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Kirkus has the first published review of Kelley Shinn’s “harrowing” The Wounds That Bind Us : “Readers may not want to follow in [Shinn’s] footsteps, but they will never be bored with her as a companion.” The author will be joined by Jaki Shelton Green, North Carolina’s poet laureate, for a launch event on June 1 in Ocracoke, NC.
Neema Avashia’s Another Appalachia is named a finalist for the Weatherford Award in Appalachian studies, joining the long list of recent winners and finalists from WVU Press. Avashia is interviewed in Barrelhouse , and her “stunning” book is recommended alongside William H. Turner’s The Harlan Renaissance in Book Riot ‘s piece “Eight Books about Appalachian True Stories.” Avashia will be a featured speaker at the West Virginia Book Festival, as reported in the Charleston Gazette-Mail .
Also appearing in Book Riot is Deesha Philyaw’s “phenomenal” The Secret Lives of Church Ladies , which is included in the feature “The Best Books We Read, January–March, 2023.” Philyaw will appear with Tyriek White at Square Books in Oxford, MS, on May 16.
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