Retellings of novels like Huckleberry Finn and David Copperfield help to keep the canon aliveIt might have lost out at the Booker, but James, a reworking of Huckleberry Finn by Percival Everett, was the unofficial book of 2024, topping best-of-the-year lists and winning the prestigious US Book... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-12-30 18:25:43 UTC ]
If you're new to the work of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Barbara Kingsolver, these three reads are an ideal entry point into her work. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-08-11 10:31:00 UTC ]
Barbara Kingsolver and others are no longer oppressed – they dominate book salesThere is a point at which all special treatment becomes patronising. And we have reached that point, I think, when it comes to giving women a leg-up in the business of writing fiction.Genghis Khan sacked and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-06-18 06:31:35 UTC ]
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author is just one of many artists from Appalachia who are probing the crisis in their work, while taking pains to ensure that it doesn’t define the region and its people. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Conversation | 2023-05-17 12:40:39 UTC ]
Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new titles from George Saunders, Samanta Schweblin, Barbara Kingsolver, and more—that are publishing this week. Want to learn more about upcoming titles? Then go read our most recent book preview. Want to help The Millions keep churning out great books... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2022-10-18 09:59:40 UTC ]
Barbara Kingsolver and Daisy Lafarge are in the running for Poet Laureate Simon Armitage’s Laurel Prize, with the longlist dominated by indie presses from across the world. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-09-13 12:47:12 UTC ]
Nonfiction writers began publishing books about Donald Trump even before Sean Spicer could start lying for him. Fiction writers, though, have been slower to incorporate the Mogul into their work. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2019-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Faber is set to release a "major" Barbara Kingsolver novel later this year, entitled Unsheltered. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hilary Mantel, Zadie Smith and Barbara Kingsolver are among the finalists for the $45,000 Women's Prize, known formerly as the Orange Prize, which released its longlist today. Hilary Mantel, Zadie Smith and Barbara Kingsolver are among the finalists for the $45,000 Women's Prize, known formerly... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]