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Upcoming Events

Live Stream | Painting from the Palette of Love: Thomas Rain Crowe in conversation with Ramesh Bjonnes 09/24/2023 - 5:00pm
Virtual | Science Fiction Book Club 09/25/2023 - 7:00pm
Hybrid Paperback Book Launch | Under Jerusalem with Andrew Lawler in conversation with Laurel Taylor 09/26/2023 - 6:00pm
Virtual | Romance Book Club 09/26/2023 - 7:00pm
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New and Upcoming Releases

The Caretaker: A Novel By Ron Rash Cover Image
Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America By Heather Cox Richardson Cover Image
Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People's Business By Roxane Gay Cover Image
Starling House By Alix E. Harrow Cover Image
Roman Stories By Jhumpa Lahiri, Jhumpa Lahiri (Translated by), Todd Portnowitz (Translated by) Cover Image
The Mysteries By Bill Watterson, Bill Watterson and John Kascht (Illustrator) Cover Image
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New & Notable Hardcovers

The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis By Maria Smilios Cover Image
The Book of (More) Delights: Essays By Ross Gay Cover Image
Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune By Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe Cover Image
Round Here and Over Yonder: A Front Porch Travel Guide by Two Progressive Hillbillies (Yes, That's a Thing.) By Trae Crowder, Corey Ryan Forrester Cover Image
The Last Devil to Die: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery By Richard Osman Cover Image
Wellness: A novel By Nathan Hill Cover Image
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New & Notable Paperbacks

Earthdivers, Vol. 1: Kill Columbus By Stephen Graham Jones, Davide Gianfelice (Illustrator), Joana Lafuente (Colorist), Rafael Albuquerque (Cover design or artwork by) Cover Image
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes By Eric LaRocca Cover Image
The Mind of a Bee By Lars Chittka Cover Image
Now You Know It All (Pitt Drue Heinz Lit Prize) By Joanna Pearson Cover Image
Great Short Books: A Year of Reading—Briefly By Kenneth C. Davis Cover Image
Stay True: A Memoir By Hua Hsu Cover Image
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New Kids & YA Books

The Widely Unknown Myth of Apple & Dorothy By Corey Ann Haydu Cover Image
Dear Unicorn By Josh Funk, Charles Santoso (Illustrator) Cover Image
A Study in Drowning By Ava Reid Cover Image
The Tale of Despereaux Deluxe Anniversary Edition: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread By Kate DiCamillo, Timothy Basil Ering (Illustrator) Cover Image
Kin: Rooted in Hope By Carole Boston Weatherford, Jeffery Boston Weatherford (Illustrator) Cover Image
Flat Cat By Tara Lazar, Pete Oswald (Illustrator) Cover Image
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Author Event Books

Painting from the Palette of Love: The Mystical Poetry of Kabir By Thomas Rain Crowe Cover Image
Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World's Most Contested City By Andrew Lawler Cover Image
We Gather Together (Young Readers Edition): Stories of Thanksgiving from Then to Now By Denise Kiernan Cover Image
Captain America: The Ghost Army (Original Graphic Novel) By Alan Gratz, Brent Schoonover (Illustrator) Cover Image
The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis By Maria Smilios Cover Image
Transparent Mountain: Ecopoetry from the Great Smokies By Loss Pequeño Glazier Cover Image
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Western NC Regional Books

Moon Drive & Hike Appalachian Trail: The Best Trail Towns, Day Hikes, and Road Trips Along the Way (Travel Guide) By Timothy Malcolm Cover Image
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Those We Thought We Knew By David Joy Cover Image
Appalachia on the Table: Representing Mountain Food and People By Erica Abrams Locklear Cover Image
Even as We Breathe By Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle Cover Image
Blue Ridge Dreaming By Mike Poggioli, Mike Poggioli (Photographer) Cover Image
George Masa's Wild Vision: A Japanese Immigrant Imagines Western North Carolina By Brent Martin Cover Image
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