Sixty authors will have their books available for purchase at the event. Proceeds from the tax-deductible $5 admission charge and 20 percent of book sales will be added to the library fund. There is no admission charge for children accompanied by an adult.

This year’s fair will include a special kick-off event at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at the church located on Jackson Street. A one-woman performance of Lee Smith’s “On Agate Hill” will be presented by Barbara Bates Smith, accompanied by musician Jeff Sebens.

A tax-deductible $25 ticket pays for admission to the performance and heavy hors d’oeuvres. Proceeds from the performance will go into the building fund.

Major sponsors for the book fair and kick-off event are Western Carolina University’s Honors College, the Friends of the Jackson County Main Library, WestCare Health System, City Lights Bookstore and Soul Infusion Tea House & Bistro.

“This is the biggest fair ever, and a lot of the credit goes to Mary Otto Selzer, president of the Friends,” said Brian Railsback, dean of the Honors College.  “This has been a fine town-and-gown collaboration and has proven to be an excellent learning experience for the Honors freshmen who volunteer at the fair and meet regional authors, and for the Honors students who have designed, written, and edited the fair programs, posters and T-shirts. This is the kind of community engagement we’re about.”

For more information about the book fair and kick-off performance, call City Lights Bookstore at (828) 586-9499.

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