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    Literature

    Around Town: Historic Asheville inn invites writers to interpret history

    Posted on August 9, 2022August 11, 2022 by Flora Konz

    The Gray Rock Inn Writers Project calls on local authors to contribute fiction and nonfiction pieces. Also: Dark City Poets Society celebrates one-year anniversary of Poetry Night; LEAF Down By the River celebrates youth performers; and more!

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    Burnsville poet Pat Riviere-Seel discusses poetry, voice and gardening

    Posted on August 5, 2022August 1, 2022 by Thomas Calder

    Award-winning poet and Burnsville resident Pat Riviere-Seel speaks with Xpress about her life as a poet and the unique perspectives all writers bring to the page.

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    Terry Roberts explores jazz and economic ruin in his latest novel

    Posted on July 28, 2022July 21, 2022 by Thomas Calder

    “I wanted to somehow capture both the ’20s, with its jazz influence, while at the same time explore the decade’s demise — that pivotal point when things start to go south,” says author Terry Roberts, in discussing his latest novel.

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    Local couple collaborat­e on comprehens­ive Appalachia­n Trail book

    Posted on July 14, 2022July 11, 2022 by Edwin Arnaudin

    Amber and Joshua Niven discuss working together on their new book, “Discovering the Appalachian Trail: A Guide to the Trail’s Greatest Hikes.”

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    Local poet Anne Maren-Hogan discusses the influence of community on her writing

    Posted on July 7, 2022June 30, 2022 by Thomas Calder

    Xpress speaks with the award-winning poet, Anne Maren-Hogan, about the people and places that inspired the poems in her latest collection, “Vernacular.”

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    Local veterans find healing through the arts

    Posted on July 7, 2022July 7, 2022 by Edwin Arnaudin

    Photography, music and writing have helped area military servicemen work through combat trauma.

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    Appalachia­n short-story collection blends comedy and tragedy

    Posted on June 30, 2022June 23, 2022 by Thomas Calder

    Local author Melanie McGee Bianchi discusses her recently published debut collection, The Ballad of Cherrystoke and Other Stories.

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    Around Town: Buncombe County Special Collection­s blog opens to community posts

    Posted on June 28, 2022June 29, 2022 by Justin McGuire

    The Buncombe County Special Collections blog opens up to community submissions. Plus, local multimedia artist puts on augmented reality show, author chronicles history of the Toe River Valley, and photographers express experiences of queerness through visual autobiographies.

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    Local poet Eric Nelson discusses his latest collection

    Posted on June 3, 2022May 27, 2022 by Thomas Calder

    Xpress speaks with local, award-winning poet Eric Nelson about his latest collection, ‘Horse Not Zebra.’

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    Local author celebrates new trilogy

    Posted on May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 by Sara Murphy

    Author S.E. Chandler discusses her decision to self-publish and the recent success of her new trilogy.

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    Ron Rash rounds out Xpress’ celebratio­n of Poetry Month

    Posted on April 28, 2022April 25, 2022 by Thomas Calder

    Writer, poet and New York Times bestselling author Ron Rash shares with us his poem, “Good Friday, 1995, Driving Westward,” which first appeared in his 2000 poetry collection, Among the Believers.

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    Celebratin­g Poetry Month with Mildred Barya

    Posted on April 20, 2022April 13, 2022 by Thomas Calder

    “Poetry is the language of the soul,” says local poet Mildred Barya. “Before I knew what life was, before I knew what writing was, there was poetry.”

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    Local author’s new book honors Olmsted’s work with national parks

    Posted on April 14, 2022April 11, 2022 by Edwin Arnaudin

    The Asheville-based author discusses the book he’s been working toward his entire career.

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    Celebratin­g Poetry Month with Jessica Jacobs

    Posted on April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 by Thomas Calder

    Xpress continues its celebration of Poetry Month with a look at local, award-winning poet Jessica Jacobs’ work, “Because You Waited for Me to Fly Your First Kite,” from her 2019 collection, Take Me With You, Wherever You’re Going.

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    Celebratin­g Poetry Month: Wayne Caldwell’s ‘Pisgah’

    Posted on April 7, 2022April 4, 2022 by Thomas Calder

    Throughout April, Xpress celebrates Poetry Month with a look at works by local poets.

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    Kristy Woodson Harvey’s new novel explores a vanished Biltmore heirloom

    Posted on March 31, 2022April 7, 2022 by Edwin Arnaudin

    The Beaufort-based author conducted in-depth research about the Vanderbilts for her contemporary historical novel.

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    Josh Wardrip’s debut novel combines style and substance

    Posted on March 23, 2022March 18, 2022 by Edwin Arnaudin

    The recent transplant discusses his long journey to develop a distinct literary voice in “Forum.”

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    Irish artists bloom in the Asheville area

    Posted on March 17, 2022March 10, 2022 by Edwin Arnaudin

    Danny Ellis, Gareth Higgins and Paula O’Brien discuss being Irish Americans and how that status has influenced their art.

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    Local groups provide opportunit­ies for emerging artists of color

    Posted on February 24, 2022February 21, 2022 by Edwin Arnaudin

    A Different Myth and programs at Asheville Community Theatre and the YMI Cultural Center seek to help solve arts equity issues.

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    Heather Newton revisits the ’70s in new short story collection

    Posted on January 13, 2022January 5, 2022 by Edwin Arnaudin

    The Asheville-based author’s latest work explores tense times in Northern Georgia.

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    Local author examines Western North Carolina’s violent past

    Posted on January 6, 2022January 3, 2022 by Thomas Calder

    In her latest book, Murder in the Mountains: Historic True Crime in Western North Carolina, local author Nadia Dean examines 10 deadly crimes from the region’s past.

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