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…
Read MoreFoodies Presentation and Book Signing
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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A Couple Turns to Farming After Financial Ruin
From the outset, Jennifer McGaha’s memoir, Flat Broke with Two Goats, is a no-frills amble through backyard animal husbandry, soap-making, and living with less…
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She Speaks for the Trees
One of them looks like a dragon, its “face” and gnarled branches recognizable to anyone who’s ever hiked Milemarker 417, aka “Skinnydip Falls,” a…
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Barber Pole Blues
Piedmont lawyer Mike Lassiter spent six years and 30,000 miles chronicling the state of Small Town America, North Carolina-style. Photographing old hardware stores, diners,…
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