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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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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White Oak Road hosted parties and harbors ghosts
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Best Books of 2012
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Book Reviews
Review-a-Day for Fri, Sep 30: Wendy and the Lost Boys: The Uncommon Life of Wendy Wasserstein
Review-a-Day for Thu, Sep 29: Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat
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Sue Diehl posted an event
Montreat College Friends of the Library--Tommy Hays, speaker at Montreat College Gaither Fellowship Hall
June 15, 2013 from 12pm to 2:30pm
June 15, 2013 Annual luncheon of the Montreat College Friends of the Library. Tommy Hays will be speaking about his novel The Pleasure Was Mine and previewing his upcoming What I Came to Tell You. Lunch at 12:00 noon in Gaither Fellowship Hall. $15.00 for lunch and speaker. Speaker only at 1:00 pm in adjacent Gaither Chapel $10.00. Annual dues: $15.00Reservations: 828-669-8012 Ext. 3502 or 3504See More
Joe Perrone Jr. posted a blog postAs the Twig is Bent is Available Now in Audiobook
As the Twig is Bent, the original book in the Matt Davis Mystery Series by Joe Perrone Jr, is now available as an audio book from Audible.com and iTunes. Opening Day and Twice Bitten, the second…See More
CHARLES C FLETCHER posted an eventCharles Fletcher at CLEVELAND, TENNESSEE
May 17, 2013 from 1pm to 7pm
CHANNEL 5 TV BOOK INTERVIEWhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EmQs44hI1cESee More
Marsha Walpole posted an eventHigh Country Festival of the Book at Tweetsie Railroad, Watauga High School
June 21, 2013 at 8:30am to June 22, 2013 at 4pm
BISCUITS, BOOKS & BALLADS Join us June 21 for dinner at historic Tweetsie Railroad with NY Times Best-Selling Author, Sharyn McCrumb Tickets $50.00http://www.highcountryfestivalofthebook.com/tickets-for-biscuits-books--ballads.html - WRITING WORKSHOP - June 21 from 8:30 - 4:00 At the Watauga County Public Library…See More
Malaprop's Bookstore Cafe posted eventsMARGARET COUCH COGSWELL BOOKMAKING DEMO & SIGNING
June 29, 2013 from 3pm to 5pmTRAVIS NICHOLS READING & SIGNING
June 28, 2013 from 7pm to 9pmSHEILA HETI READING & SIGNING
June 27, 2013 from 7pm to 9pm
The Fountainhead Bookstore posted eventsMary Alice Monroe to Speak
July 7, 2013 from 5pm to 6pmLaunch for new Sam Blackman Mystery
July 2, 2013 from 5:30pm to 7pmBook Camp
June 11, 2013 from 9am to 1pm
Kristina Blackford's Discussions
Joseph Bathanti to speak at Warren Wilson commencement, May 18
NC Poet Laureate Joseph…Continue
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Great Smokies Writing Program announces summer workshops
UNC:A’s Great Smokies Writing…Continue
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Kristina Blackford posted a blog postChoose by Casey Long
New book with WNC connection:Choose by Casey Long (Tate trade paper, January 2013, 266 pages, $20.99).Author event: 1 p.m., Sat., Apr. 27 at Sam's Club, 645 Patton Ave., AshevilleDebut Christian thriller novel by a Candler resident:A young woman, the victim of a brutal assault, searches for a missing child and steps into the realm of the supernatural. Will she be able to escape her captor, or will she die for her beliefs?See More
Kristina Blackford posted a blog postGary Carden presents “Madison,” April 26, 7 p.m.
Master storyteller Gary Carden of The Liars Bench presents “Madison,” a monologue honoring the life of Western Carolina University founder Dr. Robert Lee Madison, on Fri., April 26 at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Franklin.Carden, assisted by Pam Meister, curator of the Mountain Heritage Center at WCU, tells the life story of Dr. Madison, a man who promoted the idea of a school that would train teachers…See More
Kristina Blackford posted a discussionParkway Playhouse presents “A History of Burnsville,” May 4
Parkway Playhouse, a WNC theater located in Burnsville, NC, launches the world premiere of a new historical play, “A History of Burnsville,” on May 4 at 7:30 p.m. It will be performed over three weeks.The play explores the history of Burnsville through the ghost of Rush Wray, a past owner of his family’s historic…See More
Kristina Blackford posted a discussionAsheville Wordfest 2013, May 3-4
Asheville Wordfest 2013, a free festival designed by poets, will be held Fri.-Sat., May 3-4 at the Asheville Visitor Center & Lenoir-Rhyne University Center for Graduate Studies, 36 Montford Avenue, Asheville. Wordfest puts emphasis on environment, identity, land rights,…See More
Kristina Blackford posted a discussionSpellbound Children’s Bookshop launches fundraising campaign
Spellbound Children’s Bookshop has undertaken a fundraising campaign on indiegogo.com to help raise funds to move and expand the bookshop. It currently shares building space…See More
Kristina Blackford posted a discussionCherokee Indian Heritage program, April 6, 3 p.m.
Folklorist Dr. Barbara Reimensynder Duncan will present a program on Cherokee Indian heritage at the Haywood County Public Library in Waynesville on April 6, 3 p.m.Dr. Duncan is the Education Director at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian in Cherokee, N.C. She has a Ph.D. in Folklore and Folklife and has published a…See More
Kristina Blackford posted a discussionBlack Mountain College Poetry Reading, Mar. 14 7:30 p.m.
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center presents a poetry reading this March 14 at 7:30 p.m. with 3 accomplished WNC poets: Kathryn Stripling Byer, Kathryn Kirkpatrick, and Katherine Soniat.Kathryn Stripling Byer, N.C. poet laureate emeritus, has been published…See More
Rob Neufeld replied to Kristina Blackford's discussion “Unveiling Our Treasures” program at Mars Hill College, Feb. 27"Also see article in The Laurel of Asheville. And see history story "Shaped Note Singing: A Tradition to Hold Onto.""
Kristina Blackford posted a blog post“Parallel Journeys: WWII and the Holocaust” exhibit at UNCA
Throughout March, UNC:A’s Center of Diversity Education will present “Parallel Journeys: WWII and the Holocaust,” an exhibit highlighting many teens and young adults who were involved with the Holocaust.Some of the well-known teens and young adults featured in the exhibit include Nobel Peace Prize-winning author Elie Wiesel, members of the White Rose resistance group, and Hitler’s secretary, Traudl Junge. However, the exhibit also includes the stories of other teens and young adults, “including…See More
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Choose by Casey Long
New book with WNC connection:
Choose by Casey Long (Tate trade paper, January 2013, 266 pages, $20.99).
Author event: 1 p.m., Sat., Apr. 27 at Sam's Club, 645 Patton Ave., Asheville
Debut Christian thriller novel by a Candler resident:
A young woman, the victim of a brutal assault, searches for a missing child and steps into the realm of the supernatural. Will she be able to escape her captor, or will she die for her beliefs?
Posted on April 24, 2013 at 3:00pm
Gary Carden presents “Madison,” April 26, 7 p.m.
Master storyteller Gary Carden of The Liars Bench presents “Madison,” a monologue honoring the life of Western Carolina University founder Dr. Robert Lee Madison, on Fri., April 26 at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Franklin.
Carden, assisted by Pam Meister, curator of the Mountain Heritage Center at WCU, tells the life story of Dr. Madison, a man who promoted the idea of a school that would…
Posted on April 13, 2013 at 6:04pm
Civil War genealogy workshop, April 13, 10 a.m., Raleigh
Members from NC’s Government & Heritage Library and the State Archives of North Carolina will discuss the top 10 questions regarding Civil War ancestors asked by researchers, including information on Confederate and Union records and U.S Colored Troops, on April 13 at 10 a.m. in the auditorium at the State Archives Building, 109 E. Jones St., Raleigh.
The Genealogy Research Room will be open from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. that day for any…
ContinuePosted on April 6, 2013 at 4:34pm
Asheville BookWorks May-July 2013 workshops
Asheville BookWorks, a community resource for print and book arts, presents their listing of May-July workshops:
Bookbinding Basics with Bridget Elmer
Sat.-Sun., May 4-5, 10-5 p.m.; $217 + material fee
This two-day weekend class covers the basics of bookbinding, providing students with a strong foundation from which to depart. We will explore the essentials of paper grain, successful paper prep, folding…
ContinuePosted on April 6, 2013 at 2:37pm
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