A book about Tri-County native Silas House, who was born in Corbin and raised in Laurel County, will be published this June. "Silas House: Exploring an Appalachian Writer’s Work" (University
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HUNTINGTON Marie Manilla has been selected as the 2021 Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence, and her award-winning novel, âThe Patron Saint of Ugly,â was chosen as the One Book One West Virginia Common Read Author.
The Huntington native moved to Texas after college, working as a graphic designer and seeking to learn about other cultures within the United States, but soon found people were more alike than different, she said. After earning her master of fine arts, she returned to West Virginia and began writing seriously, initially considering herself a short story writer and publishing in a range of journals, exploring what she calls âthose pivotal moments in charactersâ lives that forever change them for better or worse.â
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CHARLESTON — After a year off due to the coronavirus pandemic, the West Virginia Book Festival will return to the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center on Oct. 22 and 23.
The Daily Yonder 8 Rural Books to Help You Get Through the Wintry Weeks at Home – Part 2 The Daily Yonder team comes back with more book recommendations for your reading pleasure. These rural novels, memoirs and short story collections are worth a spot on your reading list.
Last week we published a list of some of our favorite rural books to help get you through a tough February. But as temperatures gradually raise and the sun comes out, we believe that reading a great book, inside or outside, hasn’t lost its appeal.
Here are eight more rural books recommended by our colleagues at the Center for Rural Strategies and the Daily Yonder.