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November 1, 2026
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I came across Lisa Bledsoe’s poetry collection on a list of recommended Appalachian reading. And I’m very glad I did.
E-book looks back at a life and at a “living museum” of a county.
It’s hard to drop this novel neatly into a slot. You get a good dose of grisly battle and hospital scenes alongside lyrical descriptions of the mountains; men and women who can be trusted and those who can’t; real murderers and ghost murderers.
Donald McCaig. (W.W. Norton & Company, 1998; Penguin Books, 1999) 525 pp.
By Robert Morgan. 326 pp. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1999
I came across Lisa Bledsoe’s poetry collection on a list of recommended Appalachian reading. And I’m very glad I did.
E-book looks back at a life and at a “living museum” of a county.
It’s hard to drop this novel neatly into a slot. You get a good dose of grisly battle and hospital scenes alongside lyrical descriptions of the mountains; men and women who can be trusted and those who can’t; real murderers and ghost murderers.
Donald McCaig. (W.W. Norton & Company, 1998; Penguin Books, 1999) 525 pp.
By Robert Morgan. 326 pp. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1999
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25 Years of Rhythm and Roots at the Birthplace of Country Music
Twenty-five years ago, a small festival dedicated to the music forged from the hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains took
September 14, 2026
Singing in the Garden
Singing in the Garden: The Practically Perfect Pear
“There are only 10 minutes in the life of [the average] pear when it is perfect to eat.” —Abraham Lincoln,
September 1, 2026
