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Jason Howard

is the coauthor of Something's Rising: Appalachians Fighting Mountaintop Removal, which was hailed by the late historian Studs Terkel as "a revelatory work." His features, essays and reviews have appeared in such publications as The Nation, Sojourners, Paste, No Depression and The Louisville Review, and his commentary has been featured on NPR. A finalist for the 2011 Roosevelt-Ashe Society Outstanding Journalist in Conservation Award, he was chosen as one of five "up and coming" writers by Kentucky Monthly in 2010. Howard is a James Still Fellow at the University of Kentucky and lives in Berea, Kentucky.

Presentation: Sunday, 12:00-1:00 pm, Room 16; Sign: Sunday, 1:00-1:30 pm, Signing Colonnade

Current Book: 
Something's Rising: Appalachians Fighting Mountaintop Removal