"Now, Appalachia"
Welcome to Now Appalachia Radio with host and thriller author Eliot Parker. The show will profile Appalachian writers and creative people.Proud to be part of the August on the Air Global Radio Network. Authors on the Air...
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Also: Matt Jones, Robin Yocum, Anna Rollins, John Antonik, Tim Silver, Joe Walters, Laura Treacy Bentley, E. Davis Enloe, Rose McLarney, Jason Irwin, Michael Cody, Linda Gambill, Rayelle Davis, Aaron Quinn, Jen Julian, Justin Wymer
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/21/26 | Now, Appalachia interview with author Kathleen Branigan | On the latest episode of Now, Appalachia, Eliot interviews author Kathleen Branigan about her new memoir INTO THE FLOW. Kathleen is an author and coach who explores what happens when we stop giving our power away and begin listening inward. Drawing on over twenty years of coaching experience and a master's degree in religious studies from Georgetown University, she invites us to come back to what's true and create our lives from there. After six years of vagabonding the globe with her life partner, she's traded her suitcase for hiking boots and now calls Asheville, North Carolina, home. | 29m 17s | ||||||
| 9/23/26 | Now, Appalachia interview with author Earl Swift | On the latest episode of Now, Appalachia, Eliot interviews author Earl Swift about his latest nonfiction book UP ON COVE MOUNTAIN. Earl is the author of the New York Times bestseller Chesapeake Requiem, which was named to ten best-of-the-year lists. His most recent book, Hell Put to Shame, was a finalist for the Edgar Award (Best Fact Crime) and the Virginia Literary Award. A former reporter for The Virginian-Pilot and a contributor to Outside and other publications, he lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains west of Charlottesville. | 29m 56s | ||||||
| 9/15/26 | Now, Appalachia Interview with author Susan Zurenda | On the latest episode of Now, Appalachia, Eliot interviews author Susan Zurenda about her latest novel NO WAY OUT BUT THROUGH. Susan taught English for thirty-three years at the college level and at the high school level to AP students. She is the author of the Southern literary novel, Bells for Eli,which received several awards including first place for Best First Book—Fiction in the 2021 Independent Publisher Book Awards. Her novel The Girl from the Red Rose Motel was the recipient of the 2024 Patricia Winn Award in Southern Fiction and first place winner for Southeast Fiction in the 2024 Independent Publisher Book Awards, among others. Zurenda has won awards for her short fiction, including the South Carolina Fiction Prize, twice. | 26m 10s | ||||||
| 8/12/26 | interviewgenerational trauma+4 | Rayelle Davis | Duquesne UniversityMONEY IN THE MOUNTAINS | western Maryland | Rayelle DavisMONEY IN THE MOUNTAINS+5 | — | 27m 46s | ||
| 8/4/26 | Appalachian publishinginterview+3 | Aaron Quinn | Walnut Street Publishing | — | Appalachiapublishing+3 | — | 25m 20s | ||
| 7/28/26 | Appalachian horrorauthor interview+3 | Jen Julian | Press 53Third Coast Magazine+4 | University of MissouriUNC Greensboro+1 | Appalachian horrorJen Julian+3 | — | 27m 05s | ||
| 7/22/26 | poetryinterview+3 | Justin Wymer | Harvard Office for the ArtsRadcliffe Institute+7 | — | Justin WymerLET THE FOREST GO+4 | — | 25m 21s | ||
| 7/14/26 | Appalachian literatureauthor interview+3 | Michael Cody | East Tennessee State UniversityAVALON MOON+1 | Sumter, South CarolinaWalnut, Madison County, North Carolina+2 | Appalachian thrillerMichael Cody+5 | — | 28m 06s | ||
| 6/16/26 | memoirinterview+4 | Linda Gambill | Peace CorpsUniversity of Tennessee+4 | — | memoirLinda Gambill+5 | — | 38m 21s | ||
| 5/22/26 | memoirpoetry+4 | Jason Irwin | Low GhostMain Street Rag+5 | — | memoirJason Irwin+4 | — | 29m 43s | ||
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| 5/6/26 | interviewcreative writing+4 | Rose McLarney | University of Georgia PressSouthern Humanities Review+6 | western North Carolina | Rose McLarneyRUBBLE MASONRY+4 | — | 33m 29s | ||
| 4/29/26 | interviewliterature+3 | E. Davis Enloe | Converse CollegeBarrow Street+8 | — | E. Davis EnloeINTO THE NIGHT WOODS+3 | — | 30m 43s | ||
| 4/22/26 | booksliterature+1 | Jordan Ritter Conn. | AMERICAN MENThe Road From Raqqa+8 | NashvilleTennessee | American MenThe Road From Raqqa+4 | — | 35m 17s | ||
| 3/24/26 | post-apocalyptic fictionAppalachia+1 | John Michael Layne | SEASONS OF ASHAppalachia+1 | Green BankWest Virginia+1 | familyfaith+2 | — | 32m 30s | ||
| 3/13/26 | novelscomic books+2 | Van Jensen | GODFALLAppalachia+5 | Western NebraskaAtlanta | GODFALLImagine Entertainment+2 | — | 32m 13s | ||
| 2/28/26 | interviewbooks+2 | Matt Jones | A RECKONING UP BLACK CAT HOLLOWthe University of Virginia+7 | New YorkCharlottesville+1 | novelsscreenplays+2 | — | 33m 02s | ||
| 1/21/26 | interviewthriller+2 | Robin Yocum | THE LAST HITMANThe Sacrifice of Lester Yates+13 | the Ohio River Valley | fictionnonfiction+2 | — | 33m 24s | ||
| 12/18/25 | memoirAppalachia+1 | Anna Rollins | Appalachiathe New York Times+8 | Appalachia | FAMISHEDcomposition+2 | — | 27m 24s | ||
| 10/28/25 | Appalachiafootball+3 | John Antonik | ALMOST HEAVENSaturday Snapshots: West Virginia University Football+10 | — | Bobby BowdenMountaineer athletics+2 | — | 37m 46s | ||
| 10/2/25 | true crimehistory+1 | Tim Silver | DEATH IN BRIAR BOTTOMAppalachia+4 | — | MOUNT MITCHELL AND THE BLACK MOUNTAINSAN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR | — | 31m 55s | ||
| 8/12/25 | book marketingindie publishing+1 | Joe Walters | THE TRUTH ABOUT BOOK REVIEWSAppalachia+10 | Pennsylvania | THE TRUTH ABOUT BOOK REVIEWSIndependent Book Review+3 | — | 36m 44s | ||
| 7/22/25 | poetrynovels+3 | Laura Treacy Bentley | GLASS MOUNTAINLOOKING FOR IRELAND+7 | West VirginaHagerstown+4 | GLASS MOUNTAINLOOKING FOR IRELAND+3 | — | 32m 27s | ||
| 6/24/25 | Now, Appalachia interview with author Lee Cole | On the latest episode of Now, Appalachia, Eliot interviews author Lee Cole about his new novel FULFILLMENT. Lee is also the author of GROUNDSKEEPING. He was born and grew up in rural Western Kentucky. A recent graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop, he now lives in Houston, Texas. | 28m 24s | ||||||
| 6/10/25 | Now, Appalachia interview with author Kevin Wilson | On the latest episode of Now, Appalachia, Eliot interviews author Kevin Wilson about his latest novel RUN FOR THE HILLS. Kevin is the New York Times bestselling author of five novels, including Now Is Not the Time to Panic, Nothing to See Here, and The Family Fang, as well as two story collections. His work has received the Shirley Jackson Award and been selected as a Read with Jenna book club pick. He lives in Sewanee, Tennessee, with his wife and two sons. | 29m 35s | ||||||
| 5/28/25 | Now, Appalachia interview with author Benjamin Bradley | On the latest episode of Now, Appalachia, Eliot interviews author Benjamin Bradley about his latest mystery WHAT HE LEFT BEHIND. Benjamin Bradley is a member of both Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers. He's the author of the Shepard & Kelly Mystery series through Indies United Publishing House and his short fiction has appeared in literary magazines including Reckon Review and Flash Fiction Magazine. He works in public health and homelessness and lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with his wife, their cat Fox, and their dog Harper. | 27m 15s | ||||||
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