Shelf Life
The stories behind some of Hendersonville’s Little Free Libraries As part of a major refresh of Hendersonville’s Sullivan Park, a ribbon cutting in November…
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The Cat’s Meow and Other Experiments
Local author digs up family history in time-bending debut book Novelist R.R. “Bob” Davis never knew that much about his immigrant grandmother’s voyage to…
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A New Look at Faulkner
Local artist sketches book for eminent biographer When Hendersonville artist Evelyn J. Mayton discovered her favorite Southern author, she could hardly have known that…
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Dark Fairytales for Today
Local journalist accents the marginal in audacious fiction debut There’s something magical about being recognized in fiction. It’s not so much the business, often…
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The Softer Side of Appalachia
Flat Rock author’s debut novel garners latest award In the canon of Southern Appalachian fiction, Meagan Lucas makes for unlikely company. First and foremost, the…
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Where the Wild Things Are
Lowcountry authors inspire young readers to venture outside Growing up, Mary Alice Monroe’s children spent summers exploring 1,000 acres of raw, feral land…
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Wonder on Wheels
Rural bookmobile delivers a treasure trove of material Books are the lifeblood of any community, especially in rural places where easy access to a…
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Taking a Page from True Love
North Carolina author novelizes romance at Biltmore Estate Money can buy many things, including a 250-room mountain chalet. But, as socialite Edith Vanderbilt knew, the…
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Let’s Talk Tolkien
Fantasy scholar delves deeper into Middle Earth With the new Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power series set to debut this year, a lot…
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Bright Lights, Big City, Big Score
Fletcher’s vibrant multi-vendor market Garage on 25 recently celebrated five years in business, bringing in a new crop of local makers among whom fashionable,…
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