Meet Ed Morgan, an Abingdon writer, naturalist, and former mayor, as he discusses his new book, “Notes on the State of Southwest Virginia.” In 2015, Morgan was astonished to realize that Southwest Virginia was the most biodiverse location in the nation. He immediately asked himself how this was possible and why he did not know […]

Meet Martin Haworth, Scottish novelist and outdoorsman, whose love of history has led him to write the Z-Rod trilogy of novels, which takes the reader through an epic tale of 6th Century Scotland. It’s based on real historical events, set during the time when the Picts, the ancient people of Scotland, encountered the arrival of […]

A Celebration of Silas House is a Sunday with Friends special free program that will take place at the ballroom of the Martha Washington Inn & Spa. Silas House is among the most highly acclaimed Appalachian writers, who has written nine novels, poetry, plays, and a variety of non-fiction. The event will be part of […]

Emilee Hackney was a teenager, two-and-a-half weeks away from marrying an aspiring pastor in rural Appalachia, when police seized the man’s phone, scrolled through his pictures, and arrested him on child pornography charges. After that shocking episode, Hackney’s life continued to shift in unforeseen ways. She went from making sandwiches at Subway while attending a […]