posted events

Catherine Carter Reads from Her New Chapbook
January 16, 2015 from 6:30pm to 8pm
Coffee with the Poet Featuring Kirk Thomas
January 15, 2015 from 10:30am to 12pm

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