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                        Authors of Local Histories at Main Street Books
   

Katey Schultz and Janice Willis Barnett will talk about writing and researching their recently published books of local history on Friday, January 18 at 7 pm. The special presentation will begin at 7 pm at Main Street Books and the authors will be available to sign copies. All are invited to attend.


Janice Barnette's book, Unicoi and Limestone Cove, was released from Arcadia Press in November. Janice's roots in Unicoi County go back to the early 1800s and she wanted to use her talents as a writer to give back to her community. She attributes her love of history to growing up around mountain people who loved to tell stories passed down from their ancestors.
Janice spent over a year collecting pictures and stories from older families in Unicoi and Limestone Cove. The culmination of hours of interviews is the first book written that concentrates exclusively on the early history of these two communities.
Janice is a freelance journalist and writer of personal essays about life in the Mountain South. Many of her essays have aired on West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s Inside Appalachia.
Katey Schultz's book Lost Crossings is a joint project with photographer Shane Darwent. As a writer and photographer team, they set out to cross every swinging bridge in Mitchell and Yancey Counties. There are 23 swinging bridges in North Carolina, 13 of which are in Mitchell and Yancey Counties—including the oldest swinging bridge in the state, dated to 1947. During the course of their fieldwork, they interviewed primary sources, crossed each swinging bridge, and took the time to photograph and write the stories of each place.


The result is a is a glossy, sixty-page book that contains 12 essays and numerous photographs documenting Schultz and Darwent's exploration of North Carolina's most historic swinging footbridges.


Katey is the recipient of the NC Humanities Council’s Linda Flowers Literary Award and has been published in numerous literary and arts magazines. Because she will spend the next year in various writing residencies across the country, this will be her last reading in the area.
Both women have been regular participants of Eve’s Night Out, a monthly open-mic reading for women normally held on the 4th Friday of each month at Main Street Books. After the special reading and signing, the normal open-mic event will be held. All are welcome to stay. 

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