Read Appalachia

Celebrating Appalachian Literature & Writing

Appalachian Bookshelf

a book club presented by Read Appalachia and Appodlachia

Featured Articles and Interviews

Appalachian Writing and Podcast Episodes from Around the Web

“Read Appalachia Collaboration | August Book Recommendations” by Literacy in Place

“Read Your Way Through Appalachia” by Barbara Kingsolver

“Q&A: A New Documentary Charts the Changing Identity of Portsmouth, Ohio” by Olivia Weeks

Literacy in Place Disability Pride Book Recommendations

“Visit with These Appalachian Memoirs” by Kendra Winchester

“First openly gay Kentucky Poet Laureate, Silas House, talks visibility and backlash” by Belle Townsend

“Appalachian Futures: Fighting for Appalachian Literature’s Bright Future” by Kendra Winchester

“Idra Novey Upends ‘Trump Country’ Fables” by Kristen Martin

“8 Nonfiction Books Telling Appalachian True Stories” by Kendra Winchester

“8 More Affrilachian Poetry Collection for Your TBR” by Kendra Winchester

“The Big Five Aren’t Enough: Supporting Small Presses Supports Communities” by Kendra Winchester

“Most Anticipated Books of 2023” by Book Riot

“Why You Should Start Reading Regional American Literature” by Kendra Winchester

Creators & Innovators Newsletter (2022) | 100 Days in Appalachia

“More Than Hillbilly Elegy: The Vast Wealth of Appalachian Literature” by Kendra Winchester

'You aren't dead until you're forgotten': Nikki Giovanni's retirement plan, new books and dreams of space by Angela Dennis

“Voices from Appalachia on Storytelling, Stereotypes, and the Truth” by Carter Sickels

“Kendra Winchester and Read Appalachia” by Mike Templeton

“The Historic Kentucky Floods Were a Waking Nightmare—and They’re Only the Beginning” by Carter Sickels

“Creating the Appalachian Fantastic Pt 2: Appalachian Futurism” by Garrett Robinson

“Lesbian Luminaries of the South” by Julie R. Enszer

Libro.fm Podcast | Ep. 03 Interview with Kendra Winchester

“Motherland” by Crystal Wilkinson

“Climate change makes Appalachian life even harder. So why do we stay?” by Silas House

“A Book Lover’s Guide to Disability Pride Month” by Kendra Winchester

“Another Appalachia is as good as everyone says, and better” by Garrett Robinson

“Sharing the Grief” by Garrett Robinson

“He’s Dangerous. So is his book.” a Q&A with Silas House by Michael Kruse

“How J.D. Vance has written Appalachians like me out of his Ohio Senate campaign” by Neema Avashia

Wendall Berry’s FARMING is a long marriage to the land by Garrett Robinson

“Becoming Grateful After Leaving Home” by Garrett Robinson

Appodlachia - #123 Appalachian Expats

“The Ohio Poet Laureate Who Writes about Hank Williams, McDonald’s, and Favorite Dogs” by John W. Miller

“QUARANTINE Walks an Uncomfortably Thin Line”

Q&A with Kris Maher

“Appalachian Fantasy Part 1: An Introduction to Vernacular Fantasy” by Garrett Robinson

“ ‘Clean Coal Burn’ Smolders Its Way to an Explosion” by Garrett Robinson

“8 Affrilachian Poetry Collections That Need to Be on Your TBR” by Kendra Winchester

“The Course of a Creek” by Garrett Robinson

“Behind the Scenes in Black Appalachia” by Crystal Good

“Filling In a News Gap for Black West Virginians” by Amanda Page

“‘Labor Days, Labor Nights’ Would Let You Crash on Its Couch” by Garrett Robinson

“Something’s Rising: 12 years later, still crushingly relevant.” by Garrett Robinson

“Opinion: When J.D Vance Called Himself a hillbilly, it made me mad. Now, I’m upset that he stopped.” by Cassie Chambers Armstrong

Read Appalachia Guest Spot on Appodlachia

Guest on Perks of Being a Book Lover

Some Americans No Longer Believe in the Common Good by Silas House

15 More Books to Read Instead of Hillbilly Elegy | Book Riot

OP-ED by Mandi Fugate Sheffel

My story is one of redemption and hope. Eastern Kentucky can have one, too.

Q&A with Brian Broome | Debutiful

“Why You Should @ReadAppalachia” by Amanda Page

“6 of the Best Appalachian Audiobooks” by Kendra Winchester

Kendra Talks about Read Appalachia on Jenny Colvin’s podcast Reading Envy

Crystal Wilkinson Annouced as Kentucky’s Next Poet Laureate

“Consuming Blackness in 'progressive' West Virginia” by Crystal Good

“Appalachian Futures: Black, Queer, and Native Voices” from University of Kentucky Press

“Covid Kitchen” by Crystal Wilkinson

Interview with Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle | Reading Women

15 Books About Appalachia to Read Instead of Hillbilly Elegy | Book Riot

“Best Books of 2020” via Book Riot

“Lost in a (Mis)Gendered Appalachia” by Leah Hampton

“A Crowded Table” by Silas House

“Appalachin Audiobooks That Taught Me How to Say Goodbye” by Kendra Winchester

“Hillbillies Need No Elegy” by Meredith McCarroll

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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