Given Ground

A collection of stories, winner of the Whiting Award and a Pushcart Prize, that features a rich texture of language and complexity of character that will leave the reader breathless. These stories allow the readers to explore the interior landscapes of the people and places of Appalachia.

Strange as This Weather Has Been

An intrepid mother determines to take on the secretive world of mountain top removal and the coal companies that make millions at the expense of West Virginian families. Lace and Jimmy Make and their children are as much victims of the ruthless world of King Coal, making money, and tearing apart mountains as old as Pangea itself. Winner of the Weatherford and other awards, Strange As This Weather Has Been is the 2023 One Book, One West Virginia Common Read.

Me and My Daddy Listen to Bob Marley

A tour de force in storytelling and use of language and experimentation with narrative form, Me and My Daddy Listen to Bob Marley explores the people of Appalachia who are excluded, othered, and a region of America which is rife with stories and people that are distinctly and richly portrayed in this brilliant collection.