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Weekly Storytime
May 25, 2013 from 11am to 12pm – City Lights Bookstore
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Dielle Ciesco to Read and Perform Healing Tonal Music
May 25, 2013 from 3pm to 4:30pm – City Lights Bookstore
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Kathryn Byer and George Ellison Reading and Reception
May 31, 2013 from 7pm to 8:30pm – City Lights Bookstore
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Claire Halsey posted a blog postFour Brothers in Gray Available Now
The newest release from Star Route Books, Four Brothers in Gray, is now available! The book tells the story of Confederate soldiers Andy, Harrison, Calvin and Alfred Proffit. Star Route Books reprinted the book with permission from Wilkes Community College…See More
Malaprop's Bookstore Cafe posted eventsPOLITICS OF FOOD BOOKCLUB
July 29, 2013 from 7pm to 9pmALL ROMANCE ALL THE TIME BOOKCLUB
July 16, 2013 from 7pm to 9pmMalaprop's Graphic Novel Bookclub: Comix Club
July 16, 2013 from 7pm to 9pm
Rob Neufeld posted a discussionTour of 3 old cemeteries in Swannanoa Valley, May 25
Swannanoa Valley Cemeteries Tourfrom press release[also see other stories: tour of historic Old Toxaway Baptist Church Upper Cemetery; slide show tour of Old Broad River Cemetery and story about it; tour of …See More
Rob Neufeld posted a discussionBarefoot in the Snow by Julia Nunnally Duncan
Marion poet cradles the individuals in her lifeby Rob NeufeldReview of: Barefoot in the Snow by Julia Nunnally Duncan (World Audience trade paper, Apr. 2013, 67 pages) “The Loving Child” might be an alternate title for Julia Nunnally Duncan’s new book of poems, “Barefoot in the Snow.” Her title poem…See More
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Vandercooked Poetry Nights at Asheville BookWorks at Asheville BookWorks
June 1, 2013 from 7pm to 8:30pm
Asheville BookWorks Inaugurates Broadside & Reading Series: Vandercooked Poetry Nights Asheville BookWorks, a community resource for print and book arts, introduces Vandercooked Poetry Nights, a reading series that offers the public the opportunity to print letterpress broadsides at the series events. The first Vandercooked Poetry Night is Saturday, June 1, 2013. Printing begins at 7:00 p.m. The reading begins at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Asheville BookWorks will…See More
Celia Miles' new novel, sequel to Sarranda, is available in paper and Kindle
http://www.celiamiles.comSarranda's Heart: A Love Story of Place is now available in regional independent bookstores and on Kindle, soon on Amazon.See More
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Gwin Jones posted an eventHistory, Kinfolks and Fiction: Wayne Caldwell & Stephen Woody at Thomas Wolfe Memorial
March 6, 2011 from 2pm to 4pm
The winner of the WNC Historical Association's 2010 Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award, Wayne Caldwell, will appear in tandem with Stephen Woody, whose grandfather served as a model for Silas Wright, a main character in Caldwell's recent novel, Requiem by Fire. Both of Caldwell's novels are set in Haywood County's Cataloochee Valley, now a part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Anyone curious about the way of life that vanished when the Park acquired the land will be interested in…See More
Gwin Jones posted an eventNominations Being Accepted for the 2010 Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award at Smith McDowell House Museum
April 6, 2010 at 6pm to June 2, 2010 at 7pm
The WNC Historical Association is accepting nominations for the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award. Originated by the Louis Lipinsky family, the Award has been presented by the Association for printed works that focus special attention on western North Carolina since 1955.To be considered, an entry must be a published work of fiction, nonfiction, drama or poetry. It must be a first edition work; revised editions of published works will not be considered. The publication date must be in 2009…See More
DONALD MAROTTA left a comment for Gwin Jones"Gwin,
How do you feel about humor writing?
Don Marotta
marottadonald@gmail.com"
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Ron Rash with Tom Rash and Steve Agnew at Thomas Wolfe Memorial
April 19, 2009 from 2pm to 4pm
Ron Rash, 2008 recipient of WNC Historical Association's Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award, will be discussing his books including Chemistry and Other Stories and Serena. Tom Rash and Steve Agnew will preview their film, "A Prayer for Coherence: Thomas Wolfe's Look Homeward, Angel."Tom and Steve have interviewed Robert Morgan, Doris Betts, Pat Conroy, Michael McFee, William Harmon, Marianne Gingher and William Gay - writers influenced by Wolfe's novel, Look Homeward, Angel.See More
Rob Neufeld is attending Gwin Jones's eventRon Rash with Tom Rash and Steve Agnew at Thomas Wolfe Memorial
April 19, 2009 from 2pm to 4pm
Ron Rash, 2008 recipient of WNC Historical Association's Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award, will be discussing his books including Chemistry and Other Stories and Serena. Tom Rash and Steve Agnew will preview their film, "A Prayer for Coherence: Thomas Wolfe's Look Homeward, Angel."Tom and Steve have interviewed Robert Morgan, Doris Betts, Pat Conroy, Michael McFee, William Harmon, Marianne Gingher and William Gay - writers influenced by Wolfe's novel, Look Homeward, Angel.See More
Gwin Jones posted an eventRon Rash with Tom Rash and Steve Agnew at Thomas Wolfe Memorial
April 19, 2009 from 2pm to 4pm
Ron Rash, 2008 recipient of WNC Historical Association's Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award, will be discussing his books including Chemistry and Other Stories and Serena. Tom Rash and Steve Agnew will preview their film, "A Prayer for Coherence: Thomas Wolfe's Look Homeward, Angel."Tom and Steve have interviewed Robert Morgan, Doris Betts, Pat Conroy, Michael McFee, William Harmon, Marianne Gingher and William Gay - writers influenced by Wolfe's novel, Look Homeward, Angel.See More
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- Reading Preference:
- Fiction and non-fiction, historical novels - poetry
- Favorites:
- I've just finished Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin - also Sweetness in the Belly by Camilla Gibb
NC good reads: Chemistry and Other stories, Ron Rash; Senator Sam Ervin, Last of the Founding Fathers by Karl E. Campbell; Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen; Boone a biography, Robert Morgan; Blue by Joyce Hosteller - many others
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- At 4:56pm on June 4, 2009, DONALD MAROTTA said…
- Gwin,
How do you feel about humor writing?
Don Marotta
marottadonald@gmail.com
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