Fall books: Fiction takes the spotlight in bookstores during the midterm season Election news will likely fill the headlines this fall, but among book buyers fiction will likely have top billing The Independent UK · Aug 21
Pulitzers and American Library Association launch 'Pulitzer on the Road' touring exhibit Barbara Kingsolver, Percival Everett and Daniel Kraus are among the authors participating in a touring exhibition organized by the Pulitzers and the American Library Association." The Independent UK · Aug 20
‘Rude, heavy-drinking and a committed communist’: the Frida Kahlo you can’t buy in the gift shop The artist’s likeness has become a symbol of resistance and heroism – but the truth is more complicated. As a major exhibition opens in London, has brand Frida obscured the real Kahlo? The Guardian - UK · Jun 25
Barbara Kingsolver returns with 'Partita,' her first novel since 'Demon Copperhead' Barbara Kingsolver has completed a new novel that brings classical music into her familiar rural world The Independent UK · Feb 19
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Everything Will Swallow You by Tom Cox review – a cosy state-of-the-nation yarn This deeply comforting tale of record collecting, magical creatures and a lovingly knitted cardigan rambles across England The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2025
Audible is currently free – these are the best audiobooks I’ve listened to Immerse yourself in these great reads narrated by well-known voices The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2025
What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in July Writers and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2025
‘The damage is terrifying’: Barbara Kingsolver on Trump, rural America and the recovery home funded by her hit novel Demon Copperhead, the author’s retelling of Dickens during Virginia’s opioid crisis, was a global success. Now she has used royalties from the novel to open a recovery residence The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2025
What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in April Writers and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2025
The Guardian view on rewriting classics: what the Dickens? Editorial: Retellings of novels like Huckleberry Finn and David Copperfield help to keep the canon alive The Guardian - UK · Dec 30, 2024
Best non-fiction books of 2024: True crime, fandom and the dangers of nostalgia THE LIST: From investigations into digital algorithms and the impact of smartphones to a history of Victoria’s Secret, there’s something for everyone in Katie Rosseinsky’s edit of 2024’s best non-fiction The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2024
Percival Everett wins National Book Award for fiction with retelling of Huckleberry Finn Everett’s novel, James, which focuses on Twain's enslaved character Jim, won the $10,000 prize The Guardian - AU · Nov 21, 2024
Percival Everett and Jason De León win National Book Awards Percival Everett’s “James” has won the National Book Award for fiction The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2024 ‘I’ve dealt with anti-hillbilly bigotry all my life’: Barbara Kingsolver on JD Vance, the real Appalachia and why Demon Copperhead was such a hit As the Pulitzer-winning author’s little-known first book is published in the UK, she discusses the roots of division in the US, her wild childhood, and putting the story straight about where she’s from
The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2024 'Demon Copperhead' author Barbara Kingsolver to receive National Book Award for lifetime achievement The National Book Foundation has awarded Barbara Kingsolver a medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters (DCAL), which has previously been given to Toni Morrison, Philip Roth and Joan Didion among others
The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2024 Thomas Keneally: ‘When I met Barbara Kingsolver I burst into geriatric tears’ The Australian author on wise words from his mother, being blurbed by Graham Greene, and why it’s best to read Dostoyevsky when you’re 80
The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2023 You know that book everyone raves about? Just give in and read it! There’s no virtue in avoiding something simply because it’s popular. And yes, it has taken me a year to tackle the latest Barbara Kingsolver, writes Zoe Williams
Sports Illustrated · Oct 6, 2023 Kentucky RB Ray Davis Has Always Been Able to Adapt The Wildcats’ star rusher spent much of his childhood alone, fending for himself. Now he’s exploding against ranked teams, with his eyes on the NFL.
The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2023 American reworking of Dickens classic wins world’s oldest literary prize Barbara Kingsolver was named as one of the two winners of the James Tait Black Prize for her book Demon Copperhead, which reworks David Copperfield.
The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023 Barbara Kingsolver: I’m mad the Women’s Prize for Fiction is still needed The US author, 68, said that books by women were still not ‘discussed or reviewed’ in the same way as their male counterparts.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2023 Female novelists don’t need their own prizes. Let’s abolish them Barbara Kingsolver and others are no longer oppressed – they dominate book sales
The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2023 Just because men are in the minority in fiction, it doesn’t mean we should scrap the Women’s Prize Barbara Kingsolver took home the prestigious award this week for her novel ‘Demon Copperhead’. With women accounting for nearly 80 per cent of book sales across the UK and North America, hasn’t the Women’s Prize already served its purpose? Yes, writes Claire Allfree... but there’s more to it
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2023 Barbara Kingsolver: ‘Rural people are so angry they want to blow up the system’ The first author to win the Women’s prize for fiction twice on how Charles Dickens – and rage about the opioid crisis - helped her write ‘the great Appalachian novel’
The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023 Women’s Prize winner Barbara Kingsolver on creating ’empathy’ for the opioid crisis The writer took home the top prize for her Charles Dickens-inspired novel Demon Copperhead. By Prudence Wade.