TAKE A HIKE: Local author Ben Anderson's new book showcases 40 day excursions in Great Smoky Mountains National Park he took during the 2016 centennial of the National Park Service. Cover image used with permission from John F. Blair, Publisher
Join author Ben Anderson for a discussion of Smokies Chronicle at a public library near you. Anderson will also sign copies of the book.
July 14 — Hudson Library, 554 Main St., Highlands, 3:30 p.m.
July 19 — Macon County Public Library, 149 Siler Farm Road, Franklin, 7 p.m.
July 26 — Albert Carlton Library, 249 Frank Allen Road, Cashiers, 10 a.m.
Aug. 17 — Jackson County Public Library, 310 Keener St., Sylva, 6 p.m.
Sept. 21 — Haywood County Library, 678 S. Haywood St., Waynesville, 2 p.m.
Oct. 17 — Transylvania County Public Library, 212 S. Gaston St., Brevard, 12 p.m.
Local booksellers will handle book sales at these events.
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