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Doors at 6 p.m. and event at 7 p.m. FREE with RSVP.<\/p>\n<p>Terry Roberts is the author of five celebrated novels: A Short Time to Stay Here, That Bright Land, The Holy Ghost Speakeasy and Revival, My Mistress&#8217; Eyes are Raven Black, and The Sky Club. His books have received numerous awards, including the Thomas Wolfe Literary Award, the James Still Award for Writing About the Appalachian South, the Willie Morris Prize for Southern Fiction, and the Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction. Roberts is a Western North Carolina native, as well as a lifelong teacher and educational reformer. 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