The program runs 7-8:45pm at Davidson Public Library in downtown Davidson.

Wiley Cash

“A Land More Kind Than Home” has been New York Times Bestseller and is the 2013 Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance pick for fiction this fall.

Cash’s book revolves around an incident involving an autistic boy at a healing service at a little church in the North Carolina Mountains. The charismatic believers won’t talk to the local sheriff about what they’ve seen. And at the center of the mystery is Carson Chambliss, a snake handling ex-convict turned preacher whose past is just as mysterious as the power he claims to possess.

CASH TO VISIT OCT. 24

The series will culminate Thursday, Oct. 24, in a visit by the author. “An Evening With Wiley Cash” is 7-9pm at The Pines at Davidson, 400 Avinger Lane.

This year, the Book Clubs of Davidson group is raising funds through sponsorships to help pay for Wiley Cash’s visit. There is a fund-raising lunch on Thursday, Oct. 24, hosted by ReadDavidson, where participating sponsors will be able to eat and talk with Wiley Cash. The Book Clubs of Davidson also are hosting a fund-raising dinner that evening, where Wiley Cash will be the guest of honor, and sponsors will be able to dine with him. Sponsors of $250 and above are invited to attend the luncheon or dinner; one or two people per sponsorship may attend the meal event of their choice.

For more information, please contact Susan Walker at infowileycasheveningdavidsonnc@gmail.com. ReadDavidson is supported by Main Street Books, Davidson Public Library, The Book Clubs of Davidson, PostNet, Davidson College, Davidson Farmer’s Market, and the Town of Davidson Police and Public Information Departments.