✨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...

✨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...

Last up in our team introductions, @kdwinchester.bsky.social!

Come meet Little Birds! www.littlebirdsliterary.com

✨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?

Celebrating Poetry Month with Irene McKinney ✨

Ahh! @kdwinchester.bsky.social of @readappalachia.bsky.social has a story in Owning It!

Sign up for our mailing list to be the first to learn more about our launch. 🐦 www.littlebirdsliterary.com

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/...

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...

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...

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...

We want to keep making books and @readappalachia.bsky.social wants to help. www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/... — #appalachia #poetry #fiction

this episode is so affirming and motivating 💛 @readappalachia.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

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...

You may find a sneak peek of my next guest on the pod 👀

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...

Love hosting poetry corner. Poets, in general, def deserve more love.

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...

Some of you have asked for a newsletter to receive updates—so here we are! readappalachia.substack.com

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...

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.]

Finished my first nonfiction book of the year. ✨ [ID: a photo of More, Please: On Food, Fat, Bingeing, Longing, and the Lust for “Enough” by Emma Specter]

Here are my 2024 favorites ✨ kendrawinchester.substack.com/p/a-few-of-m...

Happy Pub Day to @browneallover.bsky.social! I’m currently reading and loving his new novel. ✨

I was on @npr.org to recommend some of my favorite audiobooks of 2024! www.npr.org/2024/12/15/n...

✨NEW EPISODE✨ In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner, Kendra Winchester is joined by Idra Novey. Have a listen! 🎧 www.readappalachia.com/blog/ep-35-p...

Hello from Read Appalachia HQ! 👋🏼

#CurrentlyReading ✨

We love a library Corg with excellent book taste. 📚 #PembrokeWelshCorgi

What a speech from Appalachia’s own Barbara Kingsolver. Congrats to her for being awarded this incredible honor. youtu.be/bX8F-q_JRnI?...

Can't pick a general favorite of the year, but my favorite Appalachia-based read was Sidle Creek. Each story was so connected to nature in a way that felt truly authentic to our region.

tough call for me. I’d say it’s between Percival Everett’s THE TREES (for its crisp pacing, blend of surrealism and realism, and wicked satire) and JANE EYRE (for the usual reasons). But I’m currently reading Mariana Enriquez’s OUR SHARE OF NIGHT and it could become the favorite!

No thoughts, just vibes ✨

Here’s a whole list! debutiful.net/2024/11/18/t...

Shockingly for me not a verse novel. I loved Simon Sort of Says. The humor of the story and the heartache balanced so well. And its characters were memorable and compelling.

What has been your favorite book that you’ve read this year? What makes it your favorite?

When AFFRILACHIA: TESTIMONIES arrived, I gasped out loud—it’s such a beautiful book! On the most recent episode of the podcast I talk to photographer Chris Aluka Berry about his work documenting Black rural communities in Appalachia. The photos are stunning.

Today’s Appalachian Audiobook ✨🎧

I edit Book Riot's nonfiction newsletter, True Story. I'm looking to feature more new releases by university, indie, and small presses. If you have a ‘25 nonfiction titles that you think I might be interested in covering, please send the info my way!

✨NEW EPISODE ✨ In today’s episode of the podcast, Kendra Winchester talks to authors Rae Garringer and Chris Aluka Berry. www.readappalachia.com/blog/ep-34-t...