The Read on WNC

Gail Godwin talks about Grief Cottage Asheville author Gail Godwin, now a Woodstock, NY resident, comes back home here Wed., June 14 to present her new novel, “Grief Cottage” at Malaprop’s Bookstore, 7 p.m. “Grief Cottage” is the story of an orphaned, sensitive, troubled boy, named…See More

Jun 13

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Jack J. Prather posted a blog post

First Woman NC Poet Laureate's Biography

A Biography of Late NC Poet Laureate Kathryn Stripling Byerin Hendersonville Author's Six Notable Women of North CarolinaA biography of the late Kathryn Stripling "Kay" Byer of Cullowhee, the first woman and longest-serving (2005-2009) Poet Laureate in the state, is featured in Six Notable Women of North Carolina by Jack J. Prather of Hendersonville, founder of the Young Writers Scholarship at Warren Wilson College. The 43-page biography includes poems selected by the poet who passed away on…See More

Jun 9

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Julia Nunnally Duncan posted an event

Julia Nunnally Duncan at Marion Community Building

June 17, 2017 from 10am to 3pm

Julia Nunnally Duncan will be a featured author at the McDowell County 2017 Local Author Festival at the Marion Community Building in downtown Marion on Saturday, June 17 from 10-3. The event is sponsored by the McDowell County Public Library and is free and open to the public.See More

Jun 6

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Short-short Stories & Riddles posted a blog post

Mom's has-been groove in ghost-boy novel

Marcus, in Gail Godwin’s new novel, Grief Cottage, recalls his friendship with Wheezer, whom he’d once beaten up at school because Wheezer had exposed Marcus’ shameful secret about his mom. Now Marcus, age 10, is an orphan. His dad has always been unknown to him; and his mom has just died in a car accident. Relocated to his aunt’s beach house, Marcus, despite the safety of the place, finds himself in trouble. He’s communicating with a ghost. He’s having dreams about a non-existent older…See More

Jun 3

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City Lights Bookstore posted events

Joint Reading: Charles Dodd White, Gavin Dillard & David Dalton
July 22, 2017 from 3pm to 4:30pm
Donna Glee Williams to Present Her Second Novel
July 14, 2017 from 6:30pm to 8pm

Jun 1

City Lights Bookstore posted an event

Art of Awakening Shamanic Consciousness at City Lights Bookstore

July 28, 2017 from 6:30pm to 8pm

Linda Star Wolf will visit City Lights Bookstore on Friday, July 28th at 6:30 p.m. She will present her new book, Soul Whispering: The Art of Awakening Shamanic Consciousness. Master Shamanic Breathwork Practitioner, Nita Gage co-wrote the book with Linda Star Wolf. The authors explore how the art of Soul Whispering can help each of us understand why we experience our lives the way we do and shift from healing our wounds to embracing the process of transformation. This is a powerful new…See More

May 27

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Connie Regan-Blake posted events

Better Dads Festival
June 17, 2017 all day
Taking a Leap: An Evening of Stories with Connie Regan-Blake
July 21, 2017 from 7:30pm to 9pm

May 23

Mirra updated an event

Dada Maheshvarananda Launches Cooperative Games book at Malaprops Bookstore

May 27, 2017 from 7pm to 8:30pm

With a Foreword by noted author and activist, Bill Ayers, Cooperative Games for a Cooperative World by Dada Maheshvarananda, shows up how to work together to create unity, trust, and cooperation in making the small and big changes needed to create the world we want to see.Listen to this recent radio interview with Dada:https://drive.google.com/openDiane Donovan of Midwest Books says of…See More

May 20

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Mirra posted an event

Dada Maheshvarananda Launches Cooperative Games book at Malaprops Bookstore

May 27, 2017 from 7pm to 8:30pm

May 16

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City Lights Bookstore posted an event

Rosalind Bunn Storytime at City Lights Bookstore

June 24, 2017 from 11am to 12pm

Rosalind Bunn will return to City Lights Bookstore on Saturday, June 24th at 11 a.m. for a special storytime. Rosalind teaches at East Side Elementary in Marietta, Georgia. She has three grown children and a new grandson. Rosalind has co-authored three children's books with a dear friend, Kathleen Howard. Her newest book, Thunder & a Lightning Bug Named Lou, is illustrated by Angela C. Hawkins and was released in December 2016. Her other titles are Whose Shadow Do I See?, The Monsters…See More

May 13

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Short-short Stories & Riddles posted a blog post

I Have a Coin

I Have a Coin I have a coin I deem a treasure.One side bears the sign of extinction,And the other, an instance of nature.But it’s not a coin; it’s a seal,And the meaning of this distinctionIs the unbearable sadness I feelWith experience, or with closure. It seems like a double exposure,But the knowledge of impermanenceBleeds into the ideal likenessOf mortality in its eminence—To yield a vibrant pictureOf a creature’s essential brightnessAs it burns for life without censure. --Rob NeufeldSee More

May 12

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City Lights Bookstore posted events

Dan Pierce’s History of the Hazel Creek Community
June 9, 2017 from 6:30pm to 8pm
Garret Woodward’s Book of Bluegrass Interviews
June 1, 2017 from 6:30pm to 8pm

May 11

Gary Thomas Johnson is attending Kalen Vaughan Johnson's event

Kalen Vaughan Johnson debuts ROBBING THE PILLARS at Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe

May 20, 2017 from 7pm to 8:30pm

This signing event for my debut novel ROBBING THE PILLARS will also serve as a benefit for longtime family friend and WNC advocate for people with disabilitiesSee More

May 10

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Gary Thomas Johnson shared Kalen Vaughan Johnson's event on Facebook

Kalen Vaughan Johnson debuts ROBBING THE PILLARS

May 10

Kalen Vaughan Johnson posted an event

Kalen Vaughan Johnson debuts ROBBING THE PILLARS at Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe

May 20, 2017 from 7pm to 8:30pm

This signing event for my debut novel ROBBING THE PILLARS will also serve as a benefit for longtime family friend and WNC advocate for people with disabilitiesSee More

May 10

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Mark de Castrique posted a blog post

Hidden Scars - Sam Blackman and Black Mountain College

I don't know if this is true for my fellow writers, but proofing can be the most difficult part of the process. I received the ARC today for October's Sam Blackman Mystery and will begin the last review for typos or formatting errors that have eluded my editor, my copy editor, and myself. Amazing that there is always something that the brain "fixes" and we don't see.Hope springs eternal that the October release will be typo-free. The mystery is set against the historic backdrop of Black…See More

May 6

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January 2012 Blog Posts (9)

Murder and Mayhem

Hi Gang,

A quick note to let you know about a book review Mary just received. Todd Fonesco…

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Added by Mary A. Berger on January 23, 2012 at 3:18pm — No Comments

Books with Bullying themes

At opposite ends of the teen / YA literature age range are two books by Lauren Myracle that deal with bullying in their content. Ten addresses bullying peripherally to the primary narrative of the tenth year of its primary character, Winnie. Shine is for late teens and has injurious bullying as a primary theme along with prejudice regarding sexual preference. Shine neither condones nor condemns anyone's sexual preference. Rather it addresses prejudices that accompany…

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Added by Donald Myracle on January 22, 2012 at 8:39pm — 1 Comment

Rain

Rain makes me realize how restless I am, like the clouds that hug the nearby mountains, roaming, appearing, vanishing. When I was eight months old, my mother tells me, I climbed out of my playpen. (Probably hit my head, too.) I still want out. Thinking about going to India this coming year. Yet the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh have taught me to find refuge in the present moment, the only moment. Breathing in, I know I am breathing in. Breathing out, I know I am breathing out -- the breath as…

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Added by Judith Toy on January 21, 2012 at 12:05pm — No Comments

From THE MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW

"A Passel of Hate" is a choice read with plenty to consider, highly recommended for historical fiction collections."

THE MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW -- January 2012 edition

Added by Joe Epley on January 15, 2012 at 11:50am — No Comments

A Gathering for the Teaching of the Spiritual Energies of Ceremony

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Added by MariJo Moore on January 15, 2012 at 11:18am — No Comments

Eighth-graders from Asheville read transformative writings

Eighth-graders are doing a reading at Malaprop’s, Jan. 17

--from a release by Joanne O’Sullivan

The Asheville Middle School eighth-grade class of Moira Bradford, having experienced the 16-week residency of writer Tamiko Ambrose Murray, present their writing, 7 p.m., Tues., Jan. 17 at Malaprop’s…

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Added by Rob Neufeld on January 14, 2012 at 1:13pm — No Comments

Three programs--two talks and a tour--on Civil War

Civil War Comes to Mountains via Smith-McDowell House

January 28, 2012 2:00 pm "Civil War Comes to the Mountains" Lecture Series II . Rebels and Tories in the Mountains presented by Dr. Steven E. Nash. LOCATION: Reuter Center on the UNC-A campus in the Manheimer Room, 102A Nash received his bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University and his Master’s…

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Added by Rob Neufeld on January 13, 2012 at 11:03pm — No Comments

Sent out a book proposal

Hi Everyone:

I just sent out a book proposal to a published for a travel adventure book on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. Wish me luck and I'll let you know how it does.

Danny Bernstein

www.hikertohiker.com

Added by Danny Bernstein on January 4, 2012 at 6:01pm — 1 Comment

Shooting Star, The First Woman To Attempt To Reach Hawaii By Air

On Jan. 4 & 5, you can hear my interview about the book on The Author's Show. Just click on TheAuthorsShow.com and go to the non-fiction page and you can hear the 15 minute interview any time during the 48 hour two day period. The book tells the story of a 22 year old schoolteacher who was the only woman involved int the 1927 Dole Air Race from Oakland to Honolulu. She was a media star, and when her plane was mysteriously lost, many vowed never to forget her. However, her story has…

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Added by Richard DuRose on January 1, 2012 at 1:30am — No Comments