Charlie Lovett, New York Times best selling novelist and playwright, collector of Lewis Carroll ephemera including his 1885 typewriter, discusses with Henry McCarthy his upcoming books including The Enigma Affair. Charlie is a philosopher, scholar, brilliant writer of fiction and non-fiction, and a joy to interview.

Henry remembers his mentor and special friend, Jule C. Spach. A WWII fighter pilot, prisoner-of -war at Stalag Luft III, missionary to Brazil, moderator of the Presbyterian church, and founder of Methodist Home (Arbor Acres), Jule truly was a member of the Greatest Generation. "He had a fun-loving and adventurous spirit, a smile that lit up a room, a ready hug for everyone, and a steadfast dedication to his family and to serving God and others."

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Adin Thayer shares poetry from her new book, "The Close World," capturing the suffering and realities of international work...the beauty of nature and growing up in Virginia. This is a book to enjoy.

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Richard Stone shares the value of storytelling and how it effects us in our everyday lives as well as working with the professional community.

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A beloved Emory & Henry professor and former chair of the English Department, Bob Denham, inspired students to love poetry and literature and follow their dreams. The Bob and Rachel Denham Poetry Collection is housed in the Kelley Library on the campus of Emory and Henry College.

Will Harlan takes us into nature and the wild side of life and helps us find the meaning of our existence in his book, "Untamed: The Wildest Woman in America and the Fight for Cumberland Island." Carol Ruckdeschel shows us the power of love and why we must protect our natural world.

In this edition of Poets & Writers, Henry McCarthy speaks with Joe Mills, professor of Humanities and Writing at the North Carolina School of the Arts. An award winning poet, Mill entertains and engages listeners with his down home poetry with a scholarly bent.

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Join Henry McCarthy as he interviews and wows tourists Jackie and Andy in Asheville's beloved Riverside Cemetery where Thomas Wolfe and O. Henry are buried.

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Henry McCarthy catches up with New York Time's bestselling author Wiley Cash.

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Ray Roy, an excellent poet and well-known doctor at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital, educates us on the power Haiku.

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