Malaprop’s is hosting the following December events:
Sunday, Dec 1 3pm
POETRIO: Hilda Downer, Tony Reevy, and Jillian Weise Join us for readings and signings by Hilda Downer (Sky Under the Roof), Tony Reevy (Old North), and Jillian Weise (The Book of
Goodbyes) at our December Poetrio event. We offer Poetrio on the first Sunday of each month at 3:00 p.m., with three poets reading from their recent published work.
Monday, Dec 2 7pm
CASSANDRA KING Reading From Her Novel MOONRISE From the bestselling author of The Same Sweet Girls and The Sunday Wife comes a moving novel of dark secrets, second chances, and an eerily beautiful Blue Ridge Mountain retreat known as Moonrise. Join us for a reading, signing and wine and cheese reception.
Monday, Dec 2 7pm
Bridging Differences Bookclub
Join host Patti Digh in a discussion of Far From the Tree by Andrew Solomon.
Tuesday, Dec 3 7pm
WILD Bookclub
Join host and local writer Susan Blexrud at the Battery Park Book Exchange for a discussion of Orphan Train by Christina Baker Cline.
Wednesday, Dec 4 7pm
Malaprop’s Bookclub
Join host Jay Jacoby in a discussion of The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes.
Thursday, Dec 5 6-8pm
HISTORIC INNS OF ASHEVILLE BOOK-SIGNING WITH AMY RIDENOUR Amy Ridenhour will be at Malaprop’s signing copies of her new book from Arcadia Publishing, Historic Inns of Asheville.
Sunday, Dec 8 3pm
DANNY ELLIS PRESENTS HIS POWERFUL MEMOIR THE BOY AT THE GATE The Boy at the Gate is an Irish singer/songwriter’s powerful debut memoir about growing up at the notorious Artane Industrial School for orphaned and abandoned boys in Dublin. Danny will intersperse reading with singing. There will be time for questions from the audience as well as a book-signing and wine and cheese reception.
Monday, Dec 9 7pm
Mystery Bookclub
Join local mystery writer Sallie Bissel in a discussion of The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz.
Tuesday, Dec 10 5-6pm
Meagan Spooner Book-signing
Meagan Spooner will be stopping by today to sign copies if her co-authored book for teens, which is published today. Every customer who pre-orders the book will receive a gorgeous ‘These Broken Stars’ poster!
Tuesday, Dec 10 7pm
ODYSSEY MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT WRITING & ILLUSTRATION SHOWING Over the course of the fall semester, students from Odyssey Middle School experimented with fiction and poetry through collaborative challenges, studies of master writers (including Yann Martel, Wallace Stevens, and Ray Bradbury), and experimentation with literary elements like internal and social conflict, point of view, and genre. For their writings the students selected their own topics and generated drafts for eight weeks. During the last month, we worked through the publishing process with editor, agent, and illustrator interviews – exchanging roles to help each other revise, improve, and polish one final draft – to be read during the event! Please meet these talented young folk!
Wednesday, Dec 11 6pm
GRINCHMAS! MEET THE GRINCH AT MALAPROP’S Bring your kids by at 6pm to meet the Grinch whose “heart grew three sizes”! Call the store for details 828-254-6734
Tues, Dec 17 7pm
COMIX CLUB
Join bookseller Lauren Napoli in December for our discussion of Black Hole, by Charles Burn.
Monday, Dec 30 7pm
Politics of Food Bookclub
Join the Politics of Food Book Club in a discussion of The Food
Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World by John Robbins.