Pitchfork staffer Amanda Petrusich presents a detailed and well-traveled portrayal of Americana music in It Still Moves.
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Book Report: Banjo Camp! pitches scales, not tents
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.
Book Report: September roundup
Autumn is almost here (four more days to be exact)—the perfect time to break out pithy novels, lengthy biographies and meandering memoirs. Something about cooler days and longer evenings makes reading that much more attractive. Looking for a good book? The next several weeks bring a wealth of literary events sure to inspire readers (and writers, too).
Book Report: Off the beaten book path
This week’s roundup includes a reading, but also a book group in the making, a couple of local awards, a film and a yoga workshop. Wondering what all of these have to do with literature? Read on…
Books for free
Tucked in among an array of artists’ studios at 191 Lyman St., in the heart of Asheville’s River District, the newly opened Asheville Book Exchange will let anyone get books for free. Turn a page: Ryan Clark (left), with Asheville Book Exchange co-founder Aleksey Zolotaryov, holds a sign summing up the exchange’s policies. Photo By […]
Room with a viewpoint
At first glance, it would be easy to dismiss Firestorm Café & Books, slated to open May 24, as just another downtown java spot in a town that’s swimming in them—not to mention that it’s tucked away in a corner of downtown with little visibility where previous businesses have gone belly-up. “This town is filled […]