Read Appalachia

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celebrating & appalachian literature & writing founded by @kdwinchester.bsky.social

a graphic with text that reads Read Appalachia the podcast. New Episode! Wes Blake and Em J Parsley. Photos of Wes and Em are featured in the middle of the graphic.]
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a photo of the book Trigger Warning sitting on Kendra’s lap. The photo is taken from above
a photo of the book Python’s kiss sitting on a bush
a photo of Six O’Clock Mine Report
A photo of Brimstone Hollow by Archer Sullivan
A stack of the following books: Kin Folks by Gurney Norman An American Childhood by Annie Dillard Joy Is the Justice We Give Ourselves by J. Drew Lanham Belonging: A Culture of Place by bell hooks Lullaby for the Grieving by Ashley M/ Jones Had I a Dove edited by Hilda Downer Onward edited by Nora Shalaway Carpenter Once a City Said by Joy Priest Bloodroot by Bill King Mother Country by Jacinda Townsend Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith Stay and Fight by Madeline Ffitch Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver This Book Is Free and Yours to Keep edited by Connie Banta, Kristin Devault-Juelfs, Destinee Harper, Katy Ryan, and Ellen Skirvin
a graphic featuring a photo of Raye Hendrix. To the left side sits the Read Appalachia logo and the words Episode 38 Poetry Corner Raye Hendrix
a graphic featuring a photo of Jim Minick next to the Read Appalachia logo and the words Episode 37 - poetry corner: Jim Minnick
a photo of To Belong Here: A New Generation of Queer, Trans, and Two-Spirit Appalachian Writers edited by Rae Garringer
a photo of Gwen, a black and white Cardigan Welsh Corgi, standing in the snow.
A photo of a notebook, pens, and a cup of tea sitting on a cafe table. Little words in the center say oh hi Tuesday!
Image Description: a photo of the book Affrilachia: Testimonies sitting on a small table.
A graphic of the cover of the book Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White, narrated by Dani Martineck
a photo of the poetry collection APPALACHIAN ELEGY by bell hooks. It sits on a white railing.
a graphic featuring the episode title—Ep. 21 Poetry Corner: upfromsumdirt—and the graphic of the cover of The Second Stop Is Jupiter.
a graphic featuring Read Appalachia’s logo and the text “Episode 19 Appalachian Foodways.” On the right-hand side, photos of Erica Abrams Locklear and Crystal sit at an angle.]
a photo of Gwenllian, a black and white Cardigan Welsh Corgi, sitting with her head resting on a lap desk, staring soulfully into the camera.
a photo of a white hand holding a copy of Mercury by Amy Jo Burns. The cover features the top of what looks like an old barn with peeling white paint.
a photo of Kendra, a white, thirty-something with brunette hair, sitting behind a mic and wearing a pair of black headphones. She’s smiling at the camera.
a graphic featuring a photo of Mandi, a white woman with shoulder-length blond hair. She sitting in a blue chair and smiling at the camera. A block of red is in the left side of the graphic. On the block is the Read Appalachia logo and the words, “episode 18: our favorite books of 2023 ft Mandi Fugate Sheffel.
a photo of Kendra, a white woman with brunette hair and glasses. She’s holding a large stack of books and smiling at the camera.]
a photo of stack of the books mention below: Tar Hollow Trans by Stacy Jane Grover Gay Poems for Red States by Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr. Those We Thought We Knew by David Joy Take What You Need by Idra Novey House of Cotton by Monica Brashears Tamp by Denton Loving The Next Stop Is Jupiter by upfromsumdirt A is for Affrilachia by Frank X Walker, Illustrated by upfromsumdirt Good Women by Halle Hill Appalachia on the Table: Representing Mountain Food and People by Erica Abrams Locklear The stack is surround by pages cut into the shape of leaves, they sit on a decorative cutting board with the Read Appalachia logo on the top.
a graphic featuring photos of George, a white man with gray hair, who is holding a rat snake, and Halle, a Black woman wearing a floral print dress. The Read Appalachia logo is to the right and the words, “Episode 17 Short Stories”
a photo of Kendra, a white woman with brunette hair, wearing a dark blue shirt with the words “read banned books on the front. Bookshelves can be seen behind her.
a photo of Kendra, a white woman with brunette hair, sitting in front of some bookshelves and holding a stack of books. She’s wearing an Appalachia-themed t-shirt and smiling at the camera.]
A graphic featuring a photo of Marlanda Dekine, a Black gender non-conforming person with a short haircut standing in front of various shades of green tree foliage wearing a light red button-up shirt and green tinted glasses while smiling. On the left side of the graphic, there is a logo for Read Appalachia. Below that are the words "episode 13 poetry corner - Marlanda Dekine.
a photo of the book Thresh and Hold by Marlanda Dekine sitting in a flower bush.
a photo of a bend in a creek. The water is low, and this is a large sand bar to the right. A tree has fallen across the creek bed. Dylan, a red and white Pembroke Welsh Corgi, and Gwen, a black, white, and brindle Cardigan Welsh Corgi, are trotting up to the water.
A photo of Kendra, a white woman with long brunette hair, sitting in front of some bookshelves. She’s wearing a blue t-shirt with a white Read Appalachia logo. She’s hold a large stack of Appalachia. Books.
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