Read Appalachia

In Read Appalachia’s season finale, Kendra Winchester is joined by Mandi Fugate Sheffel, the owner of the bookstore Read Spotted Newt, which is located in Hazard, Kentucky. Things Mentioned Read Spotted Newt Website Support the Read Spotted Newt on Bookshop.org Storygraph Books Mentioned All affiliate links for this episode go to support the Read Spotted Newt. Guest Info Mandi Fugate Sheffel was b...

This month’s episode is about short stories! Host Kendra Winchester talks to special guests Halle Hill and George Singleton. Things Mentioned Short Story Advent Calendar Hub City Press Books Mentioned Guest Info Halle Hill is from East Tennessee and lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. A graduate of Maryville College and the M.F.A. Writing program at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), s...

Host Kendra Winchester is joined by Nathan Shuherk (@schizophrenicreads) to chat about regional American literature and the commonalities between the Midwest and Appalachia. Things Mentioned Schizophrenic Reads: The Podcast Books Mentioned Guest Info Nathan Shuherk (@schizophrenicreads) is a book influencer that focuses on nonfiction books. He lives in Indianapolis with his partner, 3 cats, and to...

In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner,  Kendra Winchester is joined by special guest Denton Loving. Books Mentioned Tamp by Denton Loving Valediction: Poems and Prose by Linda Parsons R ing of Earth by William Woolfitt Outside the Frame by Catherine Pritchard Childress  The Act of Contrition & Other Stories by Joseph Bathanti And Dogs to Chase Them by Ray Trotter Asid...

For September’s theme, we’re discussing rural literature for young people. Host Kendra Winchester is joined by special guests Dr. Chea Parton and Nora Shalaway Carpenter. Things Mentioned Literacy In Place Reading Rural YAL podcast Whippoorwill Book Award for Rural YA Literature Read Appalachia / Literacy in Place Collaboration  Books Mentioned GUEST INFO Chea Parton X | Instagram | Website Nora S...

In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner,  Kendra Winchester is joined by special guest Marlanda Dekine. Books Mentioned Thresh & Hold   by Marlanda Dekine Motherworld: A Devotional for the Alter-Life by Destiny Hemphill River Hymns  by Tyree Daye Cardinal by Tyree Daye Gossypiin by Ra Malika Imhotep Rice by Nikki Finney Guest Info Marlanda Dekine Twitter | Instagram | W...

It’s Read Appalachia’s Birthday! Host Kendra Winchester is joined by special guests David Joy and Joy Priest. You can find the complete show notes over on our website. Things Mentioned Interview with Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle ( Reading Women ) Interview with Leah Hampton ( Reading Women ) Interview with Bernard Clay ( 100 Days in Appalachia ) Books Mentioned Guest Info David Joy   Twitter | Inst...

In the second installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner,  Kendra Winchester is joined by special guest Lucien Darjeun Meadows. You can find the complete show notes over on Read Appalachia's website. BOOKS MENTIONED In the Hands of the River by Lucien Darjeun Meadows Becoming AppalAsian by Lisa Kwong Where you Come From Is Gone by Annie Woodford Thresh & Hold   by Marlanda Dekine M...

For Disability Pride Month, host Kendra Winchester is joined by Appodlachia co-host Callie Pruett Schwaber to discuss the importance of disabled people telling their own stories. Things Mentioned Kendra’s interview with Alice Wong on  Reading Women Books Mentioned Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally  by Emily Ladeau Blind Man’s Bluff: A Memoir  by James Tate H...

In the very first installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner,  Kendra Winchester is joined by special guest Emma Galloway Stephens. GUEST INFO Emma Galloway Stephens is a professor of English and creative writing with an MFA from Converse University. Her poems have been published in Catfish Stew (the annual anthology of the South Carolina Writer’s Association) and The Windhover, and will ap...

In this month’s episode, we’re talking about books for Pride Month! Host Kendra Winchester is joined by special guests Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr. and Zane McNeill. You can find the complete show notes here. Things Mentioned Stacy Jane Grover ft on Ep. 3 Neema Avashia ft on Ep. 4 Instagram Live Show with the Contributors to  Y’all Means All Books Mentioned Guest Info Willie Edward Taylor Carve...

In this month’s episode, Kendra Winchester delves into the world of poetry. She’s joined by special guests Bernard Clay and Lisa Kwong. You can find the full show notes on Read Appalachia's website. Things Mentioned “ 8 Affrilachian Poetry Collections for Your TBR ” ( Book Riot ) “ 8 More Affrilachian Poetry Collections for Your TBR ” ( Book Riot ) Affrilachian Poets Website Interview with Be...

Kendra Winchester discusses the challenges audiobook narrators face when performing Appalachian dialects. She’s joined by special guests Monica Brashears, Jeanette Illidge, Idra Novey, and Christina Delaine. You can find the complete show notes on Read Appalachia's website. Things Mentioned “ Better Than Nothing? Exploring the Limitations of AI-audiobooks from a Disabled Person’s Perspective...

Welcome to our special crossover episode for Appalachian Bookshelf, a joint project between Read Appalachia and Appodlachia . Sign Up for Appalachian Bookshelf Updates here. Things Mentioned Interview with Barbara Kingsolver on the Australian podcast The Book Show : “ Barbara Kingsolver finds the hillbilly in Charles Dickens ” Appodlachia’s Episode about the Foster Care System Foster (documentary)...

In the fourth episode of Read Appalachia, host Kendra Winchester examines the question, what is the future of Appalachian memoir in a post- Hillbilly Elegy world? Special guests Neema Avashia and Shawna Kay Rodenberg discuss their memoirs and the importance of pushing back against JD Vance’s problematic narrative. You can find the full show notes over on Read Appalachia's website. Things Ment...

In the third episode of Read Appalachia, host Kendra Winchester asks, what is the future of Appalachian Literature? To investigate, she talks to authors and editors of Appalachian Futures, an initiative from the University of Kentucky Press, that features Black, Native, LGBTQ+ writers, and other writers of marginalized identities. Kendra is joined by special guests Stacy Jane Grover, the author of...

In the second episode of Read Appalachia, host Kendra Winchester poses the question, where does Appalachian Literature come from? The learn the answer, Kendra talks to Derek Krissoff, the Director of West Virginia University Press, and Meg Reid, the Directer of Hub City Press. View the complete show notes over on our website! Things Mentioned West Virginia University Press Twitter | Instagram Hub...

In the debut episode of Read Appalachia, host Kendra Winchester discusses one of our most frequently asked questions.  Joining her this week are special guests and Appalachian writers Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle and Melissa Helton.  You can find the complete show notes here. Things Mentioned Appalachian Bookshelf Hindman Settlement School List of Books Mentioned Guest Info Annette Saunooke Clapsad...

In this special preview episode of Read Appalachia, Kendra Winchester shares what listeners can expect for this season of the show. Plus, Kendra and special guest Amanda Page chat about their love of their hometown—Portsmouth, Ohio—and what it’s like being from Appalachian Ohio. Things Mentioned Peerless City  documentary Books Mentioned The Columbus Anthology edited by Amanda Page To Live Here, Y...