AVERY COUNTY, N.C.—If there is such a thing as the classic Appalachian success story, the rise in popularity of the ...

Folk magic goes by many names in the Appalachian Mountains: root work, granny magic, kitchen witchery, Braucherei, witchcraft Emma Cieslik Isolation is a part of life in the Appalachian Mountains, and ...

“‘Monsters in Appalachia’ is a collection of 15 short stories written over the last decade or so,” Monks said in an email. “A couple of the stories contain magical realist elements, but most fall ...

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Vice Presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) first entered popular culture selling a caricature of Appalachian culture to eager elite consumers on both the political right and left. His 2016 book, ...