Burke again captures the essence of the Bayou
In Creole Belle (ISBN 978-1-4516-4813-3, $27.99), novelist James Lee Burke returns to a territory he now owns in the literary…
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Star Wars family nights in Sylva
The Jackson County Public Library and City Lights Bookstore in Sylva will both host Star Wars Family Nights this week.…
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Winter has come and Martin turns up the heat
Kind hearts, winter has come. That dire prediction that began over 4,000 pages ago with A Game of Thrones has…
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A thoughtful examination of love and parenting
A distracted mother off to the store forgets to shut the door from the kitchen to the garage, puts her…
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Marianna Black Library celebrates freedom to read
In honor of National Banned Books Week and to celebrate the freedom to read, the Marianna Black Library in Bryson…
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Tweens and teens to meet at library
The “tween” writing group “Write On!” for 8- to 12-year-olds will meet at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 4 at the Jackson…
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Coffee with poet Katherine Soniat
Katherine Soniat will discuss her new collection, A Raft, A Boat, A Bridge, at City Lights Bookstore’s Coffee with the…
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New book motivated by Washington, D.C.
City Lights bookstore will host Macon County resident Jim Staggers reading from his book, Messages To My Descendents: Please Fix…
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Author comes to Lake Junaluska
Author Bob Plott will be the speaker for the Lake Junaluska Live and Learn Committee at 2 p.m. Sept. 20…
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Celebrate Bilbo Baggins’ birthday
City Lights Bookstore will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit and character Bilbo’s birthday on Saturday,…
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Real stories and lessons on how to tell them
Here is a book about storytelling that strikes a responsive chord in my own heart. Not only is Mary Hamilton a gifted…
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New book addresses Washington, D.C. gridlock
Author Jim Staggers will read from and discuss his book Messages To My Descendents — Please Fix Our Government from…
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A meet, greet and eat with Johnnie Sue Myers
Johnnie Sue Myers, author of The Gathering Place, will visit City Lights Bookstore at 1 p.m. Sept. 16. The Gathering…
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As fall nears, let’s clear the clutter
By early September in these mountains the markers of autumn are very much with us. The cool nights diminish the…
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Author to share insight on touching environmental crusade
Jay Erskine Leutze will discuss his book, Stand Up That Mountain at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 7 at City Lights Bookstore…
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An environmental saga and a mountain story
By Brent Martin It is a rare event these days to come across a work of non-fiction dealing with any…
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John York returns with new poetry collections
Poet John York, whose latest work, Cold Spring Rising, was reviewed in The Smoky Mountain New two months ago, will…
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Maggie Valley innkeeper publishes cookbook
Ginger Shinn, owner of Smokey Shadows Lodge in Maggie Valley, released a new cookbook A Taste of Smokey Shadows Lodge.…
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Finding kindred souls in the Wyoming backcountry
Let me begin by telling you that the book title above is misleading. Gerry Spence has more then a dozen published…
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Notable authors to read from novels in progress
Two award-winning authors, Dawn Gilchrist-Young and Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, who are also English teachers at Swain County High School, will…
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Discussion on Appalachian folk magic at Sylva bookstore
Byron Ballard will discuss her book, Staubs and Ditchwater, at 6:30 p.m., Aug. 31, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva.…
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Descendent tells haunting story of Bobby Dunbar
Blue Ridge Books will host Margaret Dunbar Cutright, the co-author of A Case for Soloman: Bobby Dunbar and the Kidnapping…
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A book a day keeps the bad grades away
It’s that time of year when yellow buses roll down country roads, when children disappear from the stores and streets…
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Rare book harkens back to a different time
Ramblin’ in Rabun is a reprint of a delightful book that was written down in Clayton, Ga., some 40 years…
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Reading Room news briefs
Real-life mystery talks focus Margaret Dunbar Cutright, author of A Case for Soloman, will be at Blue Ridge Books in…
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Book event includes Asian food tasting
An author reading, book signing, and Vietnamese food tasting with Deanna Klingel, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug.…
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Novelist to discuss local struggles
Author Wayne Caldwell will discuss his novel Cataloochee at 6 p.m. on Aug. 9 in the Haywood County Public Library…
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Crisp prose and humor keep novel moving
In her latest novel, Starting From Happy (ISBN 978-1-4391-02185, $24), Patricia Marx, author of Him Her Him Again The End…
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New religions and powerful women aplenty
Well, kind hearts, here we are in the fourth of a five-book series. At the risk of being accused of…
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Author to present her debut short story collection
Stephanie Powell Watts will read from her new collection of short stories, We Are Taking Only What We Need, at 6:30…
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Appalachian authors to read from compilation book
Contributors of the Pine Mountain Sand & Gravel Literary Journal will visit City Lights Bookstore at 6:30 p.m. on Friday,…
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Bestselling author Kay Hooper to visit City Lights Bookstore
Rutherford County resident and New York Times bestselling author Kay Hooper will visit regional bookstores this week to read from…
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Book sale goes into second week
The Haywood Friends of the Library‘s Annual Book Sale will go into the second week on Aug. 3-4. On Friday,…
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Special children’s story time
Curtis Sikes and Sheena Kohlmeyer will present their new children’s book, The Heart of a King, at 11 a.m. on…
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Medical thriller writer comes to library in Sylva
The Jackson County Public Library in Sylva will host author Dennis Murphy at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 31, for…
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An erudite look into the cultural wars
Some years ago, a local artist mounted a painting in a local art show in which he painted Christ with…
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What? Me read?
Letters to My Son on the Love of Books by Roberto Coltroneo. Ecco Press, 1998. 151 pages. In the Dec.…
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Big Haywood Friends book sale begins July 28
The Friends of the Haywood Library annual book sale begins at 9 a.m. on July 26 and runs through Saturday,…
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Mystery writer to appear at Shakespeare & Co.
Frank Foster will sign copies of his recently published thriller, Catch a Falling Knife, at Shakespeare & Co. Books from…
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Martin earns mention alongside Tolkien
I apologize. About a month ago, when I concluded my review of Clash of Kings, I noted that I would…
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Poet to read from new collection
Local poet and artist Terry Michelsen will visit City Lights Bookstore in Sylva to read from her collection of poetry…
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The Highlands Biological Station releases naturalist’s guide
The Highlands Biological Station has released Highlands Botanical Garden: A Naturalist’s Guide, a guide to the garden, with maps, historical…
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Book launch for Carden’s play
City Lights Bookstore and the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva will celebrate of the release of the book edition…
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Book discussion series ends with Austen’s ‘Persuasion’
The Friends of the Haywood County Library is hosting a discussion the last book in the Jane Austen “Let’s Talk…
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Frank’s characters confront moral uncertainties
What would you do if your teenaged daughter was assaulted, beaten and shot almost to the point of death, and…
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Dig deep and ‘The Father’s Tale’ will reward
Michael O’Brien’s The Father’s Tale (Ignatius Press, ISBN 978-0-89870-815-8) has more strikes against it than Babe Ruth on a bad…
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Ron Rash to be featured on ‘North Carolina Bookwatch’
Ron Rash and his latest novel The Cove will be featured in the season premiere of “North Carolina Bookwatch” on…
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Civil War literature series continues in Waynesville
Friends of the Haywood County Library’s “Let’s Talk About It” series will continue with The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara…
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Retired Miami police detective to speak in Sylva
Author Marshall Frank will give a talk at the public library in Sylva at 7 p.m. on July 12 based…
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Snake handlers riveting but cliché
“... and these signs shall follow those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons, they will speak…
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