Locally owned bookstores flourish in the region’s fertile literary landscape

Posted on December 12, 2019December 5, 2019 by Kay West

In WNC, say bookstore owners, size doesn’t matter so much as a deep well of literary history and residents and visitors who simply love to read.

Smart Bets: Noble Beasts

Posted on April 1, 2019March 25, 2019 by Edwin Arnaudin

Asheville-based artist Elizabeth Albright’s show of zoomorphic transformations of classic portraiture has an opening reception on April 5 at Downtown Books and News.

Author Fred Chappell and record label founder Josh Rosenthal both give readings in Asheville

Posted on April 11, 2016April 7, 2016 by Corbie Hill

Fred Chappell will read from his new fantasy book at Malaprop’s on Friday, April 15. A tour in support of Record Store of the Mind, with accompaniment by local musicians at each stop, brings Rosenthal to Downtown Books and News on Thursday, April 14.