kottke.org15 books about Appalachia to read instead of Hillbilly Elegy that counter “the stereotypes of [Republican VP pick] J.D. Vance’s version of Appalachia”. https://kottke.org/24/07/15-books-about-appalachia-to-read-instead-of-hillbilly-elegy
Sam Potts@kottke The complaint that Applachia is underrepresented in culture is ridiculous. Fiction, music (Mumford et al), movies, sheesh even NASCAR touts its hillbilly moonshining origins — it's depicted plenty. Just another white person grievance about "being forgotten."
Erin@sampottspotts @kottke where are you seeing that complaint? This is just a list of books.