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Swannanoa Valley Cemeteries Tourfrom press releaseOn Saturday, May 25, 2013, in honor of Memorial Day weekend, the Swannanoa Valley Museum will hold a three-hour tour of some of the oldest cemeteries in the valley, beginning 10 a.m. Local experts Robert Goodson and Bill Alexander will take participants through the Piney Grove, Tabernacle, and Ingram cemeteries while sharing the history of these sacred places as well as the lives of the people buried within them. Piney Grove Cemetery, associated…See More

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Barefoot 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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Landon Godfrey posted an event

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

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Celia Miles posted a blog post

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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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

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Joe Perrone Jr. posted a blog post

As 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

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CHARLES C FLETCHER posted an event

Charles Fletcher at CLEVELAND, TENNESSEE

May 17, 2013 from 1pm to 7pm

CHANNEL 5 TV BOOK INTERVIEWhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EmQs44hI1cE See More

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November 2010 Blog Posts (13)

www.waynewrites.net

I have started posting my short stories on my BLOG, waynewrites.net. I have several there already, with more to come.

Added by G.W. NEWTON on November 28, 2010 at 9:48pm — No Comments

Asheville Trail Running by Trish Brown

Why aren’t there more folks out here enjoying these incredible trails just 15 minutes from most Ashevillians’ doorsteps?

That's what Trish Brown, elite Asheville trail runner, asked. Maybe people just don't know where to go. So she designed, planned, and wrote Asheville Trail Running: Taking Bent Creek and the Mountains-to-Sea Trail in Stride. But this book is not just for runners - With 25 loops in Bent Creek and seven on the…

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Added by Danny Bernstein on November 25, 2010 at 10:25pm — No Comments

Learn basket-making and stamped potttery making in Cherokee

Cherokee Basket and Pottery Workshops Offered Dec. 11

On Dec. 11, The Museum of the Cherokee Indian teaches visitors how to create white oak baskets (9 a.m. to noon) and stamped pottery bowls (1 to 4 p.m.) The workshops, led by master artists Ramona Lossie and Bernadine George, members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, cost $50 each, plus materials…

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Added by Rob Neufeld on November 24, 2010 at 9:55pm — No Comments

My Picks: Weekly Updates on Books and Radio Programs--------------November 22

So I'm going to try to post the title and description of a book and the link to a radio story that I enjoy or find particularly insightful each week (or more often…

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Added by Mesha Maren on November 23, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Fellow Classmate Pens Article about Me

This morning I had a lovely surprise. Fellow Swain County High School Alumni, Chad Killebrew, sent a link to an article he wrote about In The Garden With Billy: Lessons About Life, Love & Tomatoes. I am honored, especially since I consider Chad the "real writer." Thank you Chad, and everyone who has read this book.…

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Added by Renea Winchester on November 21, 2010 at 11:14am — No Comments

Blogging for Grit Magazine

Hi friends, please click the below link to read my posting to Grit Magazine's family of bloggers. I am honored to be selected. Let me know your thoughts.

Thank you,

Renea Winchester

http://www.grit.com/city-life-country-garden/produce-stand-book-launch.aspx

Added by Renea Winchester on November 16, 2010 at 5:16pm — No Comments

Joseph Bathanti of ASU win major poetry award

Bathanti honored by N.C. Literary and Historical Association

Joseph R. Bathanti has received the Roanoke-Chowan Award for Poetry from the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association. Bathanti is a professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of English and co-director of the creative writing program there.

The award was presented for…

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Added by Rob Neufeld on November 15, 2010 at 12:50pm — No Comments

WNC Historical Association announces annual literary award and distinctions.

The 2010 Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award goes to Wayne Caldwell’s…

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Added by Rob Neufeld on November 13, 2010 at 8:00pm — No Comments

How to make a Christmas Wreath

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Added by Doris Anne Beaulieu on November 13, 2010 at 2:41pm — No Comments

Sweetie Release, New Orleans Jambalaya, and Share the Warmth charity

Tomorrow, 11/13, at 4PM I'll be at Blue Ridge Books for the release of my 3rd novel Sweetie -- GMR is preparing jambalaya, and we hope to raise money for Share the Warmth.

Hope to see you there!

Here's the info (just took this from Smoky Mountain News):

Kathryn Magendie will celebrate the release of her new novel, Sweetie, at Blue Ridge Books at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 13. To add to the celebration, Kathryn’s husband, Roger, will be serving his home cooked… Continue

Added by Kathryn Magendie on November 12, 2010 at 2:56pm — No Comments