The Read on WNC

Nancy Werking Poling will read from her new book, Before It Was Legal: a black-white marriage (1945-1987).The Winters' forty-two-year marriage spanned key historical periods of the 20th century and took them from Indiana to Mexico City. Freed from U.S. racism, Daniel felt "as Mexican as chile verde." Meanwhile, Anna, a reserved white woman who struggled with speaking Spanish, experienced no similar sense of liberation. Before It Was Legal is not a happily-ever-after story, but an honest…See More

Jul 12

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City Lights Bookstore posted events

Mark Powell Reading and Book Signing
August 11, 2017 from 6:30pm to 8pm
RESCHEDULED: Kim Michele Richardson: A Path to Publication Discussion and Q&A
August 5, 2017 from 3pm to 4:30pm
Lawrence Thackston’s New Mystery Novel
August 4, 2017 from 6:30pm to 8pm

Jul 4

City Lights Bookstore posted events

Tyler Auffhammer Poetry Reading
July 29, 2017 from 3pm to 4:30pm
Ron Rash Paperback Launch
July 25, 2017 from 6:30pm to 8pm

Jul 1

City Lights Bookstore posted events

Coffee with the Poet Featuring Sam Barbee
July 20, 2017 from 10:30am to 12pm
Urban Fantasy Appreciation Reading with Lauren Devora & Randi Janelle
July 15, 2017 from 3pm to 4:30pm

Jun 29

Rob Neufeld posted a discussion

Gail Godwin full interview for Grief Cottage event

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

February 2016 Blog Posts (4)

Dennis Covington at Malaprop's Feb. 26 with Revelation

Dennis Covington's Revelation

Dennis Covington, author of Salvation on Sand Mountain, has a new book out: Revelation: A Search for Faith in a Violent Religious World, for which he visited "places where people are subject to extremity." As Jesus instructed, he says, he is a witness to suffering in a search for holiness.

Covington presents his book at…

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Added by Rob Neufeld on February 26, 2016 at 10:18am — No Comments

Deadline approaches for poetry contest

2016 Randall Jarrell Poetry Competition

Tuesday, March 1, the submission window closes.

The Randall Jarrell Poetry Competition accepts one-poem submissions. The contest awards the winner $200 and publication in "storySouth." The final judge is Sarah Rose Nordgren, author of the poetry collection "Best Bones" (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2014), which was selected by Ed…

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Added by Rob Neufeld on February 17, 2016 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Vance School

VANCE SCHOOL

What I remember the most about Vance Elementary School in West Asheville , NC is the color red. I could remember lots of other things about my first school. It was at Vance that I said my first curse word. Also, I got into my first fight, saw my first professional yo yo performance and was caught breaking into the concession stand. I learned a lot at Vance. I learned that there are good teachers and not so good teachers. I learned that the world is inhabited by…

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Added by Toby Hill on February 16, 2016 at 9:34pm — No Comments

Treasures from Appalachian archives revealed, Feb 18

“Unveiling Our Treasures” program

Pauline Johnson and Roman Blevins present "North Carolina History: From the Archives to the Classroom,” based on their research in the Southern Appalachian Archives, at the Liston B. Ramsey Center for Regional Studies, Thurs., February 18^th at 3 p.m. , Mars Hill University.

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Added by Rob Neufeld on February 15, 2016 at 2:30pm — No Comments