Where There’s Smoke
Writer’s haunted Etowah farmstead informs her bestselling YA books Megan Shepherd didn’t plan to buy a haunted house. When The New York Times bestselling…
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Return to Bountiful
Evan Williams harvests a rich story from deep roots in Henderson County As a child, Evan Williams would steal away to a large apple-storage…
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From the Edges of Noir
Hendersonville-based novelist spins her version of Southern Gothic Small towns occupy a unique place in American literature, perhaps because so many American cities, no matter…
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Through the Looking Glass
Wiley Cash says it’s no coincidence that his three novels — most recently The Last Ballad — are set in Western North Carolina. Place…
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Please Pass the Drama
No human behavior is as ancient or as fundamental as the sharing of food, an activity that crosses cultures, belief systems, and any setting…
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Mining His Past
What do the political landscape of Southeast Asia and the history of the people of the Appalachians have in common? Much more than you…
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Everyday People
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Carl Sandburg Home Historic Site, staff will host the national park’s first community storytelling event at nearby…
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Brevard authors and photographers Les and Janet Saucier will present a talk titled, “It All Starts With Bacon: Two Foodie Photographers’ View of America’s…
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Nature photographer gives her heart, talent, and voice to the world’s trees
The Lorax, a Seussian children’s-book character, defended his native Truffula forests by speaking for the trees. Shutterbug and bonafide dendrophile Ruthie Rosauer of Flat…
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The Bald Truth
Paging through Amy Duernberger’s recently published book — Exploring the Southern Appalachian Grassy Balds — one can almost hear Julie Andrews singing “The Hills…
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