Read Appalachia

In this season premiere of Read Appalachia, Kendra Winchester talks to Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jayne Anne Phillips about her new memoir Small Town Girls.Things MentionedAppalachian Literary Arts FestivalBooks MentionedSmall Town Girls by Jayne Anne PhillipsNight Watch by Jayne Anne PhillipsBlack Tickets by Jayne Anne PhillipsThe Dollmaker by Harriette ArnowA Death in the Family by James AgeeThey Came Like Swallows by William MaxwellDubliners by James JoyceThe Stories of Breece d'j Pancake by Breece d'j PancakeJayne Anne Phillips is the author of Black Tickets, Machine Dreams, Fast Lanes, Shelter, MotherKind, Lark and Termite, Quiet Dell, and Night Watch, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2024. Her work has been a finalist once for the National Book Award and twice for the National Book Critics Circle Award. The recipient of Guggenheim, National Endowment for the Arts, Howard, Bunting, and Rockefeller Foundation Fellowships, she is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Boston and New York.Website | Instagram__Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

Kendra Winchester talks to Silas House, the former Poet Laureate of Kentucky.Things MentionedRead Appalachia NewsletterBooks MentionedDead Man Blues by S.D. HouseAll These Ghosts by Silas HouseLark Ascending by Silas HouseSouthernmost by Silas HouseThe Coal Tattoo by Silas HouseClay’s Quilt by Silas HouseA Parchment of Leaves by Silas HouseThe Crow Trap by Ann CleevesRaven Black by Ann CleevesA Place Called Winter by Patrick GaleWhale Fall by Elizabeth O’ConnorThe Hounding by Xenobe Purvis Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak Guest InfoSilas House | Website | InstagramShow Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner,  Kendra Winchester is joined by upfromsumdirt.Things MentionedRead Appalachia NewsletterBooks MentionedThe Second Stop Is Jupiter: Poems by upfromsumdirtThe Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife by upfromsumdirtBlack Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon JamesNone But the Righteous by Chantal JamesThe Street of Crocodiles and Other Stories by Bruno SchulzThe Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGuinThe Hearing Trumpet by Leonora CarringtonAfrican Myths of Origin edited by Stephen BelcherUnravel: Poems by Tolu OloruntobaGuest Infoupfromsumdirt, aka Ronald W. Davis, is an autodidactic poet, visual artist, and designer from Louisville, Kentucky. He is the illustrator of A Is for Affrilachia and the NAACP Image Award–winning Perfect Black. He is the author of many chapbooks and the full-length collections The Second Stop Is Jupiter: Poems, To Emit Teal, and Deifying a Total Darkness.Website | Instagram | Bluesky---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner,  Kendra Winchester is joined by Denton Loving.Things MentionedRead Appalachia NewsletterBooks MentionedTamp by Denton LovingFeller by Denton lovingNameless As the Minnows by Connie Jordan GreenLullaby For the Grieving by Ashley M. JonesPeasant by Annie WoodfordPineville Trace by Wes BlakeThe Art of Lost Souls by Melanie K. HutsellCipher: Decoding by Ancestor’s Scandalous Secret Diaries by Jeremy B. JonesGuest InfoDenton Loving is the author of three poetry collections: Feller, Crimes Against Birds, and Tamp which was a finalist for the Weatherford Award and received the inaugural Tennessee Book Award for Poetry. He is a co-founder and editor at EastOver Press and its literary journal Cutleaf. His fiction, poetry, essays and reviews have appeared in numerous publications including The Kenyon Review, Iron Horse Literary Review and Ecotone. Website | Instagram---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

Kendra Winchester talks to Noah Soltau, the Managing Editor of The Red Branch Review.Order Volume 4 HereWebsite | InstagramThings MentionedRead Appalachia NewsletterBooks MentionedDeaf Republic by Ilya KaminskyFrank Sonnets by Diane SeussAlgo Speak by Adam AleksicOf Fathers and Gods by Jim RobertsGuest InfoNoah Soltau is managing editor of The Red Branch Review. His debut collection of poetry, Titanfall, is forthcoming from Madville Publishing. His most recent work appears in Harbor Review, storySouth, and elsewhere. He lives and works in East Tennessee.InstagramShow Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

Kendra Winchester talks to Mandi Fugate Sheffel, the author of The Nature of Pain.Things MentionedRead Appalachia NewsletterBooks MentionedThe Nature of Pain by Mandi Fugate SheffelPeasant by Annie WoodfordDead Man’s Blues by S.D. HouseAll These Ghosts by Silas HouseCipher by Jeremy B. JonesSleepovers by Ashleigh Bryant PhillipsThat Which Binds Us by Cathy RiggGuest InfoMandi Fugate Sheffel was born and raised in Redfox, Kentucky. She is the owner of the Read Spotted Newt, an independent bookstore in Hazard, Kentucky, and has been involved with the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky and the Appalachian Arts Alliance, among other organizations. Her personal essays and opinion pieces can be found in Still: The Journal, Appalachian Journal, The Lexington Herald-Leader, and The Courier Journal.Website | Instagram | Read Spotted Newt | Read Spotted Newt InstagramShow Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

Kendra Winchester talks to Davis Shoulders, the editor of Queer Communion: Religion in Appalachia.Things MentionedRead Appalachia NewsletterAppalachian Futures InfoFundraiser for Reclamation: Queering Appalachia’s Visual Memory BookBooks MentionedQueer Communion: Religion in Appalachia edited by Davis ShouldersThe Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha PhilyawThe Fox and I by Catherine RavenThe Salt Stones by Helen WhybrowMotherhood by Sheila HetiThe Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro Guest InfoDavis Shoulders is an indie bookseller from East Tennessee. They have previously worked at Politics & Prose in Washington, DC, and Union Ave Books in Knoxville, and they helped open Atlas Books in Johnson City, Tennessee. Their current bookselling residence is Read Spotted Newt in Hazard, Kentucky.Instagram | Book Tour Info---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

Kendra Winchester talks to Jeremy B. Jones, the author of Cipher: Decoding My Ancestor’s Scandalous Secret Diaries.Things MentionedRead Appalachia NewsletterRemembering and Rebuilding a Family Homestead in Western North Carolina (Garden & Gun)Books MentionedCipher: Decoding My Ancestor’s Scandalous Secret Diaries by Jeremy B. JonesThe Ministry of Time by Keliane BradleyAll These Ghosts by Silas HouseGuest InfoJeremy B. Jones: Website | InstagramShow Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner,  Kendra Winchester is joined by Marianne Worthington.Things MentionedRead Appalachia NewsletterPlaylist for The Girl SingerBooks MentionedThe Girl Singer by Marianne WorthingtonWhat Good Is Heaven by Raye HendrixThe Singing River by Benjamin MorrisHave You Had Enough Darkness Yet? by Irene McKinneyLoad in Nine Times by Frank X WalkerWith My Back to the World by Victoria ChangGuest InfoMarianne Worthington: Website | Instagram---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner,  Kendra Winchester is joined by Greenville Poet Laureate Glenis Redmond.Things MentionedRead Appalachia NewsletterBooks MentionedThe Song of Everything by Glenis RedmondOver Yonder by Glenis RedmondA Dangerous Heaven by Jo Angela EdwinsLetters to Karen Carpenter: And Other Poems by Richard Allen TaylorGrief Slut by Evelyn BerryArkansas Luggage by Ed MaddenHush Poems by Susan CraigThe Soul Mate Poems by Kristine HartvigsenBeautiful Waters by Cassie Premo SteeleGirl Woman Other by Bernadine EvaristoGuest InfoGlenis Redmond: Website | Instagram--Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

Kendra Winchester talks to Leigh Ann Henion, the author of Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark.Things MentionedRead Appalachia NewsletterBooks MentionedNight Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark by Leigh Ann HenionRiver of Earth by James StillDive Right’s Trip by Gurney NormanProdigal Summer by Barbara KingsolverGuest InfoLeigh Ann Henion is the New York Times bestselling author of Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark and Phenomenal: A Hesitant Adventurer’s Search for Wonder in the Natural World. Her writing has appeared in Smithsonian, The Washington Post, Garden & Gun, Men's Journal, Backpacker, and a variety of other publications. She is a former Alicia Patterson Fellow, and her work has been supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Henion lives in Boone, North CarolinaWebsite | Instagram---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

Kendra Winchester talks to Denali Sai Nalamalapu, the author and illustrator of Holler: A Graphic Memoir of Rural Resistance.Things MentionedRead Appalachia NewsletterBooks MentionedHoller: A Memoir of Rural Resistance by Denali Sai NalamalapuAsh’s Cabin by Jen WangHeavyweight by Solomon J. BragerGuest InfoDenali Sai Nalamalapu is a climate organizer from Southern Maine and Southern India. Denali lives in Southwest Virginia. They have written for Truthout, Prism, and Mergoat Magazine, and their climate activism has been covered in Shondaland, Vogue India, Self, The Independent, and elsewhere. They studied English Literature at Bates College and completed a Fulbright grant in Malaysia. You can find them at @DenaliSai on Instagram.Website | Instagram---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

Kendra Winchester talks to Frank X Walker, the author of Load in Nine Times.Things MentionedRead Appalachia NewsletterBooks MentionedA is for Affrilachia by Frank X Walker, Illustrated by upfromsumdirtLoad in Nine Times by Frank X WalkerThe Big Smoke by Adian MatejkaGuest InfoThe first African American writer to be named Kentucky Poet Laureate, Frank X Walker is Professor of English and African American and Africana Studies at the University of Kentucky in Lexington where he founded pluck! The Journal of Affrilachian Arts & Culture. He has published eleven collections of poetry, including Turn Me Loose: The Unghosting of Medgar Evers, which was awarded an NAACP Image Award for Poetry and the Black Caucus American Library Association Honor Award for Poetry. He is also the author of Buffalo Dance: The Journey of York, winner of a Lillian Smith Book Award, and Isaac Murphy: I Dedicate This Ride, which he adapted for stage. Voted one of the most creative professors in the south, Walker, a Danville native, coined the term “Affrilachia” and co-founded the Affrilachian Poets. A Cave Canem fellow, his honors also include a Lannan Literary Fellowship for Poetry. His most recent collection is Masked Man, Black: Pandemic & Protest Poems.Website | Facebook---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

Kendra Winchester talks with Dr. Amy Clark, the creator of The Talking Appalachian Podcast.Things MentionedThe Talking Appalachian PodcastTalking Appalachian is a podcast about the Appalachian Mountain region's voiceplace (its words and accents) and other aspects of its culture, such as literature, lore, and locale. Hosted by Dr. Amy Clark, an applied linguist and co-founding Director of the Center for Appalachian Studies at the University of Virginia's College at Wise. Her writing on Appalachia has appeared in the New York Times, Oxford American Magazine, Salon.com, on NPR, and Harvard University Press blog.Books MentionedDemon Copperhead by Barbara KingsolverSalvage the Bones by Jesmyn WardAlanna: The First Adventure by Tamora PierceWhat You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia by Elizabeth CatteJudy BlumeStephen KingSilas HousePoems by Ron RashEnglish Lit by Bernard ClayStorming Heaven by Denise GiardinaA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfABOUT OUR GUESTDr. Amy ClarkDr. Clark is Founding Director of the AWP, whose mission is to provide professional development opportunities to central Appalachian teachers K-college in the areas of communication studies (writing, speaking, media), and Young Writers Programs.Instagram | Facebook ---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

Kendra Winchester talks to Wes Browne, the author of They All Fall the Same and Hillbilly Hustle.Things MentionedAfter Helene by Blue Ridge Public RadioKY Flood ResourcesRead Appalachia NewsletterChicago Sun-Times Points Fingers for AI Article DebacleBooks MentionedHappy Land by Dolen Perkins-ValdezA is for Affrilachia by Frank X Walker, Illustrated by upfromsumdirtPraisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts by Crystal WilkinsonF*ckface: and Other Stories by Leah HamptonCountry Queers by Rae GarringerThey All Fall the Same by Wes BrowneHillbilly Hustle by Wes BrowneKing of Ashes by S.A. CosbyWhen We Were Hardcore by Linda Michel-CassidyTamp by Denton LovingDead Man Blues by S.D. HouseAsides: Essays by George SingletonGuest InfoWes BrowneWebsite | Instagram | Facebook---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner, Kendra Winchester is joined by poet Raye Hendrix.Things MentionedAfter Helene by Blue Ridge Public RadioKY Flood ResourcesRead Appalachia's NewsletterBooks MentionedWhat Good Is Heaven by Raye HendrixJudas Goat by Gabrielle BatesBlue Yodel by Ansel ElkinsThe Coal Life by Adam VinesH. M. CottonDown by Erin Elizabeth SmithFelon by Reginald Dwayne BettsGuest InfoRaye Hendrix is the author of What Good Is Heaven, a debut poetry collection selected to represent Alabama in the Southern Poetry Breakthrough Series from Texas Review Press (2024) and the winner of the 2024 Weatherford Award for Best Appalachian Poetry. Also the author of two poetry chapbooks, Raye's poems further appear in American Poetry Review, River Styx, Poetry Northwest, 32 Poems, and elsewhere. Originally from Alabama, Raye is an insufferable Auburn fan and teaches at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Find out more at rayehendrix.com.---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner,  Kendra Winchester is joined by Jim Minick.Things MentionedAfter Helene by Blue Ridge Public RadioKY Flood ResourcesRead Appalachia NewsletterOwning It AudiobookSouthern Appalachian Writers CooperativeBooks MentionedThe Intimacy of Spoons by Jim MinickBlueberry Years by Jim MinickFinding a Clear Path by Jim MinickWithout Warning: The Tornado by Jim MinickLoad in Nine Times by Frank X WalkerPretend the Ball Is Named Jim Crow by Dorian HairstonReparations Now! by Ashley M. JonesGlory River by David HuddleThink I'll Go Eat a Worm by Amy WrightWhere You Come From Is Gone by Annie WoodfordThe Donkey Elegies by Nicole BrownGuest InfoJim Minick: Website | Facebook---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner,  Kendra Winchester is joined by Amy Le Ann Richardson.Things MentionedAfter Helene by Blue Ridge Public RadioExecutive Order Targeting the IMLSSupport Libraries with Libro.fmBooks MentionedOut of Places by Amy Le Ann RichardsonWho You Grow Into by Amy Le Ann RichardsonRender / An Apocalypse by Rebecca Gayle HowellKettle Bottom by Diane Gilliam FisherPerfect Black by Crystal WilkinsonThe Girl Singer by Marianne WorthingtonKentucky Is My Land by Jessie StuartThe Wolfpen Poems by James StillThe Mad Farmer Poems by Wendell BarryGUEST INFOAmy Le Ann Richardson: Website | Facebook | InstagramShow Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner,  Kendra Winchester is joined by Idra Novey.Books MentionedSoon and Wholly by Idra NoveyTake What You Need by Idra NoveyFrank: Sonnets by Diane SeussThe Stone Catchers by Laura Leigh MorrisGuest InfoIdra Novey: Website | Twitter | Instagram---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In today’s episode of the podcast, Kendra Winchester talks to authors Rae Garringer and Chris Aluka Berry.Books MentionedCountry Queers: A Love Letter by Rae GarringerAffrilachia: Testimonies by. Chris Aluka BerrySalvage the Bones by Jesmyn WardBastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy AllisonSouthernmost by Silas HouseThe Prettiest Star by Carter SickelsAnother Appalachia by Neema AvashiaPraising for the Kitchen Ghosts by Crystal WilkersonWhen All God’s Children Get Together: A Celebration of the Lives and Music of African American People in Far Western North Carolina by Ann Miller WoodfordLittle Worlds by Rob AmbergA is for Affrilachia by Frank X WalkerHarlan Renaissance: Stories of Black Life in Appalachian Coal Towns by William TurnerGUEST INFORae Garringer: Website | InstagramChris Aluka Berry: Website___Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner,  Kendra Winchester is joined by Emilie Menzel.Books MentionedThe Girl Who Became a Rabbit by Emilie MenzelThe Book of Frank by CaconradSea & Fog by Etel AdnanWhatsaid Serif by Nathaniel MackeyGrief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max PorterGuest InfoEmilie Menzel: Instagram | Website---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In today’s episode, host Kendra Winchester talks to debut authors Monic Ductan and Laura Leigh Morris.Things MentionedDebutifulBooks MentionedDaughters of Muscadine by Monic DuctanThe Stone Catchers by Laura Leigh MorrisMama Said by Kristen GentryDeep Ruts by Julie Rae PowersThe Sound of Holding Your Breath by Natalie SypoltHorsepower by Joy PriestThe Prettiest Star by Carter SickelsNo Son of Mine by Jonathan CorcoranAnother Appalachia by Neema AvashiaDirt Songs by Karie Hunter-SeymourGuest InfoMonic Ductan: Website | Instagram | XLaura Leigh Morris: Website | X | Instagram---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In the special episode of the podcast, Kendra Winchester is joined by Adam Vitcavage, the founder of Debutiful.Books MentionedHousemates by Emma Copley EisenbergDaughters of Muscadine by Monic DuctanHijab Butch Blues by Lamya HTemple Folk by Aaliyah BilalGood Women by Halle HillMouth by Puloma GhoshThere is a Rio Grande in Heaven by Ruben Reyes JrCompany by Shannon SandersEvery Drop is a Man’s Nightmare by Megan Kamalei KakimotoGUEST INFODebutiful: Website | Podcast| Instagram | X | FacebookAdam Vitcavage: X  | Instagram---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

It’s Read Appalahia’s fourth birthday! In today’s episode of the podcast, Kendra Winchester talks to authors Mesha Maren and Taylor Brown.Books MentionedShae by Mesha MarenRednecks by Taylor BrownThe MANIAC by Benjamín LabatutYou Are the Snake by Juliet EscoriaFight Like Hell: the Untold Story of American Labor by Kim KellyThe Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor by Hamilton NolanSlime Line by Jake MaynardGuest InfoMesha Maren: Website | Instagram | XTaylor Brown: Website | X | Instagram---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner,  Kendra Winchester is joined by Amy M. Alvarez.Books MentionedMakeshift Altar by Amy M. AlvarezBlue on a Blue Palette by Lynne ThompsonBecoming AppalAsian by Lisa KwongIncendiary Art by Patricia SmithMothman Apologia Volume 116 by Robert Wood LynnGuest InfoAmy M. Alvarez’s work has appeared in Ploughshares, The Missouri Review, swamp pink (Crazyhorse), and The Cincinnati Review, among others. She has been awarded fellowships from CantoMundo, VONA, Macondo, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and the Furious Flower Poetry Center. Alvarez is coeditor of Essential Voices: A COVID-19 Anthology and teaches writing and literature at West Virginia University. In 2022, she was inducted as an Affrilachian Poet. Learn more at amymalvarez.com. X / Twitter | Website---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In today’s episode of the podcast, Kendra Winchester talks to authors Natalie Naudus and Jonathan Corcoran.Books MentionedGay the Pray Away by Natalie NaudusNo Son of Mine by Jonathan CorcoranThe Prettiest Star by Carter SickelsAnother Appalachia by Neema AvashiaShae by Mesha MarenNight Watch by Jayne Anne PhillipsBlack Tickets by Jayne Anne PhillipsFierce Attachments: A Memoir by Vivian GornickBastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy AllisonScissors, Paper, Rock by Fenton JohnsonGuest InfoNatalie Naudus: Website | TikTok | Instagram | XJonathan Corcoran: Website | X | Instagram---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner,  Kendra Winchester is joined by Dorian Hairston.Books MentionedPretend the Ball Is Named Jim Crow: The Story of Josh Gibson by Dorian HairstonLove Child's Hotbed of Occasional Poetry: Poems & Artifacts by Nikki FinneyPraisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts by Crystal WilkinsonThe Big Smoke by Adrian MatejkaLeadbelly by Tyehimba JessIsaac Murphy: I Dedicate This Ride by Frank X WalkerGUEST INFODorian Hairston:  X / Twitter | Website--Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In today's episode of the podcast, Kendra Winchester talks to photographers Raymond Thompson Jr and Julie Rae Powers.Books MentionedBuy Deep RutsAppalachian Ghost by Raymond Thompson JrThe Book of the Dead by Muriel RukeyserThe Hawk’s Nest Incident: America's Worst Industrial Disaster by Martin CherniackThe Hawk’s Nest Tunnel: An Unabridged History by Patricia SpanglerElegy by Dawoud BeyThe Afronauts by Cristina De MiddelTest of Faith: Signs, Serpents, Salvation by Lauren Pond Guest InfoRaymond Thompson Jr. Website | InstagramJulie Rae Powers Website | Instagram---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In this special live recording of Read Appalachia, host Kendra Winchester talks to Ron Rash and Ann Pancake. A special thanks to Jeremy B. Jones and Western Carolina University for hosting us at the 22nd Spring Literary Festival.Books MentionedAbove the Waterfall by Ron RashThe Risen by Ron RashStrange As This Weather Has Been by Ann PancakeThe Stories of Breece d'j Pancake by Breece d’j PancakeBlack Ticket: Stories by Jane Anne PhillipsClearing in the Sky & Other Stories by Jesse StuartThe Knockout Artist by Harry CrewsI Am One of You Forever by Fred ChappellGUEST INFORon Rash: WebsiteAnn Pancake: Website---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In this special edition of Poetry Corner, host Kendra Winchester is joined in conversation with poets Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr., Rahul Mehta, and Doug Van Gundy. A special thanks to the librarians at Western Carolina University for helping arrange this recording.Books MentionedGay Poems for Read States by Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr.Feeding Ghosts by Rahul MehtaA Life Above Water by Doug Van GundyGuest InfoDoug Van GundyTwitter / X | InstagramRahul MehtaWebsite | Instagram | Twitter / XWillie Edward Taylor Carver Jr.Website | Instagram---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner,  Kendra Winchester is joined by Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour.Books MentionedDirt Songs by Kari Gunter-SeymourAlone in the House of My Heart: Poems by Kari Gunter-SeymourWomen Speak Volume 9 edited by Kari Gunter-SeymourThings MentionedWomen of Appalachia ProjectGuest InfoKari Gunter-Seymour Website | Instagram | X / Twitter---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

Host Kendra Winchester talks to Neema Avashia and Sarah Lemon about their experience carving out the time to write.Things MentionedLemon’s Substack, The Devil’s CutBooks MentionedGUESTSNeema AvashiaWebsite | Instagram | Twitter / XSarah Nicole LemonWebsite | Instagram---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner,  Kendra Winchester is joined by special guest upfromsumdirt.Books MentionedThe Second Stop Is Jupiter by upfromsumdirtMumbo Jumbo by Ishmael ReedQuilting: Poems 1987-1990 by Lucille CliftonLet the Dead In by Saida Agostiniupfromsumdirt, Ron Davis, is an autodidactic poet and award-winning visual artist based in Lexington, Kentucky. He is the author of two previous poetry collections, Deifying a Total Darkness and To Emit Teal, and is currently storyboarding a graphic novel based on his poetry. He has also published works in anthologies and periodicals including The Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, and Superhero Poetry; Anthology of Appalachian Writers; Hayden's Ferry Review; and more. He received the Kentucky Al Smith Award in Art in 2010 and the Southeastern Libraries Association Award for Excellence in Original Artwork in 2022. His artwork is featured in the NAACP Image Award-winning poetry collection, Perfect Black by Crystal Wilkinson and A is for Affrilachia by Frank X Walker. He was inducted as a member into the Affrilachian Poets in 2022.Website | Instagram---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In a special episode of the podcast, Kendra interviews Julie Rae Powers about their new photography book, Deep Ruts.Julie Rae Powers received their MFA in Photography from The Ohio State University and their BFA in Photography from James Madison University. Their photographic and written work has focused on family history, coal, Appalachia, the queer “female” gaze, the butch body, and queer chosen families. Their work is collected by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender at the University of Michigan, have been awarded the Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award in 2016 and 2020 and was selected in Critical Mass’ Top 200 for 2021. Julie Rae is a part of Y’all Means All: Queering Appalachian Voices edited by Z. Zane McNeil. Soft Lightning Studio, an inclusive photo book publisher created and ran by Julie Rae published The Home We Know by Ben Willis which was featured in the Washington Post and is collected by the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Watson Library. Additionally, they are the author and editor of a forthcoming collection of Queer Appalachian photographers. For their day job they work as an Instructional Designer.Website | Instagram---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

To kick off Season 2 of Read Appalachia, host Kendra Winchester talks to special guests Erica Abrams Locklear and Crystal Wilkinson.You can find the full show notes here.Things MentionedChefs MentionedJohn Fleer, RhubarbWilliam Dissen, The MarketplaceAshleigh Shanti, Good Hot FishSean Brock, AudreyTravis Milton, HickoryBooks MentionedGUEST INFOErica Abrams LocklearCrystal WilkinsonWebsite | Twitter | Instagram---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In Read Appalachia’s season finale, Kendra Winchester is joined by Mandi Fugate Sheffel, the owner of the bookstore Read Spotted Newt, which is located in Hazard, Kentucky.Things MentionedRead Spotted Newt WebsiteSupport the Read Spotted Newt on Bookshop.orgStorygraphBooks MentionedAll affiliate links for this episode go to support the Read Spotted Newt.Guest InfoMandi Fugate Sheffel was born and raised in Red Fox, Ky. A graduate of Eastern Kentucky University, she found her passion for writing and storytelling at the Appalachian Writers Workshop at the Hindman Settlement School. Her personal essays and opinion pieces can be found in Still: The Journal, Lexington-Herald Leader, and the Courier Journal. Her forthcoming personal essay collection, The Nature of Pain, will be released in 2025 through The University Press of Kentucky. She currently owns and operates, Read Spotted Newt, an independent bookstore in the coalfields of eastern Kentucky.Website | Instagram---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

This month’s episode is about short stories! Host Kendra Winchester talks to special guests Halle Hill and George Singleton.Things MentionedShort Story Advent CalendarHub City PressBooks MentionedGuest InfoHalle Hill is from East Tennessee and lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. A graduate of Maryville College and the M.F.A. Writing program at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), she is the winner of the 2021 Crystal Wilkinson Creative Writing Prize and was a finalist for the 2021 ASME Award for Fiction. Her short stories have been published in Joyland, New Limestone Review, Southwest Review, and Oxford American, where she won the 2020 Debut Fiction Prize. Good Women is her first book. X | Instagram | WebsiteGeorge Singleton has published ten collections of stories, two novels, a book of writing advice, and a collection of essays. His stories have appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, Harper’s, Story, One Story, Playboy, the Georgia Review, Zoetrope, Subtropics, and elsewhere. His personal essays have appeared in Garden and Gun, Bark, Best American Food Writing, Oxford American, and elsewhere He’s received a Pushcart, and a Guggenheim fellowship. A member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers, he lives in South Carolina.---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

Host Kendra Winchester is joined by Nathan Shuherk (@schizophrenicreads) to chat about regional American literature and the commonalities between the Midwest and Appalachia.Things MentionedSchizophrenic Reads: The PodcastBooks MentionedGuest InfoNathan Shuherk (@schizophrenicreads) is a book influencer that focuses on nonfiction books. He lives in Indianapolis with his partner, 3 cats, and too many books. TikTok | Twitter | Instagram---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner,  Kendra Winchester is joined by special guest Denton Loving.Books MentionedTamp by Denton LovingValediction: Poems and Prose by Linda ParsonsRing of Earth by William WoolfittOutside the Frame by Catherine Pritchard Childress The Act of Contrition & Other Stories by Joseph BathantiAnd Dogs to Chase Them by Ray TrotterAsides: Occasional Essays by George SingletonGuest InfoDenton Loving: Website | X---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

For September’s theme, we’re discussing rural literature for young people. Host Kendra Winchester is joined by special guests Dr. Chea Parton and Nora Shalaway Carpenter.Things MentionedLiteracy In PlaceReading Rural YAL podcastWhippoorwill Book Award for Rural YA LiteratureRead Appalachia / Literacy in Place Collaboration Books MentionedGUEST INFOChea PartonX | Instagram | WebsiteNora Shalaway CarpenterX | Instagram | Website---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner,  Kendra Winchester is joined by special guest Marlanda Dekine.Books MentionedThresh & Hold by Marlanda DekineMotherworld: A Devotional for the Alter-Life by Destiny HemphillRiver Hymns by Tyree DayeCardinal by Tyree DayeGossypiin by Ra Malika ImhotepRice by Nikki FinneyGuest InfoMarlanda DekineTwitter | Instagram | Website---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

It’s Read Appalachia’s Birthday! Host Kendra Winchester is joined by special guests David Joy and Joy Priest.You can find the complete show notes over on our website.Things MentionedInterview with Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle (Reading Women)Interview with Leah Hampton (Reading Women)Interview with Bernard Clay (100 Days in Appalachia)Books MentionedGuest InfoDavid Joy Twitter | InstagramJoy PriestTwitter---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In the second installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner,  Kendra Winchester is joined by special guest Lucien Darjeun Meadows.You can find the complete show notes over on Read Appalachia's website.BOOKS MENTIONEDIn the Hands of the River by Lucien Darjeun MeadowsBecoming AppalAsian by Lisa KwongWhere you Come From Is Gone by Annie WoodfordThresh & Hold by Marlanda DekineMid/South Sonnets edited by C. T. Salazar and Casie DoddGUEST INFOLucien Darjeun Meadows Website | Twitter | Instagram---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

For Disability Pride Month, host Kendra Winchester is joined by Appodlachia co-host Callie Pruett Schwaber to discuss the importance of disabled people telling their own stories.Things MentionedKendra’s interview with Alice Wong on Reading WomenBooks MentionedDemystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally by Emily LadeauBlind Man’s Bluff: A Memoir by James Tate HillWhat Doesn't Kill You: A Life with Chronic Illness - Lessons from a Body in Revolt by Tessa MillerIllness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors by Susan SontagSome Days: A Tale of Love, Ice Cream, and My Mom's Chronic Illness by Julie A. StammEl Deaf by Cece BellDisability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century edited by Alice WongGuest InfoCallie Pruett SchwaberTwitter | InstagramShow Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In the very first installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner,  Kendra Winchester is joined by special guest Emma Galloway Stephens.GUEST INFOEmma Galloway Stephens is a professor of English and creative writing with an MFA from Converse University. Her poems have been published in Catfish Stew (the annual anthology of the South Carolina Writer’s Association) and The Windhover, and will appear in the upcoming issue of The Nature of Things. You can find her on twitter as @TheEmmaDoodle.Website | TwitterShow Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In this month’s episode, we’re talking about books for Pride Month! Host Kendra Winchester is joined by special guests Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr. and Zane McNeill.You can find the complete show notes here.Things MentionedStacy Jane Grover ft on Ep. 3Neema Avashia ft on Ep. 4Instagram Live Show with the Contributors to Y’all Means AllBooks MentionedGuest InfoWillie Edward Taylor Carver Jr.Website | Twitter | TikTokZane McNeillTwitter Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In this month’s episode, Kendra Winchester delves into the world of poetry. She’s joined by special guests Bernard Clay and Lisa Kwong.You can find the full show notes on Read Appalachia's website.Things Mentioned“8 Affrilachian Poetry Collections for Your TBR” (Book Riot)“8 More Affrilachian Poetry Collections for Your TBR” (Book Riot)Affrilachian Poets WebsiteInterview with Bernard Clay for 100 Days in AppalachiaBooks MentionedEnglish Lit by Bernard ClayBecoming AppalAsian by Lisa KwongPerfect Black by Crystal WilkinsonDeifying a Total Darkness by UpfromsumdirtHorsepower by Joy PriestMasked Man, Black by Frank X WalkerMany-Storied House by George Ella LyonGuest InfoBernard ClayWebsite | InstagramLisa KwongFacebookShow Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

Kendra Winchester discusses the challenges audiobook narrators face when performing Appalachian dialects. She’s joined by special guests Monica Brashears, Jeanette Illidge, Idra Novey, and Christina Delaine.You can find the complete show notes on Read Appalachia's website.Things Mentioned“Better Than Nothing? Exploring the Limitations of AI-audiobooks from a Disabled Person’s Perspective” (Book Riot)“10 Audiobook Narrators You Need to Follow on TikTok” (Book Riot)“We Need to Stop Asking the Question, Do Audiobooks Count as Reading?” (Book Riot)Ronnie Butler Jr’s TikTok“Novelist Idra Novey on the Places That Made Her” (Belt Magazine)Books MentionedGUESTSMonica BrashearsTwitter | Instagram | WebsiteJeannette IllidgeTwitter | Instagram | WebsiteIdra NoveyWebsite | Twitter | InstagramChristina DelaineWebsite | Twitter | InstagramShow Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

Welcome to our special crossover episode for Appalachian Bookshelf, a joint project between Read Appalachia and Appodlachia.Sign Up for Appalachian Bookshelf Updates here.Things MentionedInterview with Barbara Kingsolver on the Australian podcast The Book Show: “Barbara Kingsolver finds the hillbilly in Charles Dickens”Appodlachia’s Episode about the Foster Care SystemFoster (documentary)Not Your Average IV User (podcast)Books MentionedDavid Copperfield by Charles DickensDemon Copperhead by Barbara KingsolverThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverDiscussion QuestionsWhat are your initial thoughts on the book?What are your initial thoughts on Demon as a narrator?What did we think of the times when Kingsolver “steps in”, as it were?What are your feelings on Barbara Kingsolver’s discussion of the word “hillbilly” starting on page 68?What are your thoughts on the portrayal of social workers and foster care portrayed in the book?We have allread different nonfiction books about the opioid crisis in Appalachia. What do we think of the portrayal of addiction and recovery in this novel?Now that we have discussed the book, who do you think this book is for?Would you recommend this book?Show Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

In the fourth episode of Read Appalachia, host Kendra Winchester examines the question, what is the future of Appalachian memoir in a post-Hillbilly Elegy world? Special guests Neema Avashia and Shawna Kay Rodenberg discuss their memoirs and the importance of pushing back against JD Vance’s problematic narrative.You can find the full show notes over on Read Appalachia's website.Things MentionedPhoto of My New Sunroom“Hillbillies Need No Elegy” by Meredith McCarroll (Bitter Southerner)“Ep. 6 Hillbillies Need No Elegy” (The Bitter Southerner Podcast)Bitter Southerner StoreHill & HollerInterview with Meredith McCarroll (Reading Women)Interview with Elizabeth Catte (Reading Women)Books MentionedGuest InfoNeema Avashia: Twitter | Instagram | WebsiteShawna Kay Rodenberg: Twitter | Instagram | WebsiteShow Your Love for Read Appalachia!You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page.Follow Read AppalachiaFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay