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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
July 2011 Blog Posts (7)
Carolina Mountains Literary Festival
More Events than Ever
at the Carolina Mountains Literary Festival
Burnsville, NC, July 29, 2011 – All the excitement about the literary festival has spilled out into more…
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Cover art & design for 'Empyreal Fate' is ready for it's close-up!
WillowRaven Illustration & Design Plus: Cover art & design for 'Empyreal Fate' is ready fo...: "I make it no secret that…
Added by Aidana WillowRaven on July 28, 2011 at 5:52pm — No Comments
Member Feature: Bill Branyon
Bill Branyon has established a singular reputation in the Asheville area with Asheville-set speculative fiction and, most recently, a philosophical broadside, Liberating Liberals: A political synthesis of Nietzsche and Jesus, Vonnegut and Marx (Groucho, not Karl) and Gandhi and Machiavelli.
One of the advantages of such a book, is that Bill becomes an excellent choice for a talk, and he continues to give them, including Wed.,…
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Gov. Vance
Isnt it true that Gov. Vance a former colonel of the famed 26th NC held back most of the uniforms that the army of northern virginia needed because he wanted them for NC troops only. And wasnt his relationship with Davis like Joseph Brown of Georgia, adversarial sometimes?
Added by Bruce Grant on July 18, 2011 at 2:25pm — No Comments
WINNER OF THE JOYCE KILMER POETRY CONTEST: MARY RICKETSON
First place winner of the recent Joyce Kilmer poetry contest celebrating the anniversary of the JK National Forest is Mary Ricketson of Murphy. Her "Lost in the Roar of Big Santeetlah" is a memorable and moving poem, one that I will be featuring on my new blog, Mountain Woman: www.themountainwoman.blogspot.com. All three top winners are from our region. Good for us! You can find Mary on facebook.
Added by Kathryn Stripling Byer on July 18, 2011 at 10:15am — No Comments
Member of The Read feature: Julia Nunnally Duncan
Julia Nunnally Duncan of Marion is the author of novels (When Day Is Done and Drops of the Night); stories (Blue Ridge Shadows), and poems (An Endless Tapestry and At Dusk).
She has just won third place in trhe Adult/Professional categort for…
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YA Literature Darkness?
Those who are involved in YA literature might be interested in the discussion that took place on NPR's program Talk of the Nation that aired on Wednesday, July 6 when moderator Neil Conan invited Wall Street Journal critic Meghan Cox Gourdon and Lauren Myracle, author of Shine, the recently released YA book set in WNC to commen on the nature of contemporary YA books. A link to the audio podcast is below.…
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