West Virginia, Mountain Mama
Country roads, take me home. Appalachia is such an interesting region of the US, and also the setting of many incredible books! Whether it be historical fiction, biographies, folklore, or just every day stories from the Great Smoky Mountains, every recommendation is welcome
created by kittygoons
last updated October, 2026
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always love to see appalachia spoken about positively 🫶🫶 brother by ania ahlborn is some good appalachian horror!
Ooh yes, horror please! I listened to a whole Appalachian based horror podcast for a while and I loved it
I'm a mail carrier, and one of my customers on my route just happened to hand me a copy of Mailman: My wild ride delivering mail in Appalachia and finally finding home. Just a fun coincidence to share 🙂
Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy is dirty and evil but also very much in Appalachia
i don’t know why but “dirty and evil but also very much in Appalachia” made me honk with laughter, thank you for the lol
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Ooohhh yes! If you want another rec, The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young is a magical realism set in Appalachia!
Yay love this! I believe bog wife and the listeners are set in appalachia?
Who wrote The Listeners? There's a few different books with that title and I want to make sure I add the right one! 😊
i assume it’s maggie stiefvater’s one!
Yes! Sorry I should have grabbed the author as well haha thank you for that
Ooh, The Stories of Breece D'J Pancake would be an excellent addition
Wow, that sounds really interesting! I'll add it
I would love to see The Ballad of Trenchmouth Taggart on this list! It’s one of my favorite reads of 2026, and my entire book club loved it, but I have the only rating and discussion of this book on PageBound! If you love appalachian fiction, please read it!
I'll definitely add it to the list after such a ringing endorsement!!
Yes! My evil plot to get everyone to read this book is succeeding
Wooooo doggy, do I have some good recs for this list! Let me scuttle away and compile them 😏
Yay!!!! I can't wait
I’m back with my Appalachian book recs! I’ve got monster smut, I’ve got spooky gays, I’ve got it alllll 😈
•A Hemorrhage of Us by Roslyn Reed
•Feast While You Can by Mikaella Clements (I don’t think the author explicitly says the made-up town is in Appalachia but it’s definitely coded that way)
•White Trash Witchcraft by Rowan Brighton Brown
•The Hidden Gods of Appalachia by Jessica Leigh
•Lost to the Woods by Riley C Smith
•Song by Jae Dixon
•Moth Woods by Amara Lynn
•Water’s Edge by Ash Redd
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