“What you see in popular culture is wrong”: An Interview with Ron Rash on Caring for Appalachia Through Fiction

An interview with Ron Rash about his novel, “The Caretaker.”

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The Mechanics of the Death Penalty, Vividly Depicted By Men In Its Grip

An interview with the curator of “Ghosts Over the Boiler,” a collection of poetry and prose written by men on Alabama’s death row.

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“The Beauty of Small Presses Is That They Are Small, Especially in Their Attentions”: an Interview with Han VanderHart of River River Books

An interview with Han VanderHart about their poetry at River River Books.

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“Red Rose Motel” Reads Like a Love Letter to Teachers

Susan Beckham Zurenda draws from decades of teaching experience to craft compelling characters in her second novel.

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“Live Life Faithful to Who You Think You Are:” Ruth J. Simmons on Becoming Someone She Wasn’t Supposed to Be

The first Black president of an Ivy League school shares her experience of loss, struggle and growing up in the segregated South in her memoir “Up Home: One Girl’s Journey.”

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Leaving Space for Hope: Elizabeth Hilborn’s “Restoring Eden”

An interview with Elizabeth Hilborn about her new memoir, “Restoring Eden.”

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Robert Maynor on Everyday Stories, Owls, and “The Big Game Is Every Night”

An interview with Robert Maynor on his debut novel, “The Big Game Is Every Night.”

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“The People Are Everything”: An Interview with Mitch James

An interview with Mitch James about his novel, “Seldom Seen: A Miner’s Tale.”

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Community, Friendship, and Belonging Anchor “Wonder State”: An Interview with Sara Flannery Murphy

Sara Flannery Murphy debates art as calling or curse in this conversation about her third novel.

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