{"product_id":"step-into-the-circle-writers-in-modern-appalachia-hardcover","title":"Step Into the Circle: Writers in Modern Appalachia - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmy Greene\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eTrent Thomson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this beautiful book of photographs and short essays, some of Appalachia's best-known writers profile each other and the place they call home.\u003c\/b\u003e Edited by \u003cem\u003eBloodroot\u003c\/em\u003e novelist Amy Greene and her husband Trent Thomson, this book also features Wendell Berry, Lee Smith, Crystal Wilkinson, Ron Rash, Wiley Cash, Silas House, Jason Kyle Howard, Adriana Trigiani, and others. Part photo book, part essay collection, and all praise for the mountains and valleys of the region, this book collects some of the region's greatest literary treasures for a generation of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmy Greene's first novel \u003cem\u003eBloodroot\u003c\/em\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and national bestseller. In 2010 Greene won the Weatherford Award for Appalachian Fiction. Her second novel \u003cem\u003eLong Man\u003c\/em\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Top Book of the Year. In 2016 Greene won the Willie Morris Award for Southern Literature and was inducted into the East Tennessee Literary Hall of Fame. Her essays have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, among other publications. Greene has lectured and conducted workshops across the country. Greene is cofounder of Bloodroot Mountain, a nonprofit organization based in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrent Thomson is cofounder of Bloodroot Mountain, a nonprofit organization based in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains. He holds a MA in Literature and Theology from the Sewanee School of Letters. His 2015 thesis was titled \"Living in Lectio: Praying with Their Pens.\" Thomson edited \u003ci\u003eA Week in Waiting\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of poems by Fr. Anthony Delisi, a Trappist monk. He has published scholarly work on Thomas Merton and Wendell Berry on their shared sacramental worldview. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 10.2 x 8.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 10, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769789710624,"sku":"9781949467123","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/026f1373e8c4c6c2ebb123f217d11d48_7a5e5a70-3dca-444e-93c7-449d1b13a3e1.webp?v=1780356683","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/step-into-the-circle-writers-in-modern-appalachia-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}