"Tiny Worlds of the Appalachian Mountains" celebrates one of the most biodiverse places on earth and features artist Rosalie Haizlett’s hand-drawn exploration of the region’s smallest creatures and plants.   From Alabama to Maine to Canada, Haizlett has traverses Appalachia...

In Backwoods Witchcraft, Jake Richards offers up a folksy stew of family stories, lore, omens, rituals, and conjure crafts that he learned from his great-grandmother, his grandmother, and his grandfather, a Baptist minister who Jake remembers could "rid someone of...

Pulling from the vast Foxfire archives — with interviews dating back to the 1960s — this testament to Appalachian women is sometimes funny, sometimes sad, but always griping. Real mountain women from many backgrounds — Cherokee, Black, and white — reflect on...

Need some apple cinnamon biscuits? How about green tomato pie? This terrific cookbook gives step-by-step instructions for both alongside over 70 more recipes. All of these delicious dished were inspired by home-cooked family meals in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, where author...

From springhouse to smokehouse, from hearth to garden, Southern Appalachian foodways are celebrated anew in this revised edition of "The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Cookery." First published in 1984, this paperback classic combines hundreds of unpretentious, delectable recipes with the practical knowledge, wisdom,...

This hardback alphabet book introduces young readers to letters while providing an endearing look at the traditions, history, and life of Appalachia.   SEE MORE FROM  Kentucky

Melding folklore, medical anthropology, and Appalachian history, this unprecedented guide to Appalachian folk medicine draws extensively from oral histories and archival sources from the 19th century to the present. It provides a complete tour of regional folk treatments plus information on...

At the intersection of LGBTQ studies and Appalachian studies, this paperback collection draws from the region’s valleys, hollers, mountains, and campuses to blend personal stories with scholarly and creative examinations of living and surviving as queers in Appalachia.

Show your Appalachian pride with this vibrant heart sticker! Made by the fine folks at Hippie's Daughter, in St. Albans, West Virginia, it measures 4" × 2.53".   SEE MORE FROM  West Virginia

Winner of two James Beard Foundation awards, including Cookbook of the Year, Victuals (pronounced vidles) is more than a collection of recipes. Author Ronni Lundy has crafted a study in Appalachian foodways that has drawn national attention to the region's...

Who doesn’t like a keychain that corrects people's pronunciations? Made by Hippie’s Daughter in St. Albans, West Virginia, it’s just like those classic, plastic keychains used at motels across the country and, who knows, maybe around the world.   SEE MORE FROM ...

This Appalachia Forever sticker sticks with you — rain, shine, or dishwasher cycle. Printed on durable 3" matte vinyl, it’s weatherproof and fade-resistant. Born at Starfangled Press in Brevard, North Carolina, this bold, hand-drawn design blends old-school printmaking with fresh...

Drawing inspiration from the woods around Wheeling, West Virginia, where he was raised and still lives, Logan Schmitt has become illustrator to the stars. With clients ranging from Van Morrison to Old Crow Medicine Show, the artist's otherworldly depictions of...

All of Appalachian Beekeeping Collective's delicious raw honey is produced by local beekeepers in the forests of Appalachia by a nonprofit that's restoring formerly mined forest land and creating sustainable incomes. No synthetic chemicals or antibiotics are used in their...

What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia is a frank assessment of America's recent fascination with the people and problems of the region. The book analyzes trends in contemporary writing on Appalachia, presents a brief history of Appalachia with an...

A shirt to celebrate our remarkable region. It’s hand-printed by Kin Ship Goods in Charleston, West Virginia on a tee that’s 100% cotton and certified to be sweatshop free. Kin Ship Goods clothes have been worn by fine folks you might know, like Patti...

A celebration of the queer parts of a complex region, this collection of LGBTQ+ essays proclaims loudly “we’re queer and we’re here to stay, cause we’re every bit a piece of the landscape as the rocks and the trees.” This is a paperback book.

From Springer Mountain to Katahdin, the Appalachian Trail is enjoyed by both casual day-trippers and hard-core thru-hikers. Remember every step you've taken on the trail, when you wear this iconic AT tee. Sustainably made from 60% BCI cotton and 40%...

Called "timeless and curiously of the moment," by Garden & Gun Magazine, this paperback collection spotlights the oral traditions that have been part of Appalachian culture for centuries. Here are instances of mountain speech, proverbs and sayings, legends, folktales, anecdotes,...

From Springer Mountain to Katahdin,  the Appalachian Trail is loved by millions and helps define this region. You can commemorate it's wonder with this beautiful, enamel pin. Made by The Landmark Project in Greenville, South Carolina, it captures the essence...

Running from Maine to Georgia, the Appalachian Trail is the world's longest hiking-only trail. Whether you've done a through-hike from beginning to end or day-hikes at some of its most striking points, you can relive your favorite AT memories with this...

When author Frank X Walker first coined the phrase "Affrilachia," he wanted to elevate the voices and accomplishments of African Americans in the Appalachian Mountains. Now, he's brought that spirit to a meaningful and adorable children's book. "A is for...

Critters were in the Appalachians long before humans. Show your support for them with this sustainably-made t-shirt. Crafted from 60% BCI cotton and 40% recycled polyester, it's made by from The Landmark Project, a Greenville, South Carolina print shop that...

Writers Dorothy Allison, Silas House, Ann Pancake, and many more contributed to this unprecedented collection, which explores what it means to be Appalachian and queer. Like much Appalachian literature, their work showcases family and the region's mountains, but it is...

Since 1972, Foxfire books have preserved and celebrated the culture of Southern Appalachia. In Travels with Foxfire, Phil Hudgins and Jessica Phillips travel from Georgia to the Carolinas, Tennessee to Kentucky, collecting stories. Across more than thirty essays, we discover...

Your gift provides unrestricted support to the Imagination Library of Roanoke City. Woodshed will match donations made in its Roanoke, Virginia store and on its website by September 30, 2026 up to $1000.

  PULITZER PRIZE WINNER!   Set in the southern Appalachians, "Demon Copperhead" is about Damon Fields, a boy born to a teenaged mother in a single-wide trailer. He has no assets beyond his dead father’s good looks and copper-colored hair,...

Author Cassie Chambers’ granny was a child bride in eastern Kentucky. She rose before dawn every morning to tend to seven children. Though she was flat broke, she wouldn’t hesitate to give a struggling neighbor her last slice of pie...

Your gift provides unrestricted support to the Imagination Library of Roanoke City. Woodshed will match donations made in its Roanoke, Virginia store and on its website by September 30, 2026 up to $1000.

Your gift provides unrestricted support to the Imagination Library of Roanoke City. Woodshed will match donations made in its Roanoke, Virginia store and on its website by September 30, 2026 up to $1000.