https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ahhhp-140c087 Neema Avashia was born and raised in southern West Virginia to parents who immigrated to the United States from India. She has been a history and Civics teacher in the Boston Public Schools since 2003. Her essays have appeared in the Bitter Southerner, Catapult, Kenyon Review Online, and elsewhere. Her memoir, Another Appalachia, Coming…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4fmjs-140c067 Annie McDonnell asks Amy Ferris some interesting questions… Amy Ferris is an author, screenwriter, editor and playwright. Her memoir, Marrying George Clooney: Confessions From A Midlife Crisis debuted theatrically (Off-Broadway) in 2012. Ruth Pennebaker of The New York Times called her memoir “poignant, free-wheeling, cranky and funny.” Amy co-edited, along with Hollye Dexter, the…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-pe42n-13f9bd1 Zak Salih earned his BA in English and Journalism from James Madison University, and his MA in English from the University of Virginia. His fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Foglifter, Epiphany, Crazyhorse, The Florida Review, The Chattahoochee Review, The Millions, Apogee Journal, Kenyon Review Online, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and other…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-qkmhw-13f6505 From Annie: “The author I choose each month is one that I believe was born to shine – this month I want to introduce the smart, motivational, inspiring, and wise author – Meg Nocero.”

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-tjviq-13b3400 Few writers evoke the complexities of the heart and the gritty fascination of the American South as vividly as Donna Everhart, whose lyrical new novel, set against the background of the Great Depression, is a powerful story of courage, survival, and friendship . . .

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4vpkt-13b33f9 “Rousing… movingly explores Jessie’s struggle with her eating disorder, viscerally describing her twin desires for nourishment and purging in relation to a deep need to define herself… Everhart’s story of self-discovery, rife with colorful characters and a satisfying twist, will thrill readers.” – Publishers Weekly, STARRED Review

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-6r3c4-13b33f4 “Reminiscent of the novels of Lee Smith, Kaye Gibbons, and Sandra Dallas, Everhart builds a firm sense of place, portraying the tiredness and hope of a dry southern summer and voicing strong southern women.” ~Booklist

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-5nva5-13b33ef “Readers will find The Road to Bittersweet to be a lovingly crafted coming-of-age novel set in the unforgiving Carolina hills. Everhart understands the mindset of a young girl on the cusp of womanhood as her world fills with hardship, betrayal, and the wonderment of growing up. Readers will be struck by how beautifully Everhart…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-y3wtd-13b33eb “Young Dixie Dupree is an indomitable spirit in this coming-of-age novel that is a heartbreaking and honest witness to the resilience of human nature and the fighting spirit and courage residing in all of us, and for those who have lived in the underbelly of betrayal and child abuse. A triumphant debut novel which…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-3mhci-13acefa Welcome to The Holley House! Each month, Holly Hart Shirley will share stories with WELL READ. In February’s issue, Holly shares the story of her grandmother, Lenis Holley.