# Now, Appalachia interview with founder of Loblolly Press, Andrew Mack

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Podcast: ["Now, Appalachia"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/now-appalachia-17360)
Published: 2025-05-13T21:15:06+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eliot-parker/episodes/Now--Appalachia-interview-with-founder-of-Loblolly-Press--Andrew-Mack-e32q4rq
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On the latest episode of Now, Appalachia, Eliot profiles publisher Loblolly Press with poet and founder Andrew Mack. Loblolly Press champions underrepresented Appalachian and Southern stories by empower emerging writers. Andrew is also the author of the poetry chapbook BEASTS OF CHASE which is a haunting chapbook that explores the intersection between nature and humanity, survival and violence. He lives with his husband in Asheville, North Carolina.

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