In the second episode of Read Appalachia, host Kendra Winchester poses the question, where does Appalachian Literature come from? The learn the answer, Kendra talks to Derek Krissoff, the Director of West Virginia University Press, and Med Reid, the Directer of Hub City Press.View the complete show notes over on our website!Things MentionedWest Virginia University PressTwitter | InstagramHub City PressTwitter | InstagramBelt PublishingUniversity of Kentucky PressBlairBooks MentionedGuest InfoDerek Krissoff is director at West Virginia University Press and has previously worked at the university presses at Georgia and Nebraska.TwitterMeg Reid is the Director of Hub City Press in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where she finds and champions new and overlooked voices from the American South, including Carter Sickels, Drew Lanham, Ashley M. Jones, and Anjali Enjeti. An editor and book designer, her essays have appeared online in outlets like DIAGRAM, Oxford American, and The Rumpus. She holds an MFA in Nonfiction from the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where she served as Assistant Editor of the literary magazine, Ecotone, and worked for the literary imprint Lookout Books.TwitterRead Appalachia and Appodlachia have partnered up to bring you Appalachian Bookshelf, a quarterly book club featuring Appalachian books we can't wait to discuss with you all. Join the group discussion over on our Instagram!Show Your Love for Read Appalachia! You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page. Follow Read Appalachia Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok ContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay