Genius

Genius
May 2022
Choice new local books for readers of all stripes

Mar 2022
As the nation celebrates Frederick Law Olmsted’s 200th birthday, witness the creation—and evolution—of his visionary Biltmore landscapes

Aug 2021
Biltmore hosts Van Gogh, Monet, and da Vinci in a year-long multisensory experience

Oct 2019
We asked chefs to spill the beans on their favorite local restaurants, bars, and purveyors, and the results offer a delicious insider’s guide to Asheville’s best eats and drinks

Jun 2019
A new biography explores Horace Kephart’s embrace of the mountains

Dec 2016
The remarkable rise and fall of the Goat Gland King, Jackson County’s “Dr.” John Brinkley

Jun 2016
The scoop on Western North Carolina’s big-screen debuts

Dec 2015
Poet Ellen Bryant Voigt, founder of Warren Wilson College’s writing program, is honored with a MacArthur Genius Award

Aug 2015
Touring Asheville with Jude Law, a local writer ponders the weight of Thomas Wolfe

Aug 2013
Carrying sound and story is the only way to live for a musical storyteller, rock-and-roll rambler, and two gifted brothers who all call the foothills of Western North Carolina home

Mar 2013
With a commitment to sustaining the craft he loves, chairmaker Brian Boggs is leading the handmade furniture industry toward an enduring future.

Aug 2011
Ray Hicks tales bore the unmistakable twang and sensibilities of early Appalachia

Oct 2010
A family dinner at mast farm inn celebrates the simple life and local food

Oct 2009
Trash to Treasure: Meet three artists who give discarded objects a fresh interpretation