Bobi Conn

Conn is a Kentucky author of memoir and fiction. She is the author of In the Shadow of the Valley: A Memoir, and her latest novel, Someplace Like Home explores the resilience of women living in Appalachia and rural America

Recent Articles

The Myth that J.D. Vance Bootstrapped His Way to the Top

It’s time to question what J.D. Vance can actually do for working class Americans, writes Bobi Conn.

By Bobi Conn

The Demonization of Rural America

"The vitriolic view of Appalachia—and to some extent, other areas of rural America—stems from an entrenched classism," writes Bobi Conn.

By Bobi Conn
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