Resources

The living map of Appalachian literary life, built piece by verified piece.

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• The Bookstore Directory — 189 verified independent bookstores across eight states. The foundation everything else builds on.

Coming next

• Libraries with local-author programs — the branches that actively host and shelve regional writers.
• Festivals & small presses — the region's literary infrastructure, verified the same way the bookstores were.
• Author how-tos — plainspoken guidance on approaching bookstores, readings, and publishing options, written for the region. When book-design or publishing services are mentioned, our founder's own sites are listed alongside alternatives, with disclosure — see About.
• Storytellers' Corner — Appalachian folklore and Gothic done respectfully, from Ruth Ann Musick's ghost tales to the region's long porch-story tradition.