Podcast Episodes
Ep. 17 | Short Stories
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Ep. 11 | Poetry Corner: Lucien Darjeun Meadows
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Ep. 10 | Disability Pride Month
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Ep. 9 | Poetry Corner: Emma Galloway Stephens
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Ep. 8 | Books for Pride Month
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Ep. 7 | Appalachian Poetry
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Ep. 6 | Dialects and Appalachian Audiobooks
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Ep. 5 | Appalachian Bookshelf: Demon Copperhead
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Ep. 4 | Hillbilly Elegy and the Future of Appalachian Memoir
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Ep. 3 | What is the future of Appalachian Literature?
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Ep. 2 | Where does Appalachian Literature come from?
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Ep. 1 | What Is Appalachian Literature, Anyway?
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Ep. 0 | Preview Episode ft Amanda Page
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Appalachian Writing and Podcast Episodes from Around the Web
“Read Appalachia Collaboration | August Book Recommendations” by Literacy in Place
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“Read Your Way Through Appalachia” by Barbara Kingsolver
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“Q&A: A New Documentary Charts the Changing Identity of Portsmouth, Ohio” by Olivia Weeks
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Literacy in Place Disability Pride Book Recommendations
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“Visit with These Appalachian Memoirs” by Kendra Winchester
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“First openly gay Kentucky Poet Laureate, Silas House, talks visibility and backlash” by Belle Townsend
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“Appalachian Futures: Fighting for Appalachian Literature’s Bright Future” by Kendra Winchester
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“Idra Novey Upends ‘Trump Country’ Fables” by Kristen Martin
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“8 Nonfiction Books Telling Appalachian True Stories” by Kendra Winchester
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“8 More Affrilachian Poetry Collection for Your TBR” by Kendra Winchester
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“The Big Five Aren’t Enough: Supporting Small Presses Supports Communities” by Kendra Winchester
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“Most Anticipated Books of 2023” by Book Riot
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“Why You Should Start Reading Regional American Literature” by Kendra Winchester
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Creators & Innovators Newsletter (2022) | 100 Days in Appalachia
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“More Than Hillbilly Elegy: The Vast Wealth of Appalachian Literature” by Kendra Winchester
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'You aren't dead until you're forgotten': Nikki Giovanni's retirement plan, new books and dreams of space by Angela Dennis
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“Voices from Appalachia on Storytelling, Stereotypes, and the Truth” by Carter Sickels
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“Kendra Winchester and Read Appalachia” by Mike Templeton
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“The Historic Kentucky Floods Were a Waking Nightmare—and They’re Only the Beginning” by Carter Sickels
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“Creating the Appalachian Fantastic Pt 2: Appalachian Futurism” by Garrett Robinson
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“Lesbian Luminaries of the South” by Julie R. Enszer
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Libro.fm Podcast | Ep. 03 Interview with Kendra Winchester
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“Motherland” by Crystal Wilkinson
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“Climate change makes Appalachian life even harder. So why do we stay?” by Silas House
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“A Book Lover’s Guide to Disability Pride Month” by Kendra Winchester
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“Another Appalachia is as good as everyone says, and better” by Garrett Robinson
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“Sharing the Grief” by Garrett Robinson
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“He’s Dangerous. So is his book.” a Q&A with Silas House by Michael Kruse
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“How J.D. Vance has written Appalachians like me out of his Ohio Senate campaign” by Neema Avashia
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Wendall Berry’s FARMING is a long marriage to the land by Garrett Robinson
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“Becoming Grateful After Leaving Home” by Garrett Robinson
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Appodlachia - #123 Appalachian Expats
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“The Ohio Poet Laureate Who Writes about Hank Williams, McDonald’s, and Favorite Dogs” by John W. Miller
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“QUARANTINE Walks an Uncomfortably Thin Line”
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Q&A with Kris Maher
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“Appalachian Fantasy Part 1: An Introduction to Vernacular Fantasy” by Garrett Robinson
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“ ‘Clean Coal Burn’ Smolders Its Way to an Explosion” by Garrett Robinson
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“8 Affrilachian Poetry Collections That Need to Be on Your TBR” by Kendra Winchester
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“The Course of a Creek” by Garrett Robinson
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“Behind the Scenes in Black Appalachia” by Crystal Good
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“Filling In a News Gap for Black West Virginians” by Amanda Page
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“‘Labor Days, Labor Nights’ Would Let You Crash on Its Couch” by Garrett Robinson
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“Something’s Rising: 12 years later, still crushingly relevant.” by Garrett Robinson
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“Opinion: When J.D Vance Called Himself a hillbilly, it made me mad. Now, I’m upset that he stopped.” by Cassie Chambers Armstrong
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Read Appalachia Guest Spot on Appodlachia
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Guest on Perks of Being a Book Lover
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Some Americans No Longer Believe in the Common Good by Silas House
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15 More Books to Read Instead of Hillbilly Elegy | Book Riot
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OP-ED by Mandi Fugate Sheffel
My story is one of redemption and hope. Eastern Kentucky can have one, too.
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Q&A with Brian Broome | Debutiful
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“Why You Should @ReadAppalachia” by Amanda Page
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“6 of the Best Appalachian Audiobooks” by Kendra Winchester
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Kendra Talks about Read Appalachia on Jenny Colvin’s podcast Reading Envy
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Crystal Wilkinson Annouced as Kentucky’s Next Poet Laureate
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“Consuming Blackness in 'progressive' West Virginia” by Crystal Good
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“Appalachian Futures: Black, Queer, and Native Voices” from University of Kentucky Press
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“Covid Kitchen” by Crystal Wilkinson
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Interview with Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle | Reading Women
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15 Books About Appalachia to Read Instead of Hillbilly Elegy | Book Riot
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“Best Books of 2020” via Book Riot
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“Lost in a (Mis)Gendered Appalachia” by Leah Hampton
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“A Crowded Table” by Silas House
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“Appalachin Audiobooks That Taught Me How to Say Goodbye” by Kendra Winchester
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“Hillbillies Need No Elegy” by Meredith McCarroll
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About
Founded by Kendra Winchester
Kendra Winchester is a Contributing Editor for Book Riot where she writes about audiobooks and disability literature. She is also the Founder of Read Appalachia, which celebrates Appalachian literature and writing. Previously, Kendra co-founded and served as Executive Director for Reading Women, a podcast that gained an international following over its six-season run. In her off hours, you can find her writing on her Substack, Winchester Ave, and posting photos of her Corgis on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchester.
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