This Week's Events at
Malaprop's Bookstore/Café
55 Haywood St., Asheville, NC 28801
828-254-6734 or 1-800-441-9829
www.malaprops.com
Saturday, August 8 at 7PM:
Fred Chappell, former NC Poet Laureate and 2005 Thomas Wolfe Prize-winner, will read from his latest collection of poems, Shadow Box. Chappell is acclaimed for both his poetry and his numerous essays and works of fiction. He is a store and customer favorite and the most charming person and reader! Come early to get a good seat. A wine and cheese reception will follow the reading.
Sunday, August 9 at 3PM:
Kakalak 2009 Anthology Event! Join us for readings by contributors to the Kakalak 2009 Anthology of Carolina Poets. This annual anthology features the best new poetry written by natives and residents of North and South Carolina.
Monday, August 10 at 7PM:
Bridging Differences Bookclub. Join host Patti Digh and Malaprop's Bridging Differences Bookclub for a discussion of Audrey Lorde's Sister Outsider.
Tuesday, August 11 at 7PM:
Malaprop's Bookclub with host Mary Park Ford discusses Elizabeth Strout's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Olive Kitteridge.
Wednesday, August 12 at 7PM:
M. Kelley Hunter, noted astrologer and mythologist, will discuss her studies in philosophy, cosmology, and myth as well as her books, Living Lilith: Four Dimensions of the Cosmic Feminine and Black Moon Lilith. Hunter's articles have appeared in a number of publications and she speaks at conferences for psychology, astrology, and holistic programs both at home in the United States and abroad.
Other News:
This week we receive word from Julian Vorus, manager of our Sister Store, Downtown Books & News, located in downtown Asheville at 67 North Lexington Avenue, 828-253-8654. Here goes:
Recent Acquisitions at Downtown Books & News. . .
I have the capacity to blab on ad infinitum about all the amazing books people
bring to us every week. And what I am peeing my pants (so to speak) about right now is Popcorn Sutton's Me and My Likker. For those not in the know, Popcorn Sutton was an infamous moonshiner who worked out in the backwoods of Eastern Tennessee and Western North Carolina until his death in March. For years I had been hearing about his autobiography. And particularly once he died we received numerous inquiries. There is not a title we have been asked more about. We have never had a copy here (which says something), until now. So, Downtown Books & News is excited to say we have a limited selection of Me and My Likker. Because of how rare a book it is, it's cultural importance to Western North Carolina as well as being an extremely amusing read we are asking a premium price. Inquire if you're interested, but don't hesitate. I promise you our copies will not last long.
Julian @ DBN
Back to Linda:
Here's a link to DBN's myspace page
http://www.myspace.com/downtownbooksandnews If you haven't visited them online before, I HIGHLY recommend you give them a visit. I just checked in on the mood of the store, and they list their mood as "gallant." How welcoming! Like someone opening a door for me...
Malaprop's is selling the Emmy Award-nominated DVD about Popcorn Sutton, The Last One: Making Moonshine in the Great Smoky Mountains. In this film by Neal Hutcheson, Sutton demonstrates the traditional craft of distilling liquor as it was brought to the southern mountains by Sutton's Scots-Irish ancestors. Along the way a lifetime of bootlegging experience unfolds as Sutton reminisces about the rough days of his youth, moonshine glory days, and a way of life that has altogether disappeared. Sutton also appears in another Hutcheson film we sell, Mountain Talk: A Unique Journey to the Heart of Southern Appalachia, and on the CD, An Unclouded Day: Stories and Songs from Southern Appalachia. If you want to learn more about mountain culture and traditions, or to share an authentic glimpse of our region with someone living elsewhere, these recordings are a perfect choice, and all are staff favorites.
Enjoy your weekends!
Linda Barrett Knopp