“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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“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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Fanning the Flames with Cathy Ulrich’s “Small, Burning Things”

Bradley Sides interview Cathy Ulrich about her new collection of short stories, “Small, Burning Things.”

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Paradox and Perception of Appalachia: An Interview with Jessica Cory and Laura Wright

A new nonfiction collection works to defeat the “monolithic myth” surrounding Appalachia.

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Embrace What Scares You: An Interview with Michael Farris Smith

Michael Farris Smith describes his latest work as a prequel to his 2013 dystopian novel, “Rivers.”

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“Shapeshifting as Magic”: An Interview with Jessica Q. Stark

Florida poet Jessica Q. Stark discusses her latest book, Buffalo Girl, with Erin Hoover.

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“Poetry should never remain a static product”: An Interview with Hannah Cohen

In this interview, Lynchburg, VA, poet and writer Hannah Cohen discusses poetry as “an ongoing evolution of the relationship between the self and the written word.”

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