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Join us on Friday, November 11th as we celebrate the latest release from WNC poet Mary Ricketson. Redhawk Publications recently published their book Precious the Mule. The Precious Mule is a story of humanity, compassion and kindness. The mule is injured and then draws the attention of a passing neighbor. In winter and spring, the relationship between mule and man develops in a small stream in the Appalachians. This poem, a story within a poem, weaves Marys poems into an unforgettable story that combines grief and suffering with joy and hope. 40-page book of poems with photographs Jewels. To reserve copies of the book, use the order link or call City Lights Bookstore at the number provided. Buncombe County poets Elizabeth Wilson and Hilda Downes will showcase their latest work on Silva at 3:00 pm. on Saturday, November 12th. Elizabeth Wilson is an aspiring tap dancer, chronic disease advocate, and speaker for Rising Voices of Narcolepsy who lives with her partner and son in the mountains of North Carolina. She is the recipient of the 2021 Patricia Dobler Prize for Poetry, and her first book of poetry, Windowpane, due to be published by Headmistress Press, won the 2021 Sappho Prize for Poetry. Her poetry has been published in Asheville Poetry Review, Clementine Unbound, Cold Mountain Review, Eunoia Review, One Art: Poetry Magazine, Trouvaille Review, and Voices from the Attic. Hilda Downs grew up in Bandana, North Carolina, near the oldest mica mine in the world. She is a psychiatric nurse and English teacher at Appalachian State University. She currently lives in Sugar Grove, North Carolina, where she raised her two sons, Branch and Mead, who are an artist and violinist respectively. Her previous books include When the Light Awaits Us and Rooftop Paradise. It will be a wonderful double prose in which two talented novelists will read their books and talk about what their stories have in common. No long readings. Lots of fun. Books bind us, so join the conversation at City Lights Bookstore on Saturday, November 19 at 3:00 pm. Cynthia Newberry Martin, author of Tidal Flats, contacted us last summer and offered to bring her 50-state tour of Sylvia. We are very happy that this will be a success, especially as it will mean that Lee Zaharias will return to City Lights for this leg of Cynthias tour. Lee will introduce us to his latest novel, It Could Be a Wonderful World. Tidal Flats, Cynthia Newberry Martins first novel, won the Gold Medal for Fiction at the 2020 Independent Publishers Book Awards and the 14th Annual National Independent Fiction Excellence Awards. The second novel by Mārtiņš, Such Love, will be released in April 2023. She graduated from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and has served as review editor for Contrary magazine and editor for Hunger Mountain magazine. Her website has a How We Spend Our Days series in which writers have been publishing essays on the subject for over a decade.Join us on Friday, November 11th at 5:00 p.m. as we celebrate the latest release from WNC poet Mary Ricketson. Redhawk Publications recently published their book Precious the Mule. Precious Mule is a story about humanity, compassion and kindness. The mule is injured and then attracts the attention of a passing neighbor. During the winter and spring, the Schlick-human bond is made in a small creek in the Appalachian Mountains. This poetry, a story within poetry, weaves the poems of Mary into an unforgettable story that blends sorrow and sorrow with joy and hope. A 40-page book of poetry with some photos of Precious. To reserve your copies of the book, use the order link or call City Lights Bookstore at. Buncombe County poets Elizabeth Wilson and Hilda Downer will present their latest work in Sylvie at 3pm. On Saturday, November 12th, Elizabeth Wilson is an aspiring tap dancer, chronic illness advocate and spokesperson for the Rising Voices of Narcolepsy who lives in the mountains of North Carolina with her partner and son. She won the 2021 Patricia Dobler Prize for Poetry and her first volume of poetry, Windowpanes, published by Headmistress Press, won the 2021 Sapphon Prize for Poetry. Her poetry has appeared in Asheville Poetry Review, Clementine Unbound, Cold Mountain Review, Eunoia Review, One Art: A Journal of Poetry, Trouvaille Review and Voices from the Attic. Hilda Downer grew up in Bandana, North Carolina next to the worlds oldest mica mine. She works as a psychiatric nurse and English teacher at Appalachian State University. She currently resides in Sugar Grove, North Carolina, where she raised two sons, Branch and Meade, who are artists and violinists. Her previous books are When the Light Awaits Us and Heaven Under the Roof. Its going to be a wonderful double film, with two talented writers reading each others books and talking about what their stories have in common. Dont read long. Have fun. Books connect us, so join the conversation at the City Lights Bookstore on Saturday, November 19th at 3:00pm. Cynthia Newberry Martin, author of Tidal Flats, contacted us last summer and suggested she go on her 50-state tour of Sylvie. Were excited its out, especially since it means Lee Zacharias will be returning to City Lights on this leg of Cynthias tour. Lee gives us a glimpse into his latest novel, What a Wonderful World This Could Be. Cynthia Newberry Martins first novel, Tidal Flats, won a Gold Medal in the Literary Fiction category at the 2020 Independent Publisher Book Awards and the 14th Annual National Indie Excellence Award for Fiction. Martins second novel, Love Like This, is due out in April 2023. She has an MA from Vermont College of Fine Arts and has worked as a reviews editor for Contrary Magazine and as a writing life editor for Hunger Mountain. Her website features the How We Spend Our Days series, more than ten essays by authors on the subject

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