Listening to Short Stories That Linger
Host Jo Reed talks with contributor Kendra Winchester about three inventive story collections that reveal just how expansive audiobook
storytelling can be. They begin with Fat Swim by Emma Copley Eisenberg,
performed by a seven-person cast including Marin Ireland and Samantha Desz, where stories ...
Ep. 58 | Poetry Corner: Marianne Worthington, Water. Witness. Word.
In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner, Kendra Winchester is joined by Marianne Worthington, the author Water. Witness. Word.
Books Mentioned
The Girl Singer by Marianne Worthington
Water. Witness. Word. by Marianne Worthington
Communion by bell hooks
Good Woman by Luci...
Disability in Three Voices
Host Jo Reed talks with contributor Kendra Winchester about
three audiobooks that explore disability and offer distinct perspectives on
community, resilience, and belonging. They begin with Mother Tongue by
Sara Nović, narrated by Lisa Flanagan, a memoir that blends personal experience with Deaf ...
Ep. 60 | Poetry Corner: Danni Quintos
In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner, Kendra Winchester is joined by Danni Quintos, the author Two Brown Dots.
Books Mentioned
Two Brown Dots by Danni Quintos
Sula by Toni Morrison
Green of All Heads by Aracelis Girmay
Replica by Lisa Low
All the Words I Can Remember ...
Ep. 61 | Emilee Hackney: All That's Unseen: An Applachian Memoir
In this episodes of Read Appalachia, Kendra Winchester talks to Emilee Hackney about her debut book All That’s Unseen: An Appalachian Memoir.
Things Mentioned
Appalachian Literary Arts Festival
Books Mentioned
All That’s Unseen by Emilee Hackney
Crappalachia by Scott McClanahan
Good Inside by B...
Ep. 62 | Poetry Corner: Noah Soltau: Titanfall
In this episode of Read Appalachia’s minisode series, Poetry Corner, Kendra Winchester talks to Noah Soltau about his poetry collection Titanfall.
Things Mentioned
Read Appalachia, Ep. 49 | The Red Branch Review
The Red Branch Review
Books Mentioned
Titanfall by Noah Soltau
The Mobius Strip Clu...
Ep. 63 | Poetry Corner: Justin Wymer, Let the Forest Go
In this episode of Read Appalachia’s minisode series, Poetry Corner, Kendra Winchester talks to Justin Wymer the author of Let the Forest Go, which is out now from the University Press of Kentucky.
Books Mentioned
Let the Forest Go by Justin Wymer
Carrion by Wes Jamison
Nomenclature by Dionne Br...
Ep. 64 | Mary Leauna Christensen, Beading Water
In this episode of Read Appalachia’s minisode series, Poetry Corner, Kendra Winchester talks to Mary Leauna Christensen about her forthcoming poetry collection Beading Water, which will be out from Wesleyan University Press in spring 2027.
Things Mentioned
Pre-order Beading Water
Books Mentioned...
Ep. 65 | Doc McLemore, Someday We Won't Remember This
In this episode of Read Appalachia, Kendra Winchester talks to Doc McLemore about their forensic memoir, Someday We Won’t Remember This.
Things Mentioned
Ep. 63 | Justin Wymer, Let the Forest Go
Books Mentioned
Someday We Won’t Remember This: A Forensic Memoir of My Father’s Secrets by Doc McLe...
Ep. 66 | Pamela Steele, In the Fields of Fatherless Children
In this episode of Read Appalachia, Kendra Winchester talks to Pamela Steele, the author of In the Fields of Fatherless Children.
Books Mentioned
In the Fields of Fatherless Children by Pamela Steele
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
River of Earth by James Still
The Milkweed Ladies by Loui...
