/tags/appalachian-fiction Appalachian fiction en-US Copyright Mon, 24 Aug 2020 15:54:48 GMT /arts-culture/2020-08-24/triumphing-over-rejection-to-break-through-as-a-native-writer-meet-annette-saunooke-clapsaddle Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle spent years writing her first novel, and it garnered critical acclaim: she won an award and became a finalist for another. Yet… Mon, 24 Aug 2020 15:54:48 GMT /arts-culture/2020-08-24/triumphing-over-rejection-to-break-through-as-a-native-writer-meet-annette-saunooke-clapsaddle Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2020-08-24/triumphing-over-rejection-to-break-through-as-a-native-writer-meet-annette-saunooke-clapsaddle Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle spent years writing her first novel, and it garnered critical acclaim: she won an award and became a finalist for another. Yet… Mon, 24 Aug 2020 15:54:48 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-08-24/triumphing-over-rejection-to-break-through-as-a-native-writer-meet-annette-saunooke-clapsaddle Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2019-01-08/debut-novel-features-a-glimpse-of-post-prison-life-in-appalachia How can you return to a place that was once home? That question is at the center of the new novel “Sugar Run” (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill/2019).… Tue, 08 Jan 2019 16:55:57 GMT /arts-culture/2019-01-08/debut-novel-features-a-glimpse-of-post-prison-life-in-appalachia Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-01-08/debut-novel-features-a-glimpse-of-post-prison-life-in-appalachia How can you return to a place that was once home? That question is at the center of the new novel “Sugar Run” (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill/2019).… Tue, 08 Jan 2019 16:55:57 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-01-08/debut-novel-features-a-glimpse-of-post-prison-life-in-appalachia Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2018-08-10/looking-at-the-life-of-appalachia-through-a-noir-lens Who are you willing to die for? That question is at the center of a new Appalachian noir novel set in western North Carolina, where author David Joy has… Fri, 10 Aug 2018 16:33:35 GMT /arts-culture/2018-08-10/looking-at-the-life-of-appalachia-through-a-noir-lens Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-08-10/looking-at-the-life-of-appalachia-through-a-noir-lens Who are you willing to die for? That question is at the center of a new Appalachian noir novel set in western North Carolina, where author David Joy has… Fri, 10 Aug 2018 16:33:35 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-08-10/looking-at-the-life-of-appalachia-through-a-noir-lens Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2017-09-06/in-debut-novel-redemption-in-small-town-appalachia Attorney Heather Bell Adams is used to crafting persuasive stories. But in the courtroom they have to be entirely factual. In her debut fiction novel she… Wed, 06 Sep 2017 16:25:09 GMT /arts-culture/2017-09-06/in-debut-novel-redemption-in-small-town-appalachia Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-09-06/in-debut-novel-redemption-in-small-town-appalachia Attorney Heather Bell Adams is used to crafting persuasive stories. But in the courtroom they have to be entirely factual. In her debut fiction novel she… Wed, 06 Sep 2017 16:25:09 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-09-06/in-debut-novel-redemption-in-small-town-appalachia Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio