APPALACHIAN REUNION, CELEBRATION, AND HOMECOMING
EDITED BY WILLIAM ISOM II
Illustrated by chris demaria
Foreward by ashleigh bryant phillips
At long last, a collection of short stories from acclaimed West Virginia author Scott McClanahan. These thirty-three stories, including two new stories in print for the first time, are snapshots from growing up in a small, rural Appalachian town.
by Kayla jean murphy
Ruby Faye, struggling with an unexpected pregnancy and alcoholism, returns to her small Appalachian hometown, where she becomes entangled in a multilevel marketing vitamin wellness scheme. Pressured to build a larger customer base, Ruby Faye returns to her childhood Pentecostal church, The Light.
investigating the unseen in america
by troy rondinone and jeremy chandler
The Mothman Chronicles is the first book to tell the complete history of this extraordinary phenomenon. Combining historical research, folklore studies, cultural analysis, photography, and firsthand reporting, historian Troy Rondinone and photographer-documentarian Jeremy Chandler trace the Mothman’s journey from a regional mystery to a fixture of American popular culture.
The weeks act and the people, politics, and policies that created the eastern national forests
by Char Miller
Over twenty million acres of conservation land–national forests, parks, and refuges-are now under federal protection under the 1911 Weeks Act. But their establishment, which allowed the federal government to purchase private land, was anything but simple. Environmental historian Char Miller explores in depth the stark purpose public lands give to the nation.
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Whether preserving regional history, advancing academic research, or amplifying diverse voices, WVU Press is dedicated to publishing books that matter here in West Virginia and far beyond.
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What Kind of Mother
A Reckoning
Let All Our Ghosts Depart
Stories
The New Decentralists
The Back-to-the-Land Movement and the Politics of Localism in Appalachia, 1968-2000
Wide Branches, Deep Roots
How Appalachian Wisdom Can Help in the Fight for a Sustainable Future
Elsewhere
How the US Food System Cultivates, Consumes, and Conceals Its Violence
Black Space
More Abundantly
The Mothman Chronicles
Collected Stories of Scott McClanahan
Regenerating the Land
Download a digital copy of our Spring 2027 catalog and discover a season of compelling fiction, nonfiction, and scholarly works. Bringing together established scholars and emerging voices, these books explore topics that resonate both within Appalachia and beyond.
Connective Tissue Series
Connective Tissue is a broad series exploring the human condition and its intersection with health, illness, and healing through the lens of the humanities and its methodologies, as well as through expressive creative works that illuminate people’s lived experience with health, illness, and medicine. This series seeks to publish books that cover innovative approaches to healthcare, integrating expressive arts and humanities practices into health settings, as well as books of creative writing that artfully render stories of illness, disability, and healthcare.
What Kind of Mother
Dizzy
West Virginia University Athletics
Almost Heaven
The Backyard Brawl
Saturday Snapshots
Roll Out the Carpet
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
Appalachian Reckoning
Another Appalachia
This Book is Free and Yours to Keep
Saharan Winds
