Press Release

Exploring Asheville Independent Press Award Winner

PRESS RELEASE

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 19, 2022
Media Contact:
M. Thomas (Tom) Collins
615/948-1544
Tom.collins@i65n.com

Tom Collins’s New Book, Exploring Asheville, is a
2022 Independent Press Award Winner

Franklin, TN– Now that we are beginning to enjoy traveling again, Tom Collins shines the light on Western North Carolina in his award winning ninth book, Exploring Asheville—Its History, Attractions, Mysteries, Ghosts, and Tall Tales. The 270 page book distributed by Ingram Content Group is available locally through independent bookstores as well as Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other online sources for $19.95 and is available in digital eBook format for $4.99. Independent Press Awards, also known as IPPY Awards, typically review over 5000 entries annually from which one winner is selected for quality and excellence in each category. In creating his book, mystery writer, Tom Collins, departed from his usual genre to explore Asheville–the city they call the Weirdest, Happiest, Quirkiest, and Most Haunted Place in America.

The Author explained: I started writing about Asheville after my son purchased one of the city’s historic bed and breakfast inns. The more I wrote, the more enamored I became. Asheville is more than a place—it has a rich history filled with extraordinary people who shaped its unique diverse culture. It has its own mysteries and secrets, a robust fondness for art, music, and festivals and the list of things to do and see is impressive. The book is more than just about things to do, however. I call it the book that has everything you need to know to be Asheville Smart—a guidebook for visitors to get the most out of their Asheville experience! Asheville is a favorite vacation spot for the people living in the greater Nashville area including my hometown, Franklin. If you haven’t been there before, this is a book that will have you and people from all over packing their bags to visit the majestic mountains of Western North Carolina.

M. Thomas (Tom) Collins writes from his home in Franklin, Tennessee, where his characters come to life and frequent familiar places in the bucolic middle Tennessee landscape and the majestic mountains of Western North Carolina. A pioneer entrepreneur of the information technology industry, he is now retired from the commercial world and devotes his time to penning his mystery series, Mark Rollins Adventures, and writing about Asheville and Western North Carolina.

Other works by Tom Collins:

Mark Rollins’ New Career & the Women’s Health Club
Mark Rollins and the Rainmaker
Mark Rollins and the Puppeteer
The Claret Murders, a Mark Rollins Adventure
Diversion, a Mark Rollins Adventure
Beyond Visual Range, a Mark Rollins Adventure
The Language of Excellence

To inquire about a review copy or an interview call 615/948-1544 or email tom.collins@i65n.com.