This week’s Book Report is all about The Adventures of Runnel, The Ice Bear, a children’s book for readers who don’t necessarily need lots of illustration with their holiday-themed fiction.
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This week’s Book Report is all about The Adventures of Runnel, The Ice Bear, a children’s book for readers who don’t necessarily need lots of illustration with their holiday-themed fiction.
Looking for a holiday read? Christmas Presence compiles the short stories and poetry of 45 regional women writers.
This week’s Book Report takes a look at Mike Krecioch’s memoir of the eight years he spent as a resident of Chicago’s St. Hedwig Orphanage.
This week’s Book Report is about local author (and Asheville Red Hat Society maven) Joan Medlicott and her soon-to-be-released next installment of the Covington Chronicles.
Local motivational speaker, life coach and author Corrie Woods shares tips for living the bold life. (And it’s not just for women.)
Author Amy Bloom comes to Malaprop’s; Robert Morgan presents a program on Boone and Appalachian identity at UNCA.
Randy Russell is a self-proclaimed “ghostlorist” and collector of spooky stories. This cat-centric book includes 22 goosebump-inducing tales.
Pitchfork staffer Amanda Petrusich presents a detailed and well-traveled portrayal of Americana music in It Still Moves.
Author Zhenya Gene Senyak’s new book, Banjo Camp! is a book about banjo camps that is, in and of itself, a camp. There are scrapbook pictures, doodles, coffee stains and swatted mosquitoes. And just when you think the book has met its kitschy-informative saturation point, there’s a companion disc affixed to the back cover so budding banjo enthusiasts can pick along.