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John Kessel reads from his collection of short science fiction stories, The Baum Plan for Financial Independence, and Gregory Frost reads from his novel Shadowbridge. Both are staff favorites!

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John Kessel reads from his collection of short science fiction stories, The Baum Plan for Financial Independence, and Gregory Frost reads from his novel Shadowbridge. Both are staff favorites!

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Join us for fun and prizes with host Caroline Green1

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Come show off your knowledge at Literary Trivia Night with host Caroline Green for fun and prizes!

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Author Dot Jackson reads from her novel, Refuge,, winner of the Appalachian Book of the Year Award. "With her keen ear for Appalachian speech, Dot Jackson gives her readers a beautifully rendered portrait of a lost time and place."-Ron Rash, author of One Foot in Eden.

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Phone: (828) 254-6734

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Author Dot Jackson reads from her novel, Refuge,, winner of the Appalachian Book of the Year Award. "With her keen ear for Appalachian speech, Dot Jackson gives her readers a beautifully rendered portrait of a lost time and place."-Ron Rash, author of One Foot in Eden.

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Meet local romance novelist Bahia Abrams! Bahia will sign copies of her new book, The Other Half of My Soul.

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Meet local romance novelist Bahia Abrams! Bahia will sign copies of her new book, The Other Half of My Soul.

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Joshilyn Jackson, author of gods in Alabama, reads from her latest work, The Girl Who Stopped Swimming. "Southern fiction seasoned with a dash of literary murder mystery" is Jackson's way of summing up her work. She left out well-written, impossible to put down, laugh-out-loud funny, and a favorite among indie bookselelrs nationwide. Sara Gruen, author of Water for Elephants, says "Joshilyn Jackson has done it again...her skillfull unrveling of family secrets and betrayal left me breathless. You must read this book!" We agree.

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Phone: (828) 265-6734

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Joshilyn Jackson, author of gods in Alabama, reads from her latest work, The Girl Who Stopped Swimming. "Southern fiction seasoned with a dash of literary murder mystery" is Jackson's way of summing up her work. She left out well-written, impossible to put down, laugh-out-loud funny, and a favorite among indie bookselelrs nationwide. Sara Gruen, author of Water for Elephants, says "Joshilyn Jackson has done it again...her skillfull unrveling of family secrets and betrayal left me breathless. You must read this book!" We agree.

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Meet retired Colonel Anne Wright as she signs copies of her book Dissent: Voices of Conscience: Government Insiders Speak Out Against the War in Iraq. Quoting Howard Zinn: "If we care about keeping democracy alive, we must welcome this book."

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Join us for a reading by members of Tommy Hays' Great Smokies Prose Workshop.

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Michael Boyko reads from The Hour Sets, his illustrated book of poems that is reminiscent of Alan Lightman's short fiction collection, Einstein's Dreams. Julian Vorus will recite work from The Nasty Namaste, a CD of his best live performances over the last 5 years.

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Meet local author Gari Carter as she presents her book Troubled State: Civil War Journals of Franklin Archibald Dick. Carter is the great-great-granddaughter of Union officer Franklin Archibald Dick.

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Mike Farrell, most known for his character B.J. Hunicutt on the television show M*A*S*H, is now the president of Death Penalty Focus, a human rights organization seeking to abolish the death penalty. Mike will present his memoir, Just Call Me Mike. A booksigning will follow the reading. This event is not ticketed; come early for a good seat!

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Two women novelists read from their novels about racism. Shirley Hayden reads from The Women of Nelson, a novel about "the difficulty of finding source material that sheds light on the experiences of enslaved and children during the Civil War" (from the introduction). Joy Jordan-Lake will present her novel Blue Hole Back Home, a portrait of a racial conflict that erupts when a Sri-Lankan girl moves to small Appalachian town in the 1970s.

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Melissa Delbridge reads from Family Bible, her Southern Gothic memoir of 1960s Tuscaloosa, Alabama. "In this disarmingly unguarded and unapologetic memoir, she shows us what really happened in the 'stew of religion and sex' that was 1960s Tuscaloosa."

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Grab your favorite young poet and join us for this popular version of youth open mic poetry. Hosted by Graham Hackett.

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Nava Lubelski reads from The Starving Artist's Way, her quirky DIY-meets-contemporary art book that USA Today called "one of those books that encourages people to fight back against the relentless homogenization of our society."

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Author and journalist Rob Christensen discusses his book The Paradox of Tar Heel Politics: The Personalities, Elections, and Events that Shaped Modern North Carolina. Christensen has covered North Carolina politics for 35 years at the News & Observer in Raleigh.

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