Ep. 39 | Wes Browne
Kendra Winchester talks to Wes Browne, the author of They All Fall the Same and Hillbilly Hustle.
Things Mentioned
Books Mentioned
Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
A is for Affrilachia by Frank X Walker, Illustrated by upfromsumdirt
Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts by Crystal Wilkinson
F*ckface: and Other Stories by Leah Hampton
Country Queers by Rae Garringer
They All Fall the Same by Wes Browne
Hillbilly Hustle by Wes Browne
King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
When We Were Hardcore by Linda Michel-Cassidy
Tamp by Denton Loving
Dead Man Blues by S.D. House
Asides: Essays by George Singleton
Guest Info
(c) Erica Chambers Photography
Wes Browne lives within the Kentucky River Basin in Madison County, Kentucky. He has practiced law as a criminal defense attorney, prosecutor, and public defender in Appalachia for over 24 years. He also helps run his family's pizza shops. His novel They All Fall the Same was named one of 2025's Biggest Mysteries and Thrillers by Goodreads and one the Most Anticipated Books of 2025 by Book Riot Read or Dead. His 2020 debut Hillbilly Hustle was named one of Merriam-Webster's Best Lockdown Reads.
