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Review-a-Day for Fri, Sep 30: Wendy and the Lost Boys: The Uncommon Life of Wendy Wasserstein

Wendy and the Lost Boys: The Uncommon Life of Wendy Wasserstein Wendy and the Lost Boys: The Uncommon Life of Wendy Wasserstein by Julie Salamon, a review from The New Republic by Adam Kirsch.

Review-a-Day for Thu, Sep 29: Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat

Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat by Jeff Benedict, a review from The Oregonian by Lynne Terry.

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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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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' 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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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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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 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
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High 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
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Tipper's Blog – July 2009 Archive (4)

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Civil War Letters 3

In this third letter of the packet-Penland writes of the actual fighting for the first time. As he writes-you can catch a glimpse of the difference between the North and South's weaponry. He is impressed by the Yankees' firearm power.



Mount Taylor, Carter County Tennessee Jan the 3rd 1863



Dear Father and Mother



I now take the present… Continue

Added by Tipper on July 30, 2009 at 11:15am — No Comments

Preserving Summer's Bounty



Over the past few weeks we've been discussing different ways of preserving the wonderful bounty summer time offers us. If you're interested in any of the following-click on the title to jump over to the Blind Pig & the Acorn to see the entire post.



*Making Blackberry Jelly the Old Time… Continue

Added by Tipper on July 28, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Appalachian Vocabulary Test 9



Time for this month's Appalachian Vocabulary Test



1.Eat up

2.Evening

3.Et

4.Far

5.Fer



1.Eat up-bite badly, consume. "I swear the chiggers have eat me up this summer."



2.Evening-time between noon and night. "Late this evening we'll go fishing if you want too."



3.Et-eat, ate. "Come on in and sit down, have you et?"



4.Far-fire. "If you play in the far you'll pee in the… Continue

Added by Tipper on July 9, 2009 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

Air Conditioning

Do you have air conditioning? We do-however at the moment-it's broken. Back in the day, when The Deer Hunter built our house-we couldn't afford central air-but 7 years ago he could stand the heat no longer and he and a friend installed central heat and air in our house. Apparently-I've grown very used to it-cause for the past 2 days I have been quite miserable. At bedtime last night-it was 84 degrees in our living room-not the best temperature for sleeping.



When I was growing up,… Continue

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