Leah Weiss presents The Creek, the Crone, and the Crow with Renea Winchester
Schedule
Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 03:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
3 East Jackson Street, Sylva, NC, United States, North Carolina 28779 | Sylva, NC
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Leah Weiss will visit City Lights on Saturday, June 27th at 3:00pm to present her new novel, The Creek, the Crone, and the Crow, in conversation with Renea Winchester. It is the night that will change everything, and we wait unsettled –
This third novel by acclaimed author Leah Weiss is the tale told by two women cut from the same cloth of loss, a powerful witch who mystifies them and the discovery of a secret sisterhood.
At the heart of the tale is the crone’s legendary Books of Truth that hold clues. Kate Shaw the skeptic is the teacher. Lydia Brown the librarian is a seeker. Together they unearth Birdie’s riddles that span centuries and cross oceans.
Fans of CREEK and HOPES will love this story that goes beyond the first two books and draws back the veil so they know everything.
Leah Weiss is an acclaimed southern writer living in Virginia. Her debut novel IF THE CREEK DON’T RISE was released in 2017 and selected as a Library Reads, Indie Next and SIBA Okra Pick. It was honored as a 2018 finalist for the Library of Virginia’s Literary Fiction and People’s Choice Awards and nominated for the Southern Book Prize. It has sold over 200,000 copies. Her second novel, ALL THE LITTLE HOPES was released in 2021 and was a Library Reads, BAM’s December 2021 book club choice, and named a Best Book for Fall 2021 by Country Living Magazine. It was a 2022 finalist for the Library of Virginia’s People’s Choice Award. Her third novel, THE CREEK, THE CRONE AND THE CROW will be released on March 24, 2026 and is a return to Appalachia and Baines Creek and is told by beloved characters from the first two books.
Renea Winchester is a daughter of Appalachia who began her writing career in Georgia where she penned several non-fiction works including, Farming, Friends & Fried Bologna Sandwiches (Mercer University Press) which was nominated for the prestigious SIBA award, earned Renea a Georgia Author of the Year, and received the endorsement from The Pulpwood Queens, the largest book club in the country. Renea is the recipient of the Wilma Dykeman Award, the Appalachian Writer’s Award, and the Lucy Bramlette Patterson Award for women who elevate the world.
Renea has served on the Atlanta Writers Board, Georgia Writers Association, and judges multiple literary awards. In April 2020, Firefly Southern Fiction released Outbound Train. Set in her hometown of Bryson City, North Carolina, in 1976, Outbound Train is a triumphant story of perseverance and hope despite the harshness of poverty. The novel released internationally titled, De l’autre côté des rails.
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