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by Ron Rash
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by David Joy
Published Jul 2023
Read ReviewsAcclaimed author and "remarkably gifted storyteller" (the Charlotte Observer) David Joy returns with a fierce and tender tale of a father, an addict, a lawman, and the explosive events that come to unite them.
by Leah Weiss
Published Aug 2017
Read ReviewsWith a colorful cast of characters that each contribute a new perspective, If The Creek Don't Rise is a debut novel bursting with heart, honesty, and homegrown grit.
by Christian Kiefer
Published Jan 2016
Read ReviewsFor fans of Denis Johnson and Peter Matthiessen, a literary thriller from one of the most exciting new voices in American fiction.
by David Vann
Published Oct 2014
Read ReviewsDavid Vann creates a haunting and provocative novel that explores our most primal urges and beliefs, the bonds of blood and religion that define and secure us, and the consequences of our actions - what we owe for what we've done.
by Amy Greene
Published Jan 2011
Read ReviewsNamed for a flower whose blood-red sap possesses the power both to heal and poison, Bloodroot is a stunning fiction debut about the legaciesof magic and madness, faith and secrets, passion and lossthat haunt one family across the generations, from the Great Depression to today.
by Jim Harrison
Published Sep 2010
Read ReviewsThe Farmers Daughter is a memorable portrait of three decidedly unconventional American lives. With wit, poignancy, and an unbounded love for his characters, Jim Harrison has again reminded us why he is one of the most cherished and important authors at work today.
by Carolyn Wall
Published Aug 2009
Read ReviewsDestined to be a classic, Sweeping Up Glass is a tough and tender novel of love, race, and justice, and a ferocious, unflinching look at the power of family.
Reasons for and Advantages of Breathing
by Lydia Peelle
Published Aug 2009
Read ReviewsIn Reasons for and Advantages of Breathing, Lydia Peelle brings together eight brilliant storiestwo of which won Pushcart Prizes and one of which won an O. Henry Prizethat peer straight into the human heart.
by Elizabeth Strout
Published Sep 2008
Read ReviewsWinner of the Pulitzer Prize, Olive Kitteridge offers profound insights into the human condition its conflicts, its tragedies and joys, and the endurance it requires.
by Linda Scott DeRosier
Published Jul 2002
Read ReviewsA humorous and poignant memoir of an educated and cultured woman who came of age in Appalachia. A story of relationships, the challenges and consequences of choice, and the impact of the past on the present.
by Brad Kessler
Published Mar 2002
Read ReviewsSet in the remote mining country of West Virginia in the late twenties, Lick Creek is the compelling story of a fiery young woman, Emily Jenkins, and what happens when progress -- and tragedy -- comes to her family's farm.
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