Now, Appalachia interview with author Anna Rollins

Now, Appalachia interview with author Anna Rollins

From "Now, Appalachia" by Eliot Parker

December 18, 2025 · 27 min

About this episode

Eliot interviews author Anna Rollins about her debut memoir FAMISHED and her experiences in Appalachia.

On the latest episode of Now, Appalachia, Eliot interviews author Anna Rollins about her debut memoir FAMISHED. Anna Rollins lives and works in Appalachia. She has taught courses in composition and rhetoric, writing center studies, creative nonfiction, and text analysis for over a decade. Her work has appeared in outlets such as the New York Times, Slate, Salon, Electric Literature, Joyland, Newsweek , and The Today Show .

People in this episode

Guest: Anna Rollins

Topics covered

  • memoir
  • Appalachia
  • writing

Keywords

  • FAMISHED
  • composition
  • rhetoric
  • creative nonfiction

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Now, Appalachia, FAMISHED

Places: Appalachia

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