Good times signing books and meeting readers at the Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville! #appalachianlit #southernlit

Looking forward to seeing everyone in Huntington, West Virginia at the Appalachian Studies Association Conference! #appalachianlit

Charlottesville! We’ll be at the Virginia Festival of the Book this Saturday from noon until 6pm. Drop by, say hello, and get a signed book if you’re in the area! #bookfestival #appalachianlit #southernlit

Love animals? Love Appalachia? Check out our panel at the 49th Annual Appalachian Studies Association Conference at Marshall University! #appalachianlit #animals

We’re giving away 10 signed copies of PINEVILLE TRACE, “an introspective, haunting tale that remains with us” (Heavy Feather Review). Enter today for a chance to win! www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

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I’ll be at the West Virginia Book Festival this Saturday signing copies of PINEVILLE TRACE! #bookfestival #literaryfiction #appalachianlit #southernfiction #novella #pinevilletrace #writingcommunity 💙📚

EDITOR’S PICK @publisherswkly.bsky.social #BookLife named PINEVILLE TRACE an Editor’s Pick! Learn more at wesblake.com. #PublishersWeekly #EditorsPick #BookReview #SouthernLit #AppalachianLit #Novella #NovellaInFlash #Cats #PinevilleTrace

Good times today at A Likely Story Bookstore for the Midway Fall Festival signing PINEVILLE TRACE. If you missed me today, you can still get signed copies at A Likely Story in Midway! #midwayfallfestival #booksigning #southernfiction #appalachianlit #PinevilleTrace

Back when we lived in Morehead, Kentucky in the 1980s! I’ll be back there with Julie Hensley talking about our new books at CoffeeTree Books thisTuesday at 5pm! #moreheadky #booksigning #appalachianlit #southernfiction #pinevilletrace #fiveoaks

Richmond! I’ll be at the Madison County Public Library Book Fest w/ Beth Brown and others on Sunday, July 20 from 2-4. Signed books available. See all the authors below:

#booksigning #bookfestival #richmond #library #southernfiction #appalachianlit #novella #flashfiction #cats #pinevilletrace 💙📚

Pine Mountain Reading: “KY-190” from PINEVILLE TRACE:
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#pinemountainstatepark #chainedrock #southernfiction #appalachianlit #novella #authors #cats #pinevilletrace 💙📚

Had a blast talking writing with @rickchilders.bsky.social at the Lexington Public Library today. Signed copies of TURKEYFOOT & PINEVILLE TRACE available at A Likely Story bookstore. Thanks to everyone who joined us! 💙📚

#debutbook #debutauthor #kentuckywriters #appalachianlit #writingcommunity

“Spirit Rock”: Matthew Sidney Parsons Talks with Wes Blake about His Book Pineville Trace Wes Blake lives in Nonesuch, Kentucky, and is the author of Pineville Trace, winner of the Etchings Press Novella Prize. Pineville Trace follows Frank Russet, as he sets off on a quest following a …

I’m excited about this new interview with @miraclematts.bsky.social in Heavy Feather Review! Check it out! heavyfeatherreview.org/2025/03/20/w... 💙📚 #writingcommunity #southernfiction #appalachianlit #novella #cats #pinevilletrace

TODAY! Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter, poet, and writer Matt Parsons and I will be at the inimitable Read Spotted Newt in Hazard discussing PINEVILLE TRACE. Join us!

#booksigning #kentuckywriters #appalachianlit #southernfiction #flashfiction #novella #cats #pinevilletrace

Thanks to everyone who entered the @goodreads giveaway for PINEVILLE TRACE! That was fun. The 10 winners should get their copies by this weekend. 💙📚

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SAVE THE DATE: Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter, poet, and writer Matt Parsons and I will be at the inimitable Read Spotted Newt in Hazard on the Ides of March discussing PINEVILLE TRACE.

#booksigning #kentuckywriters #appalachianlit #debutauthor #debutbook #literaryfiction #southernfiction