Asheville Living

Asheville Living & Lifestyle

Moving To And Living In Asheville NC with picture of downtown Asheville and Grove Arcade at sunset — Is moving to and living in Asheville, NC right for you? See why we moved to Asheville, what neighborhoods we recommend, the cost of living, and the pros and cons of WNC living.

Coolest Neighborhoods In Asheville NC with cityscape — Uncover the best Asheville neighborhoods for living in as well as for having fun. We’ll talk about things to do in each neighborhood along with the perks of living there — including gorgeous homes.

Local Asheville Reading Lists

I always love reading about a destination before I visit. Asheville is especially unique because the city is home to as well as produces an abundance of authors, writers, and poets. I’d like to think that the gorgeous mountains spark all of this inspiration.

Along with the Vanderbilts came Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Thomas Wolfe was an infamous and gossipy resident, and you can still visit his mother’s boarding home today. Authors like Jan Karon created her Mitford series based on Blowing Rock, and historian Denise Kiernan teaches us more about Biltmore.

Let’s not forget all of the Appalachian literature and books set in North Carolina that will inspire your travels. Don’t miss authors like Lee Smith and Ron Rash.

Check out these posts for Asheville living via books.

Books set in Asheville NC with purple blooms in the Blue Ridge Mountains

Explore some of the best books set in Asheville, including books that take place at Biltmore — fiction and nonfiction included.

Asheville authors writers and poets blog post cover with book covers for Serena by Ron Rash, Garden of Spells Sarah Addison Allen, Murder in Rat Alley by Mark de Castrique, The Last Castle by Denise Kiernan, Serafina and The Black Cloak by Robert Beatty, and Look Homeward Angel by Thomas Wolfe

These are just a few of the local authors and their books that add to Asheville’s literary canon.