In this episodes of Read Appalachia, Kendra Winchester talks to Kayla Rae Whitaker about her new novel Returns and Exchanges.

This week, Garrett reviews QUARANTINE by Rahul Mehta. Released in 2011, it’s gained new meaning more recently, as most people have had to experience the liminal sensation of being trapped between worlds and states of being. Each of the stories feels simultaneously autobiographical and critical, with a healthy dose of mixed and compounded identity.