Lauren K

Coal Miner’s Daughter

Recommended by Lauren K

in response to Elena

Tell me about books you love that are set in, or about Appalachia, especially by authors from the region. From newer, lauded novels like Demon Copperhead to classics like The Trail of the Lonesome Pine I am open to recs old and new, fiction especially but non fiction too.

A real first person account you can read in a day, by the one who got away and my favorite feminist.

a month ago

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@elenaclaroquesiAug 1, 2026

Oo thank you, it’s not at my local library but I love a challenge and will be on the lookout for this one!

@im_lauren_kAug 1, 2026

ThriftBooks, baby! (alot of the sales are from libraries so you’re supporting them too)

@elenaclaroquesiAug 1, 2026

Such a good tip thank you

@maribethAug 16, 2026

Yes! The audiobook was great too, read by Sissy Spacek, who won an Academy Award for playing Lynn in the 1980 film adaptation.

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