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‘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?

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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

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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

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Audible is currently free – these are the best audiobooks I’ve listened to

Immerse yourself in these great reads narrated by well-known voices

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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

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‘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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Percival Everett and Jason De León win National Book Awards

Percival Everett’s “James” has won the National Book Award for fiction

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‘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

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'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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Female novelists don’t need their own prizes. Let’s abolish them

Barbara Kingsolver and others are no longer oppressed – they dominate book sales

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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

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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

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.

The Times of India

Barbara Kingsolver wins Women’s Prize for Fiction 2023, for a second time

Barbara Kingsolver won the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2023 for her novel 'Demon Copperhead' on June 14, 2023. Previously, she won the Women’s Prize for Fiction in 2010 for her novel 'The Lacuna'. This makes her the first author to win the award twice.

The Independent UK

US author on second Women’s Prize for Fiction win: Lightning has struck twice

Barbara Kingsolver said she is happy that her readers will follow her ‘wherever I go in a literary way’ following her historic win.

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