Ep 450: Asheville on our minds + my favorite NC authors

What Should I Read Next?

Anne Bogel

Books, Arts, Leisure

4.8 • 5.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Readers, like so many of you, we have such fondness for Asheville and the Blue Ridge mountain region, which is desperately hurting in the wake of Hurricane Helene. We’ve been thinking constantly of those affected, both in Asheville and now in Florida in the aftermath of Milton. While it feels like nothing we can do can touch the enormity of what is happening on the ground, today Anne is sharing fond memories of her very first visit to Asheville and the Blue Ridge mountains, along with actual literary matchmaking audio from an event at Malaprop's Bookstore in Asheville’s downtown. After sharing that clip with you, Anne talks a bit about what's changed since this 2017 conversation, and also shares a handful of her favorite North Carolina books. Malaprop's is closed while they assess the damage caused by Helene, so they're directing those who wish to support the local book community to two organizations: BeLoved Asheville, and The Binc Foundation. To help not only Malaprop's but the local community in Asheville, we're donating all proceeds from today's episodes to these two organizations. That means both advertising revenue, and any affiliate earnings we get when you shop at our links below. If you'd like to support the Asheville community during this time, we thank you for listening today, and encourage you to check out these two organizations, too. Portions of this episode originally aired in December 2017 as Episode 108: What Should I Read Next LIVE from Asheville. Find the full list of titles mentioned today at our show notes page, at whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/450. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Thank you for coming out and supporting independent bookstores and great authors and literature and keeping the culture in this mountain town vibrant.
0:12.0	Hey readers, I'm Anne Bogle, and this is what should I read next?
0:17.0	Welcome to the show that's dedicated to answering the question that plagues every reader.
0:22.0	What should I read next?
0:24.0	Around here, we take a personalized approach
0:26.2	to the reading life and give you the information
0:28.8	you need to choose your next week.
0:38.2	we have a timely episode for you
0:40.5	in the wake of Hurricane Helene, Like so many people across the country and even
0:44.8	around the world, I have such fondness for Asheville in the Blue Ridge Mountain area, and now they are
0:50.1	desperately hurting in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
0:53.2	We've been reading the news out of the area with our hearts and our throats and can barely process
0:57.4	the degree of devastation they've experienced and are experiencing there.
1:01.8	As I'm recording this, it's Wednesday, October 9th.
1:04.7	Hurricane Milton is a category 4 storm over the Gulf and is expected to make landfall tonight.
1:09.8	I'm not sure what state the world is going to be in when it reaches your ears, but I'm very
1:13.8	conscious of the moment in time, which I'm recording this.
1:17.9	We've been thinking constantly of those affected and are seeking to help as we can from a farm.
1:23.0	It feels like nothing we can do, can even touch the enormity of what those in the
1:26.8	liens wake are experiencing on the ground or they're scrambling from Milton right now,
1:31.0	but we are going to do what we can anyway and here's what that
1:35.1	looks like today. I'm going to share fond memories of my very first visit to
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