January 23, 2025 - Appalachian Elegy - bell hooks
February 27, 2025 - This Book is Free and Yours to Keep: Notes from the Appalachian Prison Book Project - West Virginia University Press
March 27, 2025 - Lies on the Serpent's Tongue - Kate Pearsall
April 24, 2025 - Well of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo's Hidden History - Kristina Gaddy
May 22, 2025 - Hawk's Done Gone - Mildred Haun
June 26, 2025 - Working Girl Blues: The Life and Music of Hazel Dickens - Hazel Dickens and Bill C. Malone
July 24, 2025 - The Middle of Somewhere - Suzanne Stryk
August 28, 2025 - Refuge - Dot Jackson
September 25, 2025 - The Martha Odyssey - Bonny Gable
October 23, 2025 - Poor Gal: The Cultural History of Little Liza Jane - Dan Gutstein
November 20, 2025 - My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music's Black Past, Present, and Future - Alice Randall
December 18, 2025 - Fairy Tales of Appalachia - Staci Sivinski
- Read the book before the discussion date.
- Be prepared to talk about your thoughts on the book with other readers from the library and museum. Discussion Questions will be sent out on Monday before the show to help you organize your thoughts and guide the conversation.
- Be in a quiet space with a stable internet connection and access to Zoom for the duration of the show.
- Log into the Zoom meeting about 10 minutes before 12:00 so we can check all the technology is working before we go live.
We are still looking for a volunteer reader for the books highlighted. Back up readers are always good to have on hand, if you are interested in a book that is already taken, let us know if you want to be on the backup reader list!
