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Literature, Poetry, and Creative Writing
CLE has a variety of literature, creative writing, poetry, and author programs this season. To learn more about specific programs, please click on the green buttons. To view a digital version of our 2026 Program Catalog, click here.
May
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CLE May Book Club: "The Names" by Florence Knapp
Wednesday May 27 2:00-4:00
June
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What We Keep Keeps Us: Exploring Our Human Museums
Friday June 5 10:00-5:00 (will include a lunch break)
This program is sponsored by the Cullasaja Women’s Outreach Grant
CLE’S 2026 Book of the Year: “The Great Gatsby”
This program is sponsored by Martha and Al Pearson
Tuesday June 16 5:30-8:30
CLE June Book Club: “The Boys in the Light” by Nina Willner
Wednesday June 24 2:00-4:00
July
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Tap Dancing on Everest: A Young Doctor’s Unlikely Adventure
This program is sponsored by Marsha Scott and Jim Long
Friday July 17 10:00-12:00
CLE July Book Club: “Grandma Gatewood’s Walk” by Ben Montgomery
Wednesday July 29 10:00-12:00
August
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Grandma Gatewood’s Walk: Live at the Highlands Biological Station
This program is sponsored by the Highlands Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday August 5 10:00-12:00
Jesmyn Ward’s “Salvage the Bones”: The Search for Racial and Environmental Justice in the Wake of Catastrophe
This program is sponsored by Sylvia and Clif Pannell
Thursday August 5 5:30-7:30
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CLE August Book Club: “Good Dirt” by Charmaine Wilkerson
Wednesday August 26 10:00-12:00
September
CLE September Book Club: “Meet the Newmans” by Jennifer Niven
Wednesday September 30 1:00-3:00
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