Tryon Diary: Tales from the Friendliest Town in the South

by Susan McNabb

Fall in love with Tryon, North Carolina, in this collection of Susan McNabb’s insightful and often funny weekly newspaper columns from the Tryon Daily Bulletin as she discovers the unexpected in small-town life after nearly three decades in Hollywood. Included are her thoughts on Tryon native Nina Simone, the Mule Club, and rented goats.

139 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 30, 2014

About the author

Susan McNabb is a best-selling American author and newspaper columnist. She was raised in Asheville, North Carolina, has an English literature degree from the University of Tennessee, and lived and worked as a Los Angeles model and commercial actor for nearly three decades before returning to North Carolina and settling in the small town of Tryon.

The Opposite of Famous, A Hollywood Memoir is a collection of funny essays that chronicle her life in L.A.

"Tryon Diary," Susan's weekly observational column in the Tryon Daily Bulletin, “The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper,” has been published in two collections.

Now living in Phoenix with her husband and dogs, Susan sends "Postcards from Phoenix" to the Bulletin and writes fiction under the name Suki McMinn.

Reviews

[Ezekiel Carsella · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great collection of newspaper columns that offer a peek into what life is like in Western North Carolina.

[Will read · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tryon Diary is a collection of thoughts and little stories from the small town of Tryon in North Carolina. It's written by a person who is fairly new to Tryon but is now a part of the town and the life of this wonderful place in North Caroline. Her perspective as both an insider and an outsider is unique and makes for some very interesting tales.

I am lucky enough to have spend a few days in Tryon a couple of years ago. I loved it there and was thrilled to read this book because it reminded me of the lovely time I spent there. But you don't have to have visited Tryon to enjoy Tryon Diary. It's written in a way that makes feel like you're already there. You just need a glass of tea and some music by Nina Simone (a Tryon local) and you're all set.

I have to warn you, though. This book may make you want to move to Tryon!