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West Virginia Book Festival Announces Featured Authors For 2026
This year’s featured speakers will be award-winning children’s novelist R. L. Stine, nonfiction author Margot Lee Shetterley, New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn, mystery author and West Virginia native Craig Johnson, and local author and illustrator Rosalie Haizlett.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA Look At New Novel ‘The Secret Astronomers’ Set In Pocahontas County, This West Virginia Morning
A new young adult novel titled "The Secret Astronomers" captures a slice of life in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. This debut novel by author Jessica Walter tells the story of a friendship between two high school students as they unravel a decades-old mystery. Inside Appalachia host Mason Adams spoke with Walker before the book was released a few months ago.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsEncore: Holiday Traditions, Inside Appalachia
This week, we go a-wassailing in Asheville, North Carolina. It’s kind of like Christmas caroling, with a kick. Also, family recipes bring generations together. But what happens when you’ve got grandma’s potato candy recipe, and it doesn’t have exact measurements? And, a new book explores the magical dark side of nature.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Book Festival Welcomes Readers, Authors To Charleston
Festival goers can attend workshops on writing immersive fiction, and children and families are invited to take part in a storybook costume parade.
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Appalachian Author Reflects On Heritage, Portrayal Of Cherokee In Literature
Author Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle sat down with Eastern Panhandle Bureau Chief Liz McCormick to discuss her background, her debut novel and the importance of reclaiming Cherokee identity through literature. Clapsaddle is the 2025 Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence at Shepherd University.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsVolunteers Bring Books And A Love Of Reading To Kids
A team of young volunteers that started in Morgantown is building an international network to make sure preschoolers have their own books at home.
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