Smoky Mountain News

Four of the contributing writers to the book 27 Views of Asheville will read their selections at 3 p.m. June 16 at Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville.

The authors that will be reading are Wayne Caldwell, Susan Reinhardt, Heather Newton and George Ellison. In 27 Views of Asheville: A Southern Mountain Town in Prose & Poetry, 27 writers contribute poetry, essays, short stories and book excerpts that focus on the mountain town. The book offers readers a broad and varied picture of life in Asheville, past and present. Contributing authors include Sharyn McCrumb, Gail Godwin, Ron Rash, Pamela Duncan, Nan Chase, Allan Wolf, Dale Neal, Charles Frazier and Robert Morgan. 828.456.6000.