Susan Snowden’s new book,A Closet Full of Masks,
on Friday, Oct. 2, at
5 p.m., with refreshments and door prizes. Susan will also give a talk
and sign books. (Call the store at
828-697-1870 to reserve a ticket.)
Published
by Archer Hill in Columbia, SC, the book is a novella and fifteen short stories, most of which are set in western
North Carolina. From the back cover: “Susan Snowden’s wry humor suffuses even
the most poignant of these stories, all set in the South—from south Georgia to
the southern Appalachians. Thematically, she treats readers to a smorgasbord of
tales whose characters—young, old,
affluent, poor—are struggling in various ways. Presented with a rare
opportunity, an artist must face his insecurity; an uneducated woman searches
for a way to win her son’s respect; a reclusive librarian seeks solace after
the death of her father . . .”
Susan’s
been a member of the North Carolina Writers' Network since 1995 when she moved to the mountains from Atlanta. Her
work has appeared in many journals and anthologies, and her first novel, Southern Fried Lies, won a 2013 IPPY Award for Best Fiction in the Southeast.
A Closet Full of Masks is available at
indie bookstores and from online sellers like Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
