Provisions: Finding Home Through the Food Folklore of the Appalachian Table

by Amanda Held Opelt

272 pages, Hardcover

Expected publication November 10, 2026

About the author

Amanda Held Opelt is a songwriter, speaker, and author of the books A Hole in the World and Holy Unhappiness. She writes about faith, grief, and creativity, and believes in the power of community, ritual, shared worship, and storytelling to heal even our deepest wounds. Amanda has spent 15 years serving in the non-profit and humanitarian aid sectors. She lives in the mountains of Boone, North Carolina, with her husband and two young daughters.