Bob Plott returns to City Lights
Bob Plott will revisit City Lights to present his newest book Colorful Characters of the Great Smoky Mountains at 7…
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A newfound power in 20 minutes a day
Twenty minutes a day. In early January, writing in my book column for this paper, I made a New Year’s…
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Sylva local C.B. Cole introduces her new novel
C.B. Cole will be at City Lights Bookstore to read from and sign her new book, Winter, at 7 p.m.…
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National award-winner and teacher to read at City Lights
Dawn Gilchrist-Young, a Jackson County resident and teacher at Swain County High School for the past 14 years, will discuss…
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Book tells the story of a young boy’s journey
Fifteen-year-old Charlie Thompson is always hungry. Luckily, he is blessed with a high metabolism rate, so the excessive amounts of…
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Valerie Nieman to read from new novel
Valerie Nieman will visit City Lights Bookstore at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, to read from and discuss her third…
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How an enduring writer created himself
There are many reasons to love the writing of Ray Bradbury. His early short stories — science fiction “lite,” tales…
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Judith Toy to discuss finding forgiveness through Zen
Judith Toy, ordained by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh as a core member of his order, will be at City…
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Asheville author to host spiritual adventure workshop
Author Art Ramsay will present a free workshop based on his newest spiritual adventure novel, The Tibetan Wisdom Code at…
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Book delves into a dark corner of our world
Thursday. Throughout this anguished and gripping tale, this day of the week, Thursday” is usually italicized, suggesting that it has…
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Two days, two events, two writers
City Lights Bookstore will host two writers this weekend. Anne Clinard Barnhill will be at the bookstore at 7 p.m.,…
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Some novels requires a certain tolerance
Recently I watched several early episodes of “Blue Bloods,” a fine television series centered on a New York family with…
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North Carolina writer to host critique dicussion
Bob Grove will facilitate the North Carolina Writers Network West new Prose Critique Sessions at 7 p.m. on Feb. 9…
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High Vistas contributors to visit City Lights Bookstore
City Lights Bookstore will celebrate the release of High Vistas Volume II at 6 p.m. on Jan. 27 with a…
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Well-crafted stories about the dark side of life
Several months ago, I reviewed Daniel Woodrell’s Winter’s Bone, and received an unusual number of responses from readers. In general,…
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Jane Austen decoded for men
Of female writers who appeal the least to the young men in my seminars, Jane Austen surely holds first place.…
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Reading and journaling discussion with Robin Whitley
Robin Whitley will be at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva at 7 p.m. on Jan. 21 to read from her…
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Readings, signings at City Lights
Suzanne Raether will read from and sign her novel, Judaculla, at 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 13, at City Lights…
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Plott to read from‘Colorful Characters of the Smokies’
Bob Plott will discuss his newest book, Colorful Characters of the Great Smoky Mountains, at 3 p.m. on Jan. 14…
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Blanton to tell stories at Jackson Library, Jan. 17
The Jackson County Public Library in Sylva will host Sylva resident Curtis Blanton for an evening of storytelling and tall…
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Intrigue, violence and opium in Oslo
The Leopard marks the eighth crime novel featuring the chain-smoking alcoholic Inspector Harry Hole of the Oslo Police Department, an…
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Pulitzer Prize nominated writer to speak at Blue Ridge Books
The Mountain Writers of North Carolina will meet at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan.10, at Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville.…
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Submission being accepted for fiction prize
The North Carolina Writers’ Network is now accepting submissions for its 2012 Doris Betts Fiction Prize. The competition is named…
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Planning a year of purposeful reading
The New Year’s resolution typically leads a short and tragic life. Its father is misdeeds, its mother remorse. Once born,…
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Separating the good guys from the bad
About 20 years ago, the book collector’s magazine “First” published an impressive article on George Pelecanos, a new writer that…
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Suzanne Raether at City Lights
Suzanne Raether will read from and sign her novel, Judaculla, Friday, at 7 p.m. on Jan.13 at City Lights Bookstore…
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“Coffee with the Poet” series kicks off new year
Michael Revere will present his poetry for the January “Coffee with the Poet” series at 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 19…
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Nicholson returns to City Lights with a trio of new horror novels
Scott Nicholson will visit City Lights Bookstore to present and sign his three latest horror novels: Chronic Fear, Liquid Fear…
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A season to reconnect with familiar stories
That time of year has arrived when ritual and custom weave their magical threads into our lives. We sip Uncle…
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Local author places in national book award program
Author Deanna K. Klingel of Sapphire was recently awarded the bronze medal in the children’s literature division of the National…
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Tuscola’s Brooke Palay wins poetry competition
Eleven students from Haywood County high schools competed in the second Poetry Out Loud district competition at Tuscola High School…
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Coffee with the Poet: ‘Women’s Spaces and Women’s Places’
Join City Lights Bookstore for the Coffee with the Poet series at 10:30 a.m., Dec. 15, for a presentation of…
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A ‘kafka-esque’ story that offers redemption
Saddle up, kind hearts. I have a winner. Like most good things, this book came to me from a good…
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‘Moonshiner’s Daughter’ at Penland & Sons, Marshall
Mary J. Messer, author of the Appalachian memoir Moonshiner’s Daughter, will read from her book and answers questions from the…
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Barbara Bates Smith’s ‘Deck the Halls with Southern Writers’
Friends of the Haywood Public Library will present Barbara Bates Smith will appear in the one-woman play Christmas play “Deck…
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WCU students to share works
Creative writing students from Western Carolina University will read original works at 6 p.m. on Dec. 13 at City Lights…
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When it comes to books, here is what women want
“What do women want?” During the month of December, Sigmund Freud’s famous question haunts the minds of many men. Unlike…
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‘First Creation’ available Dec. 3
The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust’s acclaimed coffee table book, First Creation, will be available at Shakespeare & Co. bookstore in Cashiers…
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Disturbing crime novel covers some dark ground
Deer hunters call it “field dressing.” The dead deer is suspended head down from a sturdy tree limb and the…
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Selections for your favorite bibliophile
The rigors of holiday shopping are hard upon us, and bibliophiles, like everyone else, will turn their eyes toward bookshops,…
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‘Moonshiner’s Daughter’ book signing at WCU bookstore
Mary J. Messer, author of the Appalachian memoir Moonshiner’s Daughter, will read from her book and answers questions from the…
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A hunt for a murderer and some peace
I am a major Dan Simmons fan, but I had some reservations about signing on for this multi-layered, post-apocalyptic novel…
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City Lights celebrates the new edition of ‘Camping and Woodcraft’
City Lights Bookstore will celebrate the release of the new edition of Horace Kephart’s classic, Camping and Woodcraft, at 2…
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Haywood author, Nathan Tracy, to introduce new book
Blue Ridge Books will host local author Nathan B. Tracy at 3 p.m. on Nov. 12 as he introduces his…
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David Joy to read from new book
Cullowhee resident and staff writer for the Crossroads Chronicle David Joy will read from his new book, Growing Gills: A…
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A haunting look at Hemingway’s life with Pilar
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Ernest Hemingway’s death by suicide. He has remained, of course, an icon of…
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White to read from collection
Charles Dodd White will read from his new short story collection, Sinners of Sanction County, at 7 p.m. on Friday,…
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Dingwall introduces new series
Wendy Dingwall will introduce her new Yvonne Suarez mystery series with the first installment, Hera’s Revenge, at 1 p.m. on…
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WCU students collecting books for elementary school
Students living in Reynolds Residence Hall of Western Carolina University are seeking new or used books as part of a…
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This is delicious, fast-paced crime fiction
If you are one of those readers who has a grudging respect for outlaws, and if you find yourself sometimes…
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