Category: Book Events

Wish that reading was a more active pastime? Then, boy, do we have the event series for you! Join us virtually at The Hop Ice Cream Cafe every Friday in March for their “Breaking and a Book” events! Have questions? Here are your answers: What...

Early this month, we announced that the acclaimed author of the 13-Story Treehouse series will be making an appearance at Spellbound Children’s bookshop on Sunday, April 9. We welcome you to join us at 3:00pm that day to meet Andy Griffiths for a special Q&A...

INTERNATIONALLY-BESTSELLING CHILDREN’S AUTHOR TO APPEAR IN ASHEVILLE Australian author Andy Griffiths to visit Spellbound Children’s Bookshop and unveil a treehouse-themed little free library for area school. ASHEVILLE, NC, March 13, 2017—Acclaimed children’s author Andy Griffiths is flying all the way from Australia to Asheville to...

The POP Project just wrapped up one of our favorite times of the year, Banned Books Week! A national celebration of the “FREADOM to read,” it’s a great time to sit down with your favorite novel and examine the reasons why communities didn’t think it...

Looking for a great summer read? Need a great guide for local hiking trails? Got a new coffee table and need a great oversized book to bring the room together? The POP Project has you covered. Come out, buy a book, and help other homes...

Sherman Alexie is no stranger to confronting controversy. As the author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Alexie has both received a National Book Award for the work and been the target of censorship in several school districts in states across the...

Are there books missing in our community? Would you even notice if there were? The freedom to read affects more than your access to certain specific titles. Censorship is a creeping shadow that, when let into communities, can envelop everything from school reading lists to...

This year, National Banned Books Week focused on the literary value of the growing number of graphic novels and comic books that have been challenged and banned by libraries, school, and communities across the nation and around the world. In response, the POP Project partnered...