Read Appalachia
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celebrating & appalachian literature & writing founded by @kdwinchester.bsky.social
✨NEW EPISODE!✨ In our second installment of our conversations series, @wesblake.bsky.social and Em J Parsley discuss the process of writing novellas, why they're drawn to short fiction, and the books that inspired them. Have a listen! www.readappalachia.com/blog/ep-56-c...
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✨NEW EPISODE✨ In our latest episode, @kdwinchester.bsky.social talks to Kentucky author Kayla Rae Whitaker, the author of RETURNS AND EXCHANGES. Have a listen wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧 www.readappalachia.com/blog/ep-55-k...
Ep. 55 | Kayla Rae Whitaker: Returns and Exchanges — Read Appalachia
In this episodes of Read Appalachia, Kendra Winchester talks to Kayla Rae Whitaker about her new novel Returns and Exchanges .
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✨NEW EPISODE!✨ In the season premiere of Read Appalachia, @kdwinchester.bsky.social talks to Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jayne Anne Phillips about her new memoir SMALL TOWN GIRLS. Have a listen! 🎧 www.readappalachia.com/blog/ep-53-j...
Bought this gently used copy of TRIGGER WARNING by Jacinda Townsend and was delighted to discover that it’s signed! Score!
What are you currently reading? (Doesn’t have to be Appalachian.) I’m just finishing up PYTHON’S KISS by Louise Erdrich. I’ve never read Erdrich’s short fiction before, and—my goodness—she has such range!
It’s Read Appalachia podcast season, which means I’m currently searching the internet for the latest Appalachian books to feature on the pod. What has been your favorite Appalachian book of the year so far, and what Appalachian books are you most anticipating?
Ahh! @kdwinchester.bsky.social of @readappalachia.bsky.social has a story in Owning It!
Books for Keeps, the children's books review journal@booksforkeeps.bsky.social · 4mo agoIBBY UK has revealed the books submitted for consideration for the 2027 Outstanding Books For Young People With Disabilities. Record submissions and publishers making 'thoughtful progress' in this area. @ibbyuk.bsky.social #booksky booksforkeeps.co.uk/2027-submiss...
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Look what just arrived from @minotaurbooks.bsky.social! I loved THE WITCH’S ORCHARD. Hard to believe it’s already time for book two. 😍
Summer reading season will be here before you know it. I have VERY large TBR planned, but here a few of the Appalachian books I have planned to read soon. What books are on your seasonal TBR?
Did you know that we distribute issues of the Southern Foodways Alliance's quarterly magazine, Gravy? The new winter issue just dropped, all about the power and pleasure of shared work and of leisure time spent in community. Snag an issue or subscribe for the year! www.hubcity.org/books/gravy/...
Gravy: Winter 2026 | Gravy | Hub City Writers Project
The stories in the Winter 2026 issue of Gravy speak to the power and pleasure of shared work and of leisure time spent in community.
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The podcast might be on break until next season, but there are still must-read Appalachian books coming out. What 2026 titles are you most excited for?
In the 2025 season finale of the podcast, @kdwinchester.bsky.social talks with @silashouse.bsky.social about his debut poetry collection ALL THESE GHOSTS and his debut murder mystery DEAD MAN BLUES. Have a listen! 🎧 www.readappalachia.com/blog/ep-52-s...
Ep. 52 | Silas House — Read Appalachia
Kendra Winchester talks to Silas House, the former Poet Laureate of Kentucky and author of Dead Man Blues and All These Ghosts .
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NEW PODCAST EPISODE! In today’s episode @kdwinchester.bsky.social talks to @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social about his new poetry collection THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN’S WIFE. Have a listen! www.readappalachia.com/blog/ep-51-u...
Ep. 51 | Poetry Corner: upfromsumdirt — Read Appalachia
In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner, Kendra Winchester is joined by upfromsumdirt.
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NEW PODCAST EPISODE! @kdwinchester.bsky.social talks to Denton Loving about his new poetry collection FELLER. Plus, Denton reads several poems from the collection. Have a listen! www.readappalachia.com/blog/ep-50-d...
Ep. 50 | Poetry Corner: Denton Loving — Read Appalachia
In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner, Kendra Winchester is joined by Denton Loving.
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We want to keep making books and @readappalachia.bsky.social wants to help. www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/... — #appalachia #poetry #fiction
There will be a new episode of Read Appalachia coming out next week, but over on our newsletter, we're revisiting some backlist episodes. This week we're diving back in to the very first episode, featuring Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle and Melissa Helton. open.substack.com/pub/readappa...
What Is Appalachian Literature, Anyway?
In between new episodes, I’ll be featuring some backlist episodes of the podcast—enjoy!
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NEW EPISODE! In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner, Kendra Winchester is joined by Raye Hendrix. Have a listen wherever you get your podcasts! www.readappalachia.com/blog/ep-38-p...
NEW EPISODE! In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner, Kendra Winchester is joined by Jim Minick. Have a listen! www.readappalachia.com/blog/ep-37-p...
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Happy pub day to TO BELONG HERE edited by Rae Garringer ✨
Over the course of the last six months, I’ve been working on being able to write again. Here’s a little behind-the-scenes at what that looks like. open.substack.com/pub/kendrawi...
Coffee Space
learning to write again after a TBI
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Hello all from Read Appalachia HQ! RA is still on break for the winter holidays, but we’ll start gearing up again here in a few weeks. I hope y’all are surrounded by stacks of excellent books as we weather through all of these snow storms. Stay safe out there! ❄️
Gwenllian loves the snow. ❄️ [ID: a photo of Gwen, a black and white Cardigan Welsh Corgi, standing in the snow.]
