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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 Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 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.

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023

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 Times of India · Jun 15, 2023

Barbara Kingsolver wins the Women’s prize for fiction for second time

Winning for Demon Copperhead, a ‘deeply powerful’, US-set Dickens update, the American novelist becomes the first writer to win the contest for a second time

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2023

Barbara Kingsolver's 'Demon Copperhead' and the enduring devastation of the opioid crisis

Barbara Kingsolver’s literary honors range from the National Book Prize of South Africa to the PEN/Faulkner Award.

The Conversation · May 17, 2023

Two class-conscious novels named as winners of 2023 Pulitzer Prize for fiction

Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead and Hernan Diaz’s Trust, were both awarded the prestigious literary prize on Monday.

The Independent UK · May 8, 2023

Barbara Kingsolver, Hernan Diaz share fiction Pulitzer Prize

The Pulitzer Prize for fiction was awarded Monday to two class-conscious novels: “Demon Copperhead,” Barbara Kingsolver’s modern recasting of the Dickens classic “David Copperfield,” and Hernan Diaz’s “Trust,” an innovative narrative of wealth and deceit set in 1920s New York

The Independent UK · May 8, 2023

What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in April

Authors, critics and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2023

Women’s Prize for Fiction 2023: the novelists and their books in the running

From stories about the US opioid crisis, to novels set in 16th century Italy, this year’s Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist has something for everyone

Evening Standard · Apr 26, 2023

Kingsolver, O'Farrell among Women's Prize fiction finalists

An Appalachian update on Charles Dickens and a tale told by a dolphin are among six finalists for the prestigious Women’s Prize for Fiction

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023