Friends of the Macon County Public Library Hosts Two Local Author Events in October

     PRESS RELEASE (09-07-2025)

FRIENDS OF THE MACON COUNTY LIBRARY

FRIENDS OF THE MACON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY HOSTS TWO LOCAL AUTHOR EVENTS IN OCTOBER

FRANKLIN – Author Jeremy B. Jones will be the guest of The Friends of the Macon County Public Library for a reading and talk of his latest book, a memoir Cipher: Decoding My Ancestor’s Scandalous Secret Diaries (forthcoming from Blair September 9, 2025).  The event, called Books and Bites, is set for 6 p.m. Thursday, October 2 at the Macon County Public Library, 149 Siler Farm Road.

Jones’s prior book Bearwallow was named the 2014 Appalachian Book of the Year in nonfiction and awarded gold in memoir in the 2015 Independent Publisher Book Awards. His essays appear in numerous literary journals and anthologies, including Oxford American,  Appalachian Reckoning, and the Iowa Review. Born and raised in the mountains of North Carolina, Jones earned his MFA from the University of Iowa and now serves as an associate professor of English at Western Carolina University.

A few weeks later, the Friends will host author Mark Muncy and his wife, illustrator Kari Schultz, for a talk on their latest book, Eerie Appalachia by Arcadia Publishing. Their talk is set for 6 p.m. Thursday, October 23. The couple explores “the dark history lurking in the shadows of Appalachia,” including stories of the Flatwoods monster in Braxton County in West Virginia, the Goat Man of Louisville, the apparitions in Mammoth Cave's Corpse Rock and many more.

For those who like to take their spooky season celebrations to another level, feel free to come in your favorite creepy cryptid costume.

Muncy is an author of paranormal history, horror and science fiction. He has spent more than three decades collecting ghostly tales and reports of legendary beasts. Eerie Appalachia follows up his best-selling books Eerie Florida, Freaky Florida and Creepy Florida. He is a frequent guest on Coast to Coast AM, The X-Zone and Into the Fray Radio. Additionally, he is a commentator on numerous shows including Expedition X, Sasquatch Chronicles, Road Trips with Ripley’s and many more TV and radio shows. Muncy is the host of Eerie Travels on Area 52 TV. The couple lives in Franklin.

Refreshments will be served by the Friends and the authors will sign book copies that will be available for sale at the events. Call the library at (828) 524-3600 for more information.

The Friends of the Macon County Public Library seek to develop and maintain citizen interest and participation in the growth and development of the Macon County Public Library and to stimulate the use of the library’s resources and services. The Friends raise money to support library programs and the purchase of equipment and technology through memberships and sales from the used bookstore located in the Shops at Riverwalk, 115 Highlands Rd. in Franklin.