City Lights Bookstore is in Sylva, North Carolina, a small Main Street town tucked in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains. Our goal is to share the literature of the Southern Appalachian region with the world, and the world of books with our community.
On Friday, May 18th at 7 p.m. Wiley Cash will read from his excellent debut novel, A Land More Kind Than Home. “Set in Madison County, North Carolina, A Land More Kind Than Home
by Wiley Cash, tells the story of a young mute boy mysteriously killed
during a sermon at a notoriously controversial church. In the wake of
the killing a divided community is revealed and a corrupt pastor is
exposed. Told from the perspectives of several well crafted
characters, Cash’s beautifully written debut novel shows the dangers
blind faith can have on not only a family but an entire community,” says
City Lights Publicist, Eon Alden.
Bob
Plott will revisit City Lights to present his newest book, Colorful
Characters of the Great Smoky Mountains on Saturday, May 26th at 6:30 p.m.
The Smoky Mountains have been the home of many fascinating individuals
and this book details the legendary lives of a few of those people.
Whether it is French and Indian War hero, Captain Kennedy or the
author’s relative Von Plott, Bob Plott crafts each narrative to honor
the legacy of some of the area’s most interesting and influential
people. Plott has also written Story of the Plott Hound, History of
Hunting in the Great Smoky Mountains and Legendary Hunters of the
Southern Appalachians. This event was originally scheduled for March 2nd, but had to be postponed due to severe winds.
