Elizabeth Wiegand, author of “The Outer Banks Cookbook: Recipes and Traditions from North Carolina's Barrier Islands,” has a new book tackling the other side of the state.

Her book, “The New Blue Ridge Cookbook: Authentic Recipes from North Carolina’s Mountains to Virginia’s Highlands,” has just been released. 

She has a bunch of local book signing events: 

• Noon-2 p.m. Friday, April 30, A Southern Season in Chapel Hill

• Saturday, May 1, Borders, 8825 N. Six Forks Road, Raleigh (Call store, 845.1154, for specific time.) 
• 2 p.m. Sunday, May 2, McIntyre's Fine Books, Fearrington Village, Pittsboro

• 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 7, Quail Ridge Books, 3522 Wade Ave, Raleigh.