"Now, Appalachia"

On the latest episode of Now, Appalachia, Eliot interviews author Kathleen Branigan about her new memoir INTO THE FLOW. Kathleen is an author and coach who explores what happens when we stop giving our power away and begin listening inward. Drawing on over twenty years of coaching experience and a master's degree in religious studies from Georgetown University, she invites us to come back to what's true and create our lives from there. After six years of vagabonding the globe with her life partner, she's traded her suitcase for hiking boots and now calls Asheville, North Carolina, home.

On the latest episode of Now, Appalachia, Eliot interviews author Earl Swift about his latest nonfiction book UP ON COVE MOUNTAIN. Earl is the author of the New York Times bestseller Chesapeake Requiem, which was named to ten best-of-the-year lists. His most recent book, Hell Put to Shame, was a finalist for the Edgar Award (Best Fact Crime) and the Virginia Literary Award. A former reporter for The Virginian-Pilot and a contributor to Outside and other publications, he lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains west of Charlottesville.

On the latest episode of Now, Appalachia, Eliot interviews author Susan Zurenda about her latest novel NO WAY OUT BUT THROUGH. Susan taught English for thirty-three years at the college level and at the high school level to AP students. She is the author of the Southern literary novel, Bells for Eli,which received several awards including first place for Best First Book—Fiction in the 2021 Independent Publisher Book Awards. Her novel The Girl from the Red Rose Motel was the recipient of the 2024 Patricia Winn Award in Southern Fiction and first place winner for Southeast Fiction in the 2024 Independent Publisher Book Awards, among others. Zurenda has won awards for her short fiction, including the South Carolina Fiction Prize, twice.

On the latest episode of Now, Appalachia, Eliot interviews author Rayelle Davis about her new book MONEY IN THE MOUNTAINS. Rayelle Davis is a licensed therapist specialising in generational trauma in rural working-class communities. She started working as a counsellor in 2016, witnessing the personal stories behind the opioid epidemic, and has gone on to run her own private practice. She is currently working towards her doctoral degree in Counsellor Education and Supervision at Duquesne University. She lives in western Maryland.

On the latest episode of Now, Appalachia, Eliot profiles Appalachian publisher Walnut Street Publishing and their publisher, Aaron Quinn. For more information about Aaron and Walnut Street Publishing, visit www.walnutstreetpublishing.com