Mountain Xpress
Mountain Xpress is the keen-eyed, eloquent voice of the Asheville metro area (pop. 225,000) and surrounding southern Appalachian counties, providing an indispensable guide for residents and visitors alike. We focus on local politics, civic issues and the area's vibrant arts-...
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- Address: P.O. Box 144, Asheville, NC 28802
- Phone: (828) 251-1333
More by Jon Elliston
New Novel Situates a Worst-Case Scenario in Western North Carolinanew
In his new novel, One Second After, Bill Forstchen paints a distinctly local picture of post-electric life. A history professor who's penned 40-some books, he imagines the end of the world as we know it, telling a tale of what he thinks it would be like in Western North Carolina.
Mountain Xpress |
Jon Elliston |
07-10-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
End of an Effigy: Twilight of The Burning Bush Fire Starternew
As the Bush administration prepares to leave Washington, business is about to burn out for Rick Fornoff's profitable invention -- The Burning Bush Fire Starter -- and he says he's just fine with that.
Mountain Xpress |
Jon Elliston |
12-01-2008 |
Politics
A Cruel Summer: Probing the Attack on Camp Summerlanenew
A four-part investigative series tells the short, hard history of a summer camp that went down in flames, fights and fear-mongering.
Mountain Xpress |
Jon Elliston |
06-20-2008 |
History
More by Mountain Xpress
New Novel Situates a Worst-Case Scenario in Western North Carolinanew
In his new novel, One Second After, Bill Forstchen paints a distinctly local picture of post-electric life. A history professor who's penned 40-some books, he imagines the end of the world as we know it, telling a tale of what he thinks it would be like in Western North Carolina.
Mountain Xpress |
Jon Elliston |
07-10-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Ron Rash's Darkly Riveting 'Serena'new
Asheville author Ron Rash’s sweeping, big screen-worthy tale is far more than a gruesome account of the human and environmental costs of large-scale logging.
Mountain Xpress |
Alli Marshall |
02-18-2009 |
Fiction
Family Jewels: Debut Novel From the Owner of Greenville Music Clubnew
Greenville club owner John Jeter releases his debut novel -- a fictional work about fading Southern culture and family legacy told through the eyes of cynical wheel-chair bound music columnist Randol Duncan.
Mountain Xpress |
Alli Marshall |
01-22-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Graphic Novelist Hope Larson Debuts New Booknew
Larson, a rising star in the world of graphic novels, is back with her new tale of two nerdy girls at summer camp, Chiggers.
Mountain Xpress |
Anne Fitten Glenn |
06-26-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Judgment Daysnew
Two new books -- The Preacher and the Presidents and The Prince of War -- find good and evil in the Rev. Billy Graham's presidential politics.
Mountain Xpress |
Seth Dowland |
10-16-2007 |
Nonfiction
