After an award-winning author found her place in the Queen City, she came across the life-changing story of a woman who came to North Carolina, too, in search of opportunity.
6 Timeless Winter Reads
Travel back to historic events and find warmth in the words and faraway worlds dreamt of by these North Carolina authors.
Our State Book Club Presents: Ben Fountain
One writer’s fascination took him to another part of the world, and decades later, back to a familiar place.
Our State Book Club Presents: Sarah Addison Allen
The magic sprinkled throughout one Asheville writer’s novels helped her through a harsh reality and into surreal success.
10 Top-Notch North Carolina Woodworkers
These 10 craftspeople transform pieces of wood into magnificent works of art, from a carved bluebird perched on a dogwood branch to a delicate pair of earrings shaped out of a fallen oak.
Preserving Woodworking in Reidsville
A fourth-generation woodworker, Louise Butler, has helped her students shape wood for decades. She plans to open her Reidsville shop early next year to preserve the craft in her hometown.
The Forgotten Frescoes
One man’s ambition to see Benjamin F. Long IV's venerated frescoes led two little-known pieces to a holy place of prominence in the High Country.
Our State Book Club Presents: Denise Kiernan
A curious Asheville writer has filled hundreds of pages with stories behind the moments in history that have most fascinated her.
Appalachia Rising
A performance by an Asheville dance company illustrated the healing power of music and movement — for both choreographer and audience.
