Read Appalachia

Nov 28 2024 36 ep. 58 mins 7
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A monthly podcast celebrating Appalachian Literature & Writing

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Ep. 35 | Poetry Corner: Idra Novey

Nov 28 2024 31 mins  
In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner, Kendra Winchester is joined by Idra Novey.Books MentionedSoon and Wholly by Idra NoveyTake What You Need by Idra NoveyFrank: Sonnets by Diane SeussThe Stone Catchers by Laura Leigh MorrisGuest InfoIdra Novey: Website | Twitter | Instagram---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia! You can support Read Appalachia by heading

Ep. 34 | Testimonies

Nov 07 2024 81 mins  
In today’s episode of the podcast, Kendra Winchester talks to authors Rae Garringer and Chris Aluka Berry.Books MentionedCountry Queers: A Love Letter by Rae GarringerAffrilachia: Testimonies by. Chris Aluka BerrySalvage the Bones by Jesmyn WardBastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy AllisonSouthernmost by Silas HouseThe Prettiest Star by Carter SickelsAnother Appalachia by Neema Avas

Ep. 33 | Poetry Corner: Emilie Menzel

Sep 26 2024 28 mins  
In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner, Kendra Winchester is joined by Emilie Menzel.Books MentionedThe Girl Who Became a Rabbit by Emilie MenzelThe Book of Frank by CaconradSea & Fog by Etel AdnanWhatsaid Serif by Nathaniel MackeyGrief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max PorterGuest InfoEmilie Menzel: Instagram | Website---Show Your Love for Read Appalac

Ep. 32 | Debut Authors

Sep 16 2024 76 mins  
In today’s episode, host Kendra Winchester talks to debut authors Monic Ductan and Laura Leigh Morris.Things MentionedDebutifulBooks MentionedDaughters of Muscadine by Monic DuctanThe Stone Catchers by Laura Leigh MorrisMama Said by Kristen GentryDeep Ruts by Julie Rae PowersThe Sound of Holding Your Breath by Natalie SypoltHorsepower by Joy PriestThe Prettiest Star by Carter Sic

Ep. 31 | Debutiful

Aug 22 2024 37 mins  
In the special episode of the podcast, Kendra Winchester is joined by Adam Vitcavage, the founder of Debutiful.Books MentionedHousemates by Emma Copley EisenbergDaughters of Muscadine by Monic DuctanHijab Butch Blues by Lamya HTemple Folk by Aaliyah BilalGood Women by Halle HillMouth by Puloma GhoshThere is a Rio Grande in Heaven by Ruben Reyes JrCompany by Shannon SandersEvery Dro

Ep. 30 | Read Appalachia Turns 4!

Aug 01 2024 84 mins  
It’s Read Appalahia’s fourth birthday! In today’s episode of the podcast, Kendra Winchester talks to authors Mesha Maren and Taylor Brown.Books MentionedShae by Mesha MarenRednecks by Taylor BrownThe MANIAC by Benjamín LabatutYou Are the Snake by Juliet EscoriaFight Like Hell: the Untold Story of American Labor by Kim KellyThe Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for

Ep. 29 | Poetry Corner: Amy M. Alvarez

Jun 20 2024 20 mins  
In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner, Kendra Winchester is joined by Amy M. Alvarez.Books MentionedMakeshift Altar by Amy M. AlvarezBlue on a Blue Palette by Lynne ThompsonBecoming AppalAsian by Lisa KwongIncendiary Art by Patricia SmithMothman Apologia Volume 116 by Robert Wood LynnGuest InfoAmy M. Alvarez’s work has appeared in Ploughshares, The Misso

Ep. 28 | Pride Month — Again!

Jun 07 2024 88 mins  
In today’s episode of the podcast, Kendra Winchester talks to authors Natalie Naudus and Jonathan Corcoran.Books MentionedGay the Pray Away by Natalie NaudusNo Son of Mine by Jonathan CorcoranThe Prettiest Star by Carter SickelsAnother Appalachia by Neema AvashiaShae by Mesha MarenNight Watch by Jayne Anne PhillipsBlack Tickets by Jayne Anne PhillipsFierce Attachments: A Memoir b

Ep. 27 | Poetry Corner: Dorian Hairston

May 21 2024 21 mins  
In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner, Kendra Winchester is joined by Dorian Hairston.Books MentionedPretend the Ball Is Named Jim Crow: The Story of Josh Gibson by Dorian HairstonLove Child's Hotbed of Occasional Poetry: Poems & Artifacts by Nikki FinneyPraisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts by Crystal WilkinsonThe Big Smoke by Adrian MatejkaLeadbelly by T

Ep. 26 | Photography

May 03 2024 71 mins  
In today's episode of the podcast, Kendra Winchester talks to photographers Raymond Thompson Jr and Julie Rae Powers.Books MentionedBuy Deep RutsAppalachian Ghost by Raymond Thompson JrThe Book of the Dead by Muriel RukeyserThe Hawk’s Nest Incident: America's Worst Industrial Disaster by Martin CherniackThe Hawk’s Nest Tunnel: An Unabridged History by Patricia SpanglerElegy by