Henderson County Public Library hosts “Authors Visit” Nov. 17

The Henderson County Public Library has announced the line-up for its latest installment of the “Authors Visit” program on Tuesday, November 17 at the Kaplan Auditorium beginning at 6 p.m. The evening will feature short presentations from local authors Wayne Caldwell, Mary Ann Claud and Jeremy B. Jones, followed by a Q&A and book signing period.

Each author will speak for 10-12 minutes about their work and touch on the common theme of the “personal” in their writing. The event is the third in the “Authors Visit” series this year. The Henderson County Public Library has also announced the dates for 2016’s “Authors Visit” series, which will run on the third Tuesday of the months of February, May, August and November.

The event on November 17 is free to attend and open to the public. The “Authors Visit” series is sponsored by the Henderson County Friends of the Library.

For more information on the authors speaking on November 17 and their work, or to learn more about the “Authors Visit” series and other Henderson County Public Library events and programs, see the press release below or visit henderson.lib.nc.us.

Press release:

“Authors Visit”
Every three months, three invited authors will speak in a panel forum. Each will speak 10 – 12 minutes about their book(s) and
about the common theme of “personal”. A Q&A period and a time to purchase books/signatures and to speak with the authors will follow.
The program will begin at 6:00.

On Tuesday, November 17, 2015, the three authors that will present at the third “Authors Visit” program are Wayne Caldwell,
Mary Ann Claud, and Jeremy B. Jones. (Please see below for additional informations about each author).

You are invited to attend this “Authors Visit” panel. It will be held in the Kaplan Auditorium at the main branch of the
Henderson County Public Library. Admission is free and is open to the public. The books by the authors will be available for
purchase. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Library (FOL).

INFORMATION ON AUTHORS:
1. “….a slice of southern America; a classic novel of place and family”

WAYNE CALDWELL resides near Asheville, after having grown-up in Asheville and having taught in the English Departments at North
Carolina Central University (Durham) and at Union College (New York). He has written award-winning short stories, a poem, children’s books,
and 4 novels. CATALOOCHEE is a saga of three generations of family in the 1880’s, beginning with the family arriving to wilderness to make a
home that can be passed down through the generations; the Civil War; and the development of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A sort-
of-sequel , “can’t go home again because home isn’t there anymore”, is the subject of his second book, FIRE BY REQUIEM. He has also
written MEMOIRS OF AN UNAMBITIOUS LAWYER and SHADOW FAMILY. “Cataloochee” is often heard as the response to the question,
“where is the best place to view elk?”.
2. “… drama that reaffirms the familiar adage that family and business don’t’ mix”

MARY ANN CLAUD is a resident of Tyron. In Claud’s fictional work, the setting is the 1950’s – 1980’s, a time of social and
economic changes in American society. Her characters experience marital, family, and business relationship issues; stories are told
and secrets are kept; and the reader finds oneself involved with the characters. Claud is an avid reader and a self-taught writer,
and in the past, the writer of a column in the Hendersonville Times News newspaper. Her entertaining first novel is entitled THE DANCIN’ MAN,
and she is actively writing a sequel. The dancin’ man is an old-timey wooden toy, also called a jig dancer or a limberjack.
3. “… how are we marked by the places we call home?”

JEREMY B. JONES is the author of a book and of numerous essays, which were recognized in “Best American Essays”.
He grew up in south Appalachia; his family had been here since the 18th century; and he spent his childhood near, and always within sight of,
Bearwallow Mountain (Henderson County). When away from his home, he wondered if and how one’s past, the land, and the landscape might
affect one’s identity. He found that the writing of BEARWALLOW: A PERSONAL HISTORY OF A MOUNTAIN HOMELAND was easier when he
was home! Jones’ literary works have been nominated/received honors and awards and have been published in magazines and journals. Presently
he resides “at home” and is a professor in the English Department at Western Carolina University (WCU) in Cullowhee.

PLEASE PUT THIS DATE ON YOUR CALENDAR – Tuesday, November 17 at 6:00. THIS UPCOMING YEAR, 2016, the “Authors Visit” will be
on a schedule – the third Tuesday in the months of February, May, August, and November. Please put these dates on your new 2016 year calendar!