Appalachian Literature

1. A novel by Silas House
3. A term coined by Frank X Walker.
6. A poet and founder of Black by God (Boom Boom!)
8. A modern-day retelling of David Copperfield. By Barbara Kingsolver
12. Ugh...do we need to include this one?
14. Playwright from Pittsburgh (yes, Pittsburgh is in Appalachia).
15. Author of The Birds of Opulence
17. One of the screenwriters for The Empire Strikes Back! (Grew up in Morgantown, WV!)
18. Author of The Prettiest Star (not David Bowie, but the title references that).
19. This author will gladly tell you what you are getting wrong about Appalachia.

1. A novel about the Battle of Blair Mountain in West Virginia
2. This guy's book doesn't count. An Appalachian imposter.
4. A historical novel about the civil war, written by Charles Frazier.
5. An illustrated novel by Robert Gipe
7. Author of Strange as This Weather Has Been
9. A novel by Harriette Arnow (remade into a TV movie starring Jane Fonda).
10. Author of Rocket Boys (aka October Sky)
11. Author of The Night of the Hunter
13. A collector of West Virginia ghost stories.
16. Author of Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place