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Barbara on NPR’s Here and Now

Barbara joined Here and Now‘s Scott Tong to talk about Demon Copperhead and living in Appalachia.

Listen to the full conversation here: https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1144967074/1145319889

“Novelist Barbara Kingsolver loves living in the Appalachian hills of southwestern Virginia. But she says she feels that the region is often misconstrued by mainstream media. Her new book, Demon Copperhead, follows a young boy grappling with the consequences of loss, addiction and poverty – but also finding ways to survive through creativity and imagination. In this episode, Kingsolver speaks with Here & Now’s Scott Tong about the Dickensian influences in the novel, the divide between urban and rural, and the idea that ‘the middle of nowhere is relative.'”

A Behind-the-Scenes Look

Art Director Pete Adlington gives us behind-the-scenes insight into how he designed the UK cover for Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead, the ‘big book look’ and his quest to design a massive golden book.

https://www.faber.co.uk/…/cover-design-demon-copperhead/

Oprah’s Book Club – Week Four

Welcome to our final discussion of “Demon Copperhead.” Was your heart racing reading those final chapters? Barbara Kingsolver truly leaves it all on the table while portraying the ravages of addiction and its impact on Demon and his community.

The line that most spoke to Oprah’s heart in these chapters was this one: “What matters in a story is the heart of its hero.” When was the last time we read a novel with a heart as big and as resilient as Demon’s? And it was exhilarating to find out that Demon can fly… he can find his way out of addiction, into love, and towards a life that includes doing something he loves.

So here’s Oprah’s final question for everyone: what do you think was the turning point for Demon? What was it that finally set him on the right course?

Please share your thoughts with us, and we hope you’ll join us on Oprah Daily this week for our Book Club discussion with author Barbara Kingsolver readers like you. It will be free for all to watch on Thursday, November 17th. And thank you, as always, for reading with us. #ReadWithUs

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