Join us as Thomas McConnell discusses Thomas Wolfe’s influence on him as a writer and reads from his debut novel The Wooden King. With rich historical detail McConnell dramatically explores a family facing the rise of totalitarianism in Czechoslovakia during World War II. Free! Join us at the Thomas Wolfe Memorial visitor center 52 N. […]

Join us as Terry Roberts discusses Thomas Wolfe’s influence on him as a writer and reads from his third novel, The Holy Ghost Speakeasy and Revival, just released in August of 2018. The novel introduces preacher Jedidiah Robbins’s Gospel revival as it travels through 1920s Western North Carolina spreading the Gospel and illegal moonshine. Free! […]

Meet visitors from 1918. Free tours for NC residents, book sale, children’s crafts, and birthday cake.  

We are closed Thursday and Friday for the holiday.

Due to storm cleanup

Annual Holiday Open House, children visit free.

We will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday for Christmas. Wishing you the best of holidays.

Happy New Year to all.

Author-led Short Story Discussion “His Father’s Earth” Discussion leader: Terry Roberts

Author-led Short Story Discussion “Return” and “Old Catawba” Discussion leader: Brandon Johnson