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September 4, 2013 West Virginia / Writers

“Cedar Grove” radio documentary to explore work of WV writer Mary Lee Settle

Radio producer Catherine Moore intersperses interviews with WV writer Mary Lee Settle & modern-day Cedar Grove, WV residents.

Book Excerpt: ‘A Demand of Blood’

Back to a time when the fields & woodlands of the mountains were filled with explosions of musketry, war cries & the dark silence following.

July 22, 2013 Bootlegging/bootleggers / Moonshiners / North Carolina / Writers

Book Review: ‘Corn From a Jar’ emphasizes humanity of moonshiners

Book review of Dan Pierce’s newly published book ‘Corn from a Jar’ about moonshiners in the Southern Appalachians.

June 3, 2013 Virginia / Writers

Michael Abraham’s new historical novel: “War, WV”

Michael Abraham’s historical novel ‘War, WV’ has just released. It centers on a fight for justice in the Appalachian coalfields.

April 23, 2013 Kentucky / Writers

Behind the scenes with Appalachian writer James Still

The work of Appalachian author James Still can be characterized as balancing a fully realized regional consciousness with a profound universality of theme.

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