Author Andrew Warburton at Lahaska Bookshop

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Lahaska: Andrew Warburton // FAIRIES OF APPALACHIA Join us in welcoming author and professor Andrew Warburton at The Lahaska Bookshop on Sunday, August 30th, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m, where he will be signing copies of his new book  Fairies of Northern Appalachia .  This a signing only; there will not be a book talk. This event is free to attend and does not require registration. *If you would like to order a signed copy of the author’s books, click here . About the Book: Join Andrew Warburton, author of  New York Fairies  and  New England Fairies , as he explores the deep, but often overlooked, roots of fairy lore in the mist-shrouded mountains of Northern Appalachia. The magic of Old World folklore lingers in Northern Appalachia’s hills and hollers. From banshees to tommyknockers to mischievous elves, myriad fairy spirits populate the stories of the region’s mountain folk. The little hunchbacked man who dwelled in corners of Pennsylvania Dutch homes. Pixies whose knocking warned of explosions in West Virginia’s mines. A red-haired fairy whose magical arrows tormented the Scots-Irish of Kentucky’s Cumberland Mountains. In this vivid and well-researched history, Andrew Warb