Malaprop's Presents: Sarah Addison Allen Book Launch at UNCA
A campus literary night celebrates Sarah Addison Allen’s new novel, Paper Ghosts, with conversation alongside Elizabeth Schulte Roth in UNCA’s Blue Ridge Room. Expect readings, behind the scenes writing discussion, and audience Q and A.
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