- Award-winning author: Author Terry Roberts has won the Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction, Sir Walter Raleigh Award, Clark Cox Award for Fiction, and was a James Still Award Finalist.

- Regional Expert: Terry Roberts has extensive knowledge of the region he writes, and has strong family ties within the North Carolina Appalachia area.

- Veterans Connection: Veterans have connected to this title, especially the subject of PTSD being dealt in a narrative and relatable way.