"Now, Appalachia"

Welcome to Now Appalachia Radio with host and thriller author Eliot Parker. The show will profile Appalachian writers and creative people.Proud to be part of the August on the Air Global Radio Network. Authors on the Air Global Radio Network is an international digital media corporation comprised of radio talk shows, podcasts, book reviews and anthology publishing with 3 million listeners in 40 countries and over one million social media friends.

"Now, Appalachia" is a arts podcast hosted by Eliot Parker, with 174 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Eliot Parker hosts "Now, Appalachia", a arts show with 174 episodes published.

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  Now, Appalachia interview with author Rayelle Davis

  Aug 11, 202628 min

  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.

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  Now, Appalachia interview with Walnut Street Publishing and publisher Aaron Quinn

  Aug 4, 202625 min

  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

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  Now, Appalachia interview with author Jen Julian

  Jul 28, 202627 min

  On the latest episode of Now, Appalachia, Eliot interviews author Jen Julian about her latest Appalachian horror novel THE WINTER FOLK. Jen Julian’s previous publications include a short story collection, Earthly Delights and Other Apocalypses (Press 53, 2018), which was the winner of Press 53’s Short Fiction Prize, as well as work in numerous literary journals, most recently a story in Third Coast Magazine, which received distinction in Best American Short Stories 2023. Jen holds a PhD in English from the University of Missouri and an MFA in Fiction from UNC Greensboro. A 2016 Clarion Alumna, she has contributed fiction both to the Sewanee Writers’ Conference and the Texas Book Festival. These days, Jen lives in the mountains of North Georgia and teaches creative writing at Young Harris College.

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  Now, Appalachia interview with poet Justin Wymer

  Jul 22, 202625 min

  On the latest episode of Now, Appalachia, Eliot interviews poet Justin Wymer about his latest collection LET THE FOREST GO. Justin is is a writer and educator from West Virginia. He is the author of DEED and has been honored by the Harvard Office for the Arts, the Radcliffe Institute, the University of Iowa, and the Academy of American Poets. His work appears in the Boston Review , the Kenyon Review , Literary Hub , and other publications. Find him online at justinwymer.com.

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  Now, Appalachia interview with author Michael Cody

  Jul 14, 202628 min

  On the latest episode of Now, Appalachia, Eliot interviews author Michael Cody about his new Appalachian thriller AVALON MOON. Michael was born in Sumter, South Carolina, and grew up in the village of Walnut, jewel of Madison County, North Carolina, not far from the ruins of Runion, a place he has reimagined for stories appearing in Tampa Review, Yemassee, The Chaffin Journal, Still: The Journal, and other publications. He spent his formative twenties living and working as a songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee. His prior novel, Streets of Nashville, is scheduled for publication in April 2025 by Madville Publishing. Cody lives with his wife Leesa in Jonesborough, Tennessee, and teaches American literature before 1900, Native American literature, and mythology in the Department of Literature & Language at East Tennessee State University.

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