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SciFi & Fantasy Authors John Kessel & Gregory Fros   [Literary]

Event Date: 05/14/2008  Event Time: 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Description:
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!

Contact Info:
Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

SciFi & Fantasy Authors John Kessel & Gregory Fros   [Literary]

Event Date: 05/14/2008  Event Time: 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM

Description:
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!

Contact Info:
Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Malaprop's Bookstore Literary Trivia Night!   [Literary]

Event Date: 05/15/2008  Event Time: 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Description:
Join us for fun and prizes with host Caroline Green1

Contact Info:
Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Malaprop's Literary Trivia Night   [Literary]

Event Date: 05/15/2008  Event Time: 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM

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

Contact Info:
Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Meet Author Dot Jackson   [Literary]

Event Date: 05/16/2008  Event Time: 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM

Description:
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.

Contact Info:
Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Author Dot Jackson   [Literary]

Event Date: 05/16/2008  Event Time: 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM

Description:
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.

Contact Info:
Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Local Author Bahia Abrams Booksigning   [Literary]

Event Date: 05/17/2008  Event Time: 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM

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

Contact Info:
Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Bahia Abrams booksigning   [Literary]

Event Date: 05/17/2008  Event Time: 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM

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

Contact Info:
Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Author Joshilyn Jackson   [Literary]

Event Date: 05/17/2008  Event Time: 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM

Description:
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.

Contact Info:
Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 265-6734

Author Joshilyn Jackson   [Literary]

Event Date: 05/17/2008  Event Time: 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Description:
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.

Contact Info:
Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Anne Wright Booksigning   [Literary]

Event Date: 05/18/2008  Event Time: 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM the next day

Description:
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."

Contact Info:
Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Writers at Home with author Tommy Hayes   [Literary]

Event Date: 05/18/2008  Event Time: 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

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

Contact Info:
Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Julian Vorus & Michael Boyko Reading   [Literary]

Event Date: 05/20/2008  Event Time: 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM

Description:
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.

Contact Info:
Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Meet local author Gari Carter   [Literary]

Event Date: 05/21/2008  Event Time: 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Description:
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.

Contact Info:
Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Actor & Activist Mike Farrell   [Literary]

Event Date: 05/22/2008  Event Time: 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Description:
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!

Contact Info:
Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Authors Shirley Hayden & Joy Jordan-Lake   [Literary]

Event Date: 05/24/2008  Event Time: 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Description:
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.

Contact Info:
Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Author Melissa Delbridge   [Literary]

Event Date: 05/25/2008  Event Time: 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Description:
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."

Contact Info:
Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Poetix Cafe: Youth Open Mic Poetry   [Literary]

Event Date: 05/27/2008  Event Time: 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM

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

Contact Info:
Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Starving Artist's Way with Author Nava Lubelski   [Literary]

Event Date: 05/29/2008  Event Time: 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM

Description:
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."

Contact Info:
Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

The Paradox of Tar Heel Politics   [Literary]

Event Date: 05/30/2008  Event Time: 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM

Description:
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.

Contact Info:
Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734