silashouse.bsky.social

silashouse.bsky.social

@silashouse.bsky.social

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silashouse.bsky.social
@silashouse.bsky.social

I am so honored to receive the 2026 Southern Book Prize for Nonfiction. I am especially grateful for this award since it is picked by indie booksellers and readers. My sincere thanks to everyone involved, especially the Southern Independent Booksellers Association.

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Sandra Beasley
@sandrabeasley.bsky.social

Hooray for All These Ghosts! Silas House's collection is the Top Book of 2025 at Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, VA (H/T for their photo). This kind of recognition is so important in independent publishing—congrats to Silas & the @blairpub.bsky.social team, where I'm proud to serve as poetry editor.

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onelitchick.bsky.social
@onelitchick.bsky.social

#12DoS2025 #ssac2025 Day 8 “The Old Ways” by Silas House - 5 ⭐️ “I don’t mean it in a bad way, honey. That’s just who you are. You hate it here until you’re gone and then you get homesick.” This story is perfection—as rich as the peanut butter candy Grandma Alpha and Blue are making during it.

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Read Appalachia
@readappalachia.bsky.social

In the 2025 season finale of the podcast, @kdwinchester.bsky.social talks with @silashouse.bsky.social about his debut poetry collection ALL THESE GHOSTS and his debut murder mystery DEAD MAN BLUES. Have a listen! 🎧 www.readappalachia.com/blog/ep-52-s...

readappalachia.comEp. 52 | Silas House — Read AppalachiaKendra Winchester talks to Silas House, the former Poet Laureate of Kentucky and author of Dead Man Blues and All These Ghosts .
silashouse.bsky.social
@silashouse.bsky.social

I abhor ALL violence. No one deserves to be shot for their opinions, no matter how reprehensible. I just wish we lived in a country where our elected GOP reps publicly mourned for murdered schoolchildren as passionately as they do for a person who devoted his life to division and vitriol.

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Crooked Lane Books
@crookedlanebooks.bsky.social

☠️DEAD MAN BLUES☠️ by @silashouse.bsky.social is called "a knife-sharp addition to the crime fiction genre" in this profile from the Lexington Times! 📖 https://loom.ly/p_85JdU

lexingtonky.newsKentucky’s own Silas House turns sleuth with 'Dead Man Blues' - The Lexington TimesBEREA, Ky.–Celebrated Kentucky author Silas House, known for his vivid portrayals of Appalachian life, is poised to release a gripping new historical crime novel titled Dead Man Blues under his pen name, S.D. House. Set for publication by Crooked Lane Books on October 14, 2025, the novel marks House’s entry into the crime fiction genre, promising a compelling mystery set against a richly textured Southern backdrop. The story of Dead Man Blues revolves around Dave Hendricks, a disgraced former...

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The Bitter Southerner
@bittersouth.bsky.social

In Issue No. 11 @silashouse.bsky.social writes about home as a place that both hurt him & loved him. A place he still loves with all his heart. How do we find common ground with those who raised us but who also voted against the dreams we have for our lives and this country? Silas points the way.

bittersoutherner.comSilas House - Letter from Home — THE BITTER SOUTHERNERReturning to his Kentucky homeplace, Silas House realizes the value of its culture of love without judgment. Such mutual care would counter the divides that those in the political arena use to control...