Author Archives: emilycchoate

I’m delighted to share my latest piece for Chapter 16, which is a review of Deviant Hollers: Queering Appalachian Ecologies for a Sustainable Future, edited by Rebecca Scott and Zane McNeill. From the piece: “Pushing against narratives of Appalachia that … Continue reading →

Earlier this month, Chapter 16 published my Q&A with children’s author Shannon Hitchcock about her new picture book, Of Words & Water. This book offers a beautiful introduction to the life and work of Appalachian author and environmentalist Wilma Dykeman. … Continue reading →

My first piece of the new year is up today at Chapter 16. I hope you’ll check out poet Jane Hicks’ new knockout collection, The Safety of Small Things. From my review (which you can read here): “Throughout East TN … Continue reading →

This week, Chapter 16 has rerun a piece I wrote in 2019 about an evolving lifelong fascination with Dylan Thomas’ “A Child’s Christmas in Wales.” I loved writing this piece, and I’m so grateful to Maria Browning and Chapter 16 … Continue reading →

I’m excited to share my latest for Chapter 16. I love writing poetry roundup reviews, and these three memorable new collections are worth your time: Erin Hoover’s No Spare People, L.S. McKee’s Creature, Wing, Heart, Machine, and Shuly Xóchitl Cawood’s … Continue reading →

My latest review for Chapter 16, up this week, covers Cookeville writer Monic Ductan’s debut story collection, Daughters of Muscadine. These linked stories entangle the historical and psychological legacies of several generations of Black families in Muscadine, a fictional rural … Continue reading →

I’m delighted to share my recent review of poet Lisa Dordal’s new, innovative collection, Next Time You Come Home. Dordal worked with a huge trove of letters written to her by her late mother, Milly, to create the poems in … Continue reading →

It’s new Ron Rash novel time! Last month, I had the chance to share my thoughts about Rash’s melancholy reflection on love and loss, The Caretaker. Rash is one of my favorites, so this was a treat. You can read … Continue reading →

I really enjoyed the chance to write a new piece celebrating Georgia writer Janisse Ray for Chapter 16. Ray’s devotion to the natural world–and to bringing that world onto the page in innovative ways–has been a beacon for so many … Continue reading →

I look forward to leading a virtual discussion this week on Richard Powers’ masterwork of environmental fiction, The Overstory. Tuesday, July 18th, at 7 PM. Join us via Humanities Tennessee’s Facebook Live or YouTube feeds. I’m delighted to participate as … Continue reading →