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Writer. Reader. Podcaster.
Hello, friends! I’m Kendra Winchester, and I work in books. 📚
Recent Features
Articles. Interviews. Newsletters.
Why You Should Start Reading Regional Literature | Book Riot
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More Than Hillbilly Elegy: the Vast Wealth of Appalachian Literature | Book Riot
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10 Books to Introduce You to Disability Literature | Book Riot
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A Nondisabled Reader’s Guide to Disability Literature | Book Riot
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7 Tips on How to Be a Better Disability Ally on the Bookish Internet | Book Rior
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7 Fiction Audiobooks for Disability Pride Month | Book Riot
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7 Nonfiction Audiobooks for Disability Pride Month | Book Riot
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A Book Lover’s Guide to Disability Pride Month | Book Riot
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10 2SLGBTQ+ Disabled Authors to Read This Pride Month
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The Best Books of 2022 (So Far) | Book Riot
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“The Best Audiobooks 2022 Has to Offer (So Far!) | Book Riot
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Guest Spot on NPR
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“10 Audiobooks Narrators You Need to Follow on TikTok” | Book Rio
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Q&A with Kris Maher, Author of “Desperate: An Epic Battle for Clean Water and Justice in Appalachia” | Read Appalachia
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“9 Books with Deaf Characters for Kids and Adults” | Book Riot
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8 Affrilachian Poetry Collections That Need to Be on Your TBR | Book Riot
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We Need to Stop Asking, “Do Audiobooks count as reading?” | Book Riot
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A Better World for Disabled Readers | Book Riot
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15 More Books to Read Instead of Hillbilly Elegy | Book Riot
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10 Books on Disability Justice | Book Riot
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“Why You Should @ReadAppalachia” by Amanda Page
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Kendra from Reading Women: Audiobooks for Women’s History Month | Libro.fm
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Read Harder: Own Voices Books about Disability | Book Riot
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2020 Reading Women Award Winners
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15 Books About Appalachia to Read Instead of Hillbilly Elegy | Book Riot
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Podcast Episodes
Read Appalachia. | Behind the Mic. | Read or Dead.
You can find me on Book Riot’s Read or Dead and AudioFile Magazine’s Behind the Mic podcast.
Ep. 4 | Hillbilly Elegy and the Future of Appalachian Literature | Read Appalachia
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Ep. 3 | What is the future of Appalachian Literature? | Read Appalachia
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Age of Vice | Behind the Mic
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Sinister Vibes—and Opinions! | Read or Dead
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Ep. 2 | Where does Appalachian Literature come from? | Read Appalachia
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Ep. 1 What is Appalachian literature, anyway? | Read Appalachia
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Cozy Mystery Novels | Read or Dead
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Disability Pride | Behind the Mic
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Ghost Music | Behind the Mic
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Roses, in the Mouth of the Lion | Behind the Mic
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They’re Going to Love You | Behind the Mic
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My Darkest Prayer | Behind the Mic
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Ep. 0 Podcast Preview ft Amanda Page | Read Appalachia
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Our Most Anticipated Books of 2023 | Read or Dead
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Books We Wish We Read in 2022 | Read or Dead
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Our Favorite Books of 2022 | Read or Dead
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True Crime for Nonfiction November | Read or Dead
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2022 Holiday Gift Guide | Read or Dead
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Which Side Are You On | Behind the Mic
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The Furrows | Behind the Mic
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The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories | Behind the Mic
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Stay True | Behind the Mic
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Shrines of Gaiety | Behind the Mic
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Let’s Celebrate Indigenous Heritage Month! | Read or Dead
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Got Villains? | Read or Dead
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Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies | Behind the Mic
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The Women Could Fly | Behind the Mic
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Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm | Behind the Mic
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Year of the Tiger | Behind the Mic
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People Person | Behind the Mic
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Witchy Season | Read or Dead
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Banned Books Week | Read or Dead
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Shutter | Behind the Mic
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Gods of Want | Behind the Mic
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Nightcrawling | Behind the Mic
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Man O’War | Behind the Mic
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Haven | Behind the Mic
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Meet Our New Co-host! | Read or Dead
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Mysterious Reads for Women in Translation Month | Read or Dead
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BookTube Channel
Check out my BookTube channel where I talk about what I’m currently reading. 🤓
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