If you are one of the hundreds of thousands who have read J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy or maybe even one of the 14,344 who have reviewed it on Amazon, you may have been led to believe that Appalachia ...

When JD Vance was asked in August 2016 if he knew many people who planned to vote for Donald Trump, he was unequivocal. “A lot of people in my family, my neighbours and friends from back home. It’s a ...

If Trump VP pick J.D. Vance's memoir sparked your interest in Appalachian literature, read these books next Lizz Schumer is the Senior Editor, Books, at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

WRITERS GATHER: Along with her husband, writer Trent Thompson, novelist Amy Greene organized the Laughing Heart Literary Festival. The inaugural event spotlights Appalachian authors and gives students ...

UTC's popular Take Five literary series returns in 2014 with a focus on Appalachian Literature. "This year's series will change from its traditional early summer time to Tuesday nights in January ...

Edited by John Branscum and Wayne Thomas. Sarabande (Consortium, dist.), $16.95 trade paper (248p) ISBN 978-1-936747-66-5 Branscum and Thomas push beyond the old tropes in this diverse but uneven ...

The award-winning bluegrass band, The Grascals, recently played to a packed house in The Hoover Library Theatre. Sadly, I missed the show. Especially since fine arts coordinator Matina Johnson ...