An interview with Mesha Maren about her new novel, “Shae.”
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Jessi Rae Morton is a writing and literature instructor in Charlotte, NC. She has written book reviews for the Chicago Review of Books, Appalachian Journal, and American Book Review.
Appreciating the Foodways and Resilience of Appalachia in “Hungry Roots”
In Hungry Roots: How Food Communicates Appalachia’s Search for Resilience, Ashli Quesinberry Stokes and Wendy Atkins-Sayre examine the many ways that food sends messages about the complicated nature of regional resilience. Their work fills an important gap in recent scholarship about the region because the authors incorporate fieldwork methodology to offer new insights in both…
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“Rainbow Black”: Must-Read Crime Slash Love Story
A review of the novel “Rainbow Black” by Maggie Thrash.
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Will the Feminist Revolt Come from the South?: Kiera V. Williams’ “Why Any Woman”
In “Why Any Woman: Feminism and Popular Culture in the Late Twentieth-Century South,” Keira V. Williams explores popular culture by and about southern women as a site of feminist consciousness-raising.
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“The Apartment” Explores How People Create Homes and Foster Community
Author Ana Menéndez creates the history of Apartment 2B, showing the kind of communities we might build if we included those who came before us.
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Home, Lives and Family Bonds Tested by Secrets, Choice and Chance in “Banyan Moon”
Author Thao Thai weaves together the stories of three generations of Vietnamese-American women into this “perfect” summer read with elements of magical realism and Southern Goth.
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The Origins of Appalachian Cuisine Explored in “Appalachia on the Table”
Author Erica Abrams Locklear explores a cultural history of Appalachian foodways.
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True Crime Docuseries “Low Country” Tells Only Part of the Story
A review of the documentary series, “Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty.”
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“The Faraway World” Depicts Longing, Ghostliness, and Less-Than-Exquisite Love
A review of Patricia Engel’s collection of short stories, “The Faraway World.”
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Everyday Folkways in the Mountain State: Emily Hilliard’s “Making Our Future”
A review of Emily Hilliard’s new book, “Making Our Future: Visionary Folklore and Everyday Culture in Appalachia.”
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