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First broadcast on September 17, 1990. Since no men were allowed to picket against the Phelps Dodge Corp., Mexican American women showed up and according to Kingsolver's book, “Holding the Line,” the picket lines were a brand new experience for the women. Some of the women had to get their husbands' permission to picket. The group of women found their lives transformed not only with their cause but with new bonds of friendship from the other women.

Hello. My name is Douglas Henry, Dean of the Honors College at Baylor University.Last year, Barbara Kingsolver won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her novel, Demon Copperhead. Inspired by Charles Dickens' David Copperfield, Kingsolver lays bare the woeful lives of orphans in drug-addicted America.

Zomervakantie! En goed of slecht weer: de ideale tijd om in een dikke klepper te duiken. Lezershow tipt met ster de Pulitzerwinnaar “Demon Copperhead” van Barbara Kingsolver. Het verhaal brengt Dickens' David Copperfield naar het Virginia van de jaren ‘90, waar armoede en verslaving hoogtij vieren en Demon het kind van de rekening is. Kingsolver doet echter niet mee aan tranerigheid maar schreef een krachtig, kleurrijk en geëngageerd werk dat zijn plaats verdient tussen de moderne klassiekers. Bye, bye, navelstaarderij: lliteratuur mag weer ergens over gaan! Luister en lees (of omgekeerd!) Shownotes: Demon Copperhead- Barbara Kingsolver The Poisonwood Bible- Barbara Kingsolver David Copperfield- Charles Dickens Empire of pain- Patrick Radden Keefe HBO-documentaire: The Crime of the Century fictiereeks op Disney+: Dopesick Educated- Tara Westover Hillbilly Elegy- J.D. Vance (boek en film) The Glass Castle- Jeannette Walls Shuggie Bain- Douglas Stuart Heart of Darkness- Joseph Conrad Moby Dick- Herman Melville The Scarlet Letter- Nathaniel Hawthorne Christiane F., wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo- Christiane Felscherinow

An interview between Barbara Kingsolver, Prize winner for Fiction, and Emily Ramshaw of The 19th, on Kingsolver's farm in Appalachia, about the unforgettable narrator she created in her novel, Demon Copperhead. 

The works of Barbara Kingsolver have shaped a generation of readers. From her first novel The Bean Trees and beyond, Kingsolver's characters speak to us, cradle our faces in their hands and exchange their hearts for ours. We were thrilled to recently welcome Kingsolver back to SAL in October of 2023 for a discussion of her Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece Demon Copperhead.

Barbara Kingsolver and her daughter, Lily Kingsolver, join us this week on You Are What You Read with their first-ever children's book, Coyote's Wild Home- a luscious, informative story about a young girl and a young coyote pup on their first woodland adventure. Barbara, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and recipient of the National Humanities Medal, and Lily, an environmental educator and writer, put their brilliant minds together to offer us insights about the fascinating animals of Southwest Virginia and around the world. The Kingsolver team, along with illustrator Paul Mirocha, expertly take their passion for the natural world and spin an incredible tale about our animal kingdom.  We'd also like to thank our sponsor Book of the Month.  Head over to bookofthemonth.com and use Promo Code ADRI to get your first book for just $9.99. Thank you for listening, and thank you for reading.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hier kommt ein Pageturner, gefühlssatt, und für mich schon jetzt eines der Bücher des Jahres: „Demon Copper­head“. Der Held? Ein Kind. Damon Field, genannt Demon Copperhead, zu dem sich Barbara Kingsolver von Charles Dickens' „David Copperfield“ hat inspirieren lassen. Demon kommt Ende der 1980er-Jahre in den Appalachen zur Welt, einer der ärmsten Regionen der USA. Der Vater tot, die Mutter drogenabhängig, das System krank … und ein Kind, das sich durchschlägt against all odds. Kingsolver ist selbst aus den Appalachen, und ihr „Demon“ ist so kantig und echt wie die Region. Ihr könnt das Hörbuch gewinnen. Der Argon-Verlag stellt zu meiner Freude 5 Exemplare zur Verfügung. Infos dazu unten! Zur Hörprobe geht es hier: https://www.argon-verlag.de/hoerbuch/barbara-kingsolver-demon-copperhead-9783732474646 „Demon Copperhead“ von Barbara Kingsolver ist bei dtv erschienen. Dirk van Gunsteren hat die 832 Seiten aus dem Amerikanischen übersetzt. Das Hardcover kostet 26 €. Das Hörbuch erscheint am 28. Februar bei Argon und kostet 30 €, Fabian Busch hat es eingelesen. Für die MP3-CDs ist die Lesung auf 18 Stunden und 33 Minuten gekürzt worden, die Laufzeit des ungekürzten Downloads beträgt 20 Stunden und 40 Minuten und kostet 29,95 €. Hier findet einen kurzen Clip, in dem Barbara Kingsolver über Schreibtricks spricht: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TwYw0cjxlw Und hier gibt es ein einstündiges Gespräch mit der Pulitzer-Prize-Gewinnerin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS5Bmp5U10M Ich danke Argon für die Bereitstellung der fünf Hörbücher für das Gewinnspiel. Feiste Bücher bleibt aber unabhängig. Wenn ihr eines der fünf Exemplare gewinnen möchtet, schickt mir eine Mail an feistebuecher@gmx.de und schickt mir bitte eure Adresse mit. Die Adresse wird ausschließlich für das Gewinnspiel verwendet und danach gelöscht. Ihr könnt auch bei Instagram mitmachen. Das Gewinnspiel endet Sonntag, den 25. Februar 2024, um 18.59 Uhr. Die Gewinner*innen benachrichtige ich spätestens Montag. Eine Auszahlung in bar ist nicht möglich und der Rechtsweg ist ausgeschlossen. Ihr wisst ja, Feiste Bücher ist mein unbezahltes, freies Projekt. Wenn euch Feiste Bücher gefällt, empfehlt den Podcast bitte weiter. Wenn ihr auf Abonnieren klickt, kostet euch das nicht, hilft mir aber wahrgenommen zu werden! Folge direkt herunterladen

Barbara Kingsolver's novel “Demon Copperhead,” a riff on “David Copperfield” that moves Charles Dickens's story to contemporary Appalachia and grapples engagingly with topics from poverty to ambition to opioid addiction, was one of the Book Review's 10 Best Books of 2022. And — unlike an actual copperhead — “Demon Copperhead” has legs: Many readers have told us it was their favorite book in 2023 as well.In this week's spoiler-filled episode, MJ Franklin talks with Elisabeth Egan (an editor at the Book Review) and Anna Dubenko, the Times's newsroom audience director, about their reactions to Kingsolver's novel and why it has exerted such a lasting appeal.

She is one of the most celebrated American authors of our time: Barbara Kingsolver speaks to "arts24" about her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "Demon Copperhead", which has just been published in French. The book is a reimagining of Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield" set in modern-day Appalachia, one of the poorest regions in the United States and ground zero of the opioid epidemic. Kingsolver, who is from Appalachia herself, says she wanted to represent her region and her people, who for so long have been made to feel invisible.

How to Shear a Sheepby Barbara KingsolverWalk to the barnbefore dawn.Take off your clothes.Cast everythingon the ground:your nylon jacket,wool socks and all.Throw awaythe cutting tools,the shears that bitelike teeth at the skinwhen hooves flailand your elbowcomes up hardunder a panting throat:no more of that.Sing to them instead.Stand nakedin the morningwith your entreaty.Ask them to come,lay down their woolfor love.That should work.It doesn't.I lectured them into the night, many hours past my bedtime, telling them how to continue the dazzling success of their father. He was there, listening, nodding his head, making sure they would never forget this night.He and I have worked together since 1989, when we were both very young and our sons were very small. Today he is a rich and famous jeweler in a well-known city. I am the man 500 miles away who writes his ads.His hard-working sons listened intently when I said, “People you trust and admire; people who care about you and your success, will come to you, pull you aside, and tell you with deep concern, ‘You need to change your advertising. You're not doing it right.' People who studied advertising in college; friends who feel certain they know what you should do, will say to you, ‘You need to change your advertising. You're not doing it right.'”I told the sons of my friend about the heart-piercing lessons I learned as a young ad writer. I told them about the clever things I did that I knew would would, had to work, were certain to work, that didn't work.I told them about all the clever things that I was taught, and trusted, and believed, that didn't work.I told them about the millions of dollars of other people's money I had wasted year after year on ideas that didn't work.And then I told them what I finally noticed, and watched, and understood 35 years ago. I told them the counterintuitive truth that I finally had the eyes to see.I told them what always works. I told them why it never fails to work. And I told them why no one who sees it working ever believes that it will work.Their father nodded his head up and down. The four of us looked at each other and smiled.And then I went home to bed.Roy H. WilliamsPS – “How to Shear a Sheep” is just one of the many delightful poems in a little-known book by the legendary novelist, Barbara Kingsolver. If you haven't read her novels, you should.Danny Heitman, during the Covid lockdown in 2020, published this book review in The Christian Science Monitor:“Barbara Kingsolver is best known for her novels, including ‘The Bean Trees' and ‘The Poisonwood Bible,' and her essay collections, such as ‘Small Wonder' and ‘High Tide in Tucson.' She's not as well known for her poetry, though she should be. ‘How to Fly (In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons)' collects her best poems from the past few years. It's a tonic for these pandemic times, reminding us of Robert Frost's definition of poetry as a ‘momentary stay against confusion.' Kingsolver's poems are like that, though their clarity is less a matter of sudden revelation than the slowly ripening insight of age. The title poem, with its ironic parenthetical promise that we can learn to soar after ‘ten thousand easy lessons,' sounds a winking dissent from all those how-to

Today's episode is all about two books that find parallels across long stretches of time. First, an interview with Barbara Kingsolver and former NPR host Lulu Garcia-Navarro about Kingsolver's novel Unsheltered, which finds striking similarities between an 18th century "utopian" community and 2016 America. Then, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Daniel Mason about his novel North Woods, which follows the inhabitants of a plot of land across hundreds of years.

Grab a warm beverage and settle in for an end-of-year books chat! Meagan and Sarah look back over our reading in 2023 to share what we've read, what stuck with us, and how our reading habits have continued to evolve. Meagan also shares an update about Paper Mill Books, the independent bookstore in the Upper Penninsula of Michigan that she helped open earlier this year. Join us – you may just find a new book or two to throw on your TBR pile for 2024!HELPFUL LINKS:Meagan opened a bookstore in July 2023.Episodes from the archives about books and readingSarah uses Goodreads to keep track of the books she reads (we hear great things about and The StoryGraph, too!)Sarah mentioned:Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (highly recommend this interview with Kingsolver on The Ezra Klein Show after you finish the book!)Honor by Thrity Umrigar (Sarah previously loved The Space Between Us by the same author)We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman (whose writing on Substack is delightful and who IS, technically, our friend)The Emotional Lives Of Teenagers by Dr. Lisa Damour (catch Dr. Damour's chat with Meagan in this episode, and check out her podcast here)Meagan's List of Books:Once Upon A River by Bonnie Jo CampbellUnraveling What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World's Ugliest Sweater by Peggy OrensteinHey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy And The Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing by Emily PaulsonMajor Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen SimonsonBooks We Have On Deck for 2024:The Art Of Gathering by Priya ParkerTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Sharma VikesTom Lake by Ann PatchetMeagan's hosting a book club in her private community The Tea Circle. In 2024, they are reading The Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl.OTHER HELPFUL LINKS:Visit our websiteCheck out deals from our partnersFollow us on InstagramJoin our private listener group on Facebook (be sure to answer the membership questions!)Sign up for our newsletterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

"Coyote's Wild Home" takes readers into the woods, meadows, and streams of an Appalachian forest where a girl and a coyote pup each find their first woodland adventures.

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."

Today's episode is all about two books that find parallels across long stretches of time. First, an interview with Barbara Kingsolver and former NPR host Lulu Garcia-Navarro about Kingsolver's novel Unsheltered, which finds striking similarities between an 18th century "utopian" community and 2016 America. Then, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Daniel Mason about his new novel North Woods, which follows the inhabitants of a plot of land across hundreds of years.

Barbara Kingsolver says that she's “drawn to characters who don't feel they have a place at the table. They've heard too many conversations that begin: You poor backward soul, living in the middle of nowhere.” It's that impulse that animates her 2022 episodic novel “Demon Copperhead,” which won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction this year. It's the story of Demon, an orphan in Appalachia who's beset by crushing poverty and neglect but whose hardships are structural, introduced to his community by the mining and pain pill industries and made worse by urban prejudice and disdain. We talk to Kingsolver about how she brought “Demon Copperhead” to life and the power of art – both her protagonist's and her own – to give voice and change minds. Guests: Barbara Kingsolver, author, "Demon Copperhead," which won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Her other books include "Unsheltered," "The Poisonwood Bible," and "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle."

Welcome to our very, very, very late Lit for Christmas in July party! In a day's time, look for our August Lit for Christmas party! In this episode, Marty and his friend, Madeline, charm some Copperheads and discuss opioid addiction, foster care, and Kingsolver love. BONUS POINTS:  Take a drink every time Marty or Madeline make a bad exorcism pun. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: Copperhead (recipe adapted from https://www.thedrinkkings.com/copperhead-recipe/)  Ingredients ·      2 shots of vodka (omit for nonalcoholic alternative) ·      5 shots of ginger ale (7 shots for nonalcoholic alternative) ·      Lime wedge or 1 shot of lime juice ·       Ice Directions: 1.   Add all the ingredients in a shaker with ice. 2.   Shake, strain, and pour into a highball glass with ice. 3.   Squeeze the lime wedge into drink (or add lime juice), drop wedge into drink, and serve. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT NONALCOHOLIC ALTERNATIVE: Use ingredients and follow above directions, omitting vodka and using 7 shots of ginger ale. YOUR HOSTS Marty has a Master's in fiction writing, MFA in poetry writing, and teaches in the English Department at Northern Michigan University in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  He served two terms at Poet Laureate of the Upper Peninsula, and has published the poetry collection The Mysteries of the Rosary from Mayapple Press.  For more of Marty's thoughts and writing visit his blog Saint Marty (saintmarty-marty.blogspot.com) or listen to his other podcast Confessions of Saint Marty, also on Anchor.fm.  Marty is a writer, blogger, wine sipper, easy drunk, and poetry obsessor who puts his Christmas tree up in mid-October and refuses to take it down until the snow starts melting. Madeline has a BA in English Creative Writing and gin drinking.  Currently, she is pursuing a Library Science graduate degree and avoiding the Lizard Man of Bloomington.  In her spare time, she enjoys reading eco-lit, true crime, and Alice Hoffman books. Music for this episode: "Jingle Bells Jazzy Style" by Julius H, used courtesy of Pixabay. "A Christmas Treat" by Magic-828, used courtesy of Pixabay. Other music in the episode: "Christmas Time's A Comin'."  O'Connor, Mark.  An Appalachian Christmas.  OMAC Records, 2011. A Christmas Carol sound clips from: The Campbell Theater 1939 radio production of A Christmas Carol, narrated by Orson Welles and starring Lionel Barrymore. This month's Christmas lit: Kingsolver, Barbara.  Demon Copperhead.  HarperCollins Publishers, 2022.

Marisa Serafini (@serafinitv) and I are book lovers and we've decided to do a monthly in-depth book discussion. Our 18th book is Prodigal Summer, written by Barbara Kingsolver, and next month we'll be chatting about A. W. Jantha's Hocus Pocus & The All-New Sequel (yes, that's what it's called). What's Prodigal Summer about? "Prodigal Summer tells the story of a small town in Appalachia during a single, humid summer, when three interweaving stories of love, loss and family unfold against the backdrop of the lush wildness of Virginia mountains. The narrative follows Deanna, a solitary woman working as a park ranger; Lusa, a recently widowed entomologist at odds with her late farmer husband's tight-knit family; and Garnett, an old man who dreams of restoring the lineage of the extinct American Chestnut tree. Kingsolver's extensive education in biology is on display in this book, laden with ecological concepts and biological facts. Her writing also exhibits her knowledge of rural Virginia, where she has lived for decades. In the acknowledgments Kingsolver thanks her Virginia friends and neighbors, as well as Fred Herbard of the American Chestnut Foundation." Thanks for tuning in. Also, feel free to ask questions or offer opinions of your own, whether down in the comment section or by hitting me up on social media @PhilSvitek. Also, check out Marisa's new podcast (Friends & Favorites w/Marisa Serafini) at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/friends-and-favorites-w-marisa-serafini/id1693327509. Lastly, for more free resources from your 360 creative coach, check out my website at http://philsvitek.com. RESOURCES/LINKS:  -Coach or Consultant Services: https://philsvitek.com/lets-work-together/   -Podcast Services: http://philsvitek.com/podcastservices  -Love Market Film: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Market-Amy-Cassandra-Martinez/dp/B09DFS3FTZ/ref=sr_1_14  -Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philsvitek   -Merchandise: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/phil-svitek---360-creative-coach/   -Instagram: http://instagram.com/philsvitek   -Facebook: http://facebook.com/philippsvitek  -Twitter: http://twitter.com/philsvitek  -Financially Fit Foundation: http://financiallyfitfoundation.org  -Master Mental Fortitude Book: http://mastermentalfortitude.com  -Elan, Elan Book: http://philsvitek.com/elan-elan   -In Search of Sunrise Book: http://philsvitek.com/in-search-of-sunrise  -A Bogotá Trip Film: https://philsvitek.com/a-bogota-trip/ 

No reading required! In this Dickens crash-course, Kimberly equips you to get even more out of Barbara Kingsolver's incredible Demon Copperhead. Or to decide if you want to tackle this new bestseller! You'll find out why Demon fits so well into a long literary tradition and why Kingsolver was SUCH a genius to choose this insanely effective scaffolding for her recent gem. 

When Barbara Kingsolver set out to write her latest novel, “Demon Copperhead,” she was already considered one of the most accomplished writers of our time. She had won awards including the Women's Prize for Fiction and a National Humanities Medal, and had a track record of best-selling books, including “The Poisonwood Bible” and “Unsheltered.” But she felt there was one giant stone left unturned: to write “the great Appalachian novel.”Kingsolver grew up in rural Kentucky and lives in southwestern Virginia. Appalachia is her home. So when national coverage of her region started increasing in the years since 2016, with a focus on the region's problems — like deep rural poverty and the opioid epidemic — she felt something was missing. She wanted to write a novel about Appalachia from the inside, as someone who is a part of it and who grew up in it. “The story I wanted to tell was not about the big guys, but about the little people,” she told me.And if major awards are any indication, Kingsolver succeeded. “Demon Copperhead” won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and has been widely acclaimed for the nuanced portrait it paints of life in rural America. So I asked Kingsolver to talk about her background and the book, and to explore the often chasmic dissonance between how many of us city-dwellers think about Appalachia and the reality of living there.Mentioned:Shiloh and Other Stories by Bobbie Ann MasonBook Recommendations:Landings by Arwen DonahueRaising Lazarus by Beth MacyPod by Laline PaullThoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at ezrakleinshow@nytimes.com.You can find transcripts (posted midday) and more episodes of “The Ezra Klein Show” at nytimes.com/ezra-klein-podcast, and you can find Ezra on Twitter @ezraklein. Book recommendations from all our guests are listed at https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs.This episode of “The Ezra Klein Show” was produced by Annie Galvin. Fact checking by Michelle Harris. Mixing by Sonia Herrero. Our senior editor is Rogé Karma. The show's production team also includes Emefa Agawu, Jeff Geld, Rollin Hu and Kristin Lin. Original music by Isaac Jones. Audience strategy by Kristina Samulewski and Shannon Busta. The executive producer of New York Times Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser.

Hai Bibliobesties, Barbara Kingsolver telah memenangkan Women's Prize for Fiction 2023 dengan karyanya yang berjudul Demon Chopperhed. Kemenangan ini membuat Kingsolver menjadi orang pertama yang dua kali memenangkan penghargaan ini. Pada 2010, Kingsolver pernah memenangkan Women's Prize dengan karyanya, The Lacuna (2009). https://www.periplus.com/index.php?route=product%2Fcategory&sar=1&author=Kingsolver%2C%20Barbara&utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=21juli_DemonChopperhead_link Demon Copperhead lahir dari seorang ibu yang masih remaja. Mereka hidup dalam kemiskinan yang berkepanjangan di Pegunungan Appalachian di Virginia. Demon menceritakan kisah hidupnya yang dibalut dengan humor yang sinis namun sangat menyedihkan. Ayah Demon meninggal sebelum kelahirannya. ntungnya, Demon mewarisi ketampanan ayahnya. Ibunya kurang beruntung, karena menikah lagi dengan seorang pria yang kasar dan keji. Pada ulang tahun ke-11, Demon harus merelakan ibunya meninggal karena overdosis. Selanjutnya, Demon harus tinggal di panti asuhan Lee County. Sebuah panti asuhan yang sangat bobrok. Beberapa calon orang tua asuh yang datang ke panti asuhan tersebut melirik Demon sebagai bakal tenaga kerja gratis. Wajar, dinas sosial yang terkait kekurangan sumber daya manusianya. Meskipun mereka peduli, namun tidak tahu harus melakukan apa. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/periplusid/message

Summer Stories Vier de zomer met Radio Savannah!  In deze aflevering bomvol boekentips voor in je koffer, onderweg, of gewoon op je eigen nachtkastje. Het begin van summer vol stories betekent voor Radio Savannah ook het einde van haar eerste hoofdstuk! Hosts van het eerste uur Lola en Suzanne zwaaien af als vaste makers van de podcast. Nieuwe stemmen zullen na de zomer jullie oren in komen, maar eerst blikt het duo nog terug op drie jaar samen podcasten, boeken lezen en tips delen. Wil je meekletsen met Lola en Suzanne? Laat het ons weten op Instagram, Twitter en Facebook en gebruik #RadioSavannah. Voor (lees)tips en fanmail zijn we ook te bereiken op info@savannahbay.nl. Savannah's Summer Stories De hitte kondigt het al aan: het wordt zomer! En met de zomer komen dagen vrij, dagjes naar zee/meer/plassen of juist naar het bos. En eindelijk tijd om te lezen! Voor de zomermaanden hebben we voor jullie de mooiste verhalen uitgekozen. Je krijgt teamtips, leesadviezen en we hebben een leuke winactie opgezet, waarmee je kans maakt op een boekenpakket.Speciaal voor deze zomer hebben we een twaalftal van onze favoriete titels voor je verzameld in een mooie zomerse leeslijst. Het zijn echte Savannah-titels; boeken die we graag zelf lezen en jou warm aanbevelen. Check onze webshop voor alle titels.Ook zijn we bezig met het verzamelen van zomerse leestips van onze vrijwilligers. Houd onze socials en website in de gaten voor updates. Meer info en een overzicht van alle gekozen titels vind je hier op onze website.  Demon Copperhead: a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father's good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Demon befriends us on this, his journey through the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes have abandoned rural people in favor of cities. Inspired by the unflinching truth-telling of David Copperfield, Kingsolver enlists Dickens' anger and compassion, and above all, his faith in the transformative powers of a good story. Demon Copperhead gives voice to a new generation of lost boys, and all those born into beautiful, cursed places they can't imagine leaving behind. Vind het boek hier in de webshop.  In De boekwinkel aan het eind van de wereld lees je de hartverscheurende memoires van Ruth Shaw, een charmante boekhandelaar uit het afgelegen dorp Manapouri, in het diepe zuiden van Nieuw-Zeeland. Ruth verweeft de verhalen van de bijzondere klanten van haar winkel met mijmeringen over haar favoriete boeken en het ongelooflijke verhaal van haar rijke, afwisselende en soms moeilijke leven. Ze zeilde jarenlang over de Stille Oceaan, waar ze werd overvallen door piraten, had bijzondere relaties, werd opgenomen in een inrichting, hielp in Sydney drugsverslaafden en prostituees, voerde campagne voor tal van milieukwesties en werkte met haar man Lance op een groot jacht. Ruths leven bestond niet alleen uit omzwervingen en avonturen, ze leed ook enkele zeer grote verliezen. Door haar gevoel voor humor zal dit boek je behalve aan het huilen ook zeker aan het lachen maken. En het zal ervoor zorgen dat je Ruth en haar kleine boekwinkel wilt bezoeken. De boekwinkel aan het eind van de wereld is het opmerkelijke verhaal van een wel heel bijzondere boekhandelaar. Vind het boek hier in de webshop.  Lola en Suzannes ultieme Radio Savannah luistertips Er kronkelt een nieuwe rivier door Koraalboom. Wetenschappers vermoeden dat grootschalige boskap voor de lokale sojateelt de oorzaak is; dorpsbewoners denken aan wraak van de oude goden. Twee dagen nadat de Engelse journalist Janet Stone naar het dorp is gekomen voor een artikel over de rivier, wordt sojaboer en dichter Hugo Frys vermoord.

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“This is the place; this is the right place for me, it's home.” Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver's Pulitzer Prize-winning return to Appalachia, is the story of a young boy growing into adulthood amid the struggle and beauty of this oft-overlooked corner of America. Kingsolver joins us to talk about the truth of Appalachian culture, how journalism made her the novelist she is today, the politics of art and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.  This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Executive Producer Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.           Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays).    Featured Books (Episode): Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver David Copperfield by Charles Dickens Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver Dopesick by Beth Macy Raising Lazarus by Beth Macy Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe Dreamland by Sam Quinones Cannery Row by John Steinbeck  The Leavers by Lisa Ko Moonrise Over New Jessup by Jamila Minnicks 

Barbara Kingsolver's book Demon Copperhead is a retelling of Charles Dickens' David Copperfield set in today's Appalachia. Martha shares memories of a long-ago visit to Kingsolver's family farm in Virginia, where they discussed many of the same issues covered in this Pulitzer-winning novel. Plus, the Carp River in Michigan had that name long before carp were introduced to the area. The reason involves the history of immigration. And a high-schooler asks how throwing someone under the bus became a synonym for betrayal. Also: willipus-wallipus, lapslock, Fortune favors the audacious, del año del caldo, nonce words, a brain teaser with rhyming answers, a punning joke about Switzerland, clink, jing, jinglers, and janglers, drop a dime, and You shred it, wheat! Read full show notes, hear hundreds of free episodes, send your thoughts and questions, and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org/contact. Be a part of the show: call 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; worldwide, call or text/SMS +1 (619) 800-4443. Email words@waywordradio.org. Twitter @wayword. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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On this West Virginia Morning, Kentucky author Barbara Kingsolver won a 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for her newest novel Demon Copperhead. In light of this achievement, we are listening back to our interview with Kingsolver last fall, when she was recognized as the 2022 Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence at Shepherd University. The post Appalachian Author Wins A Pulitzer On This West Virginia Morning appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.

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."

[Sorry about the messed up audio earlier!  Should be fixed now!] Welcome to our special crossover episode for Appalachian Bookshelf, a joint project between Read Appalachia and Appodlachia.HELP SUPPORT APPODLACHIA!Join our Patreon, for as little as $1/month, and access live events, weekly exclusives, bonus series, and more http://www.patreon.com/appodlachia-----------------------------------------------Timestamps00:01 - Monologue about TN legislature08:22 - AskReddit warm-up08:00 - List Background: Kirk Cameron a "growing pain" in the liturgical ass17:22 - Weekly List: Best Spring Festivals in Appalachia35:13 - Demon Copperhead Discussion01:23:07  - Under-the-radar: CSX Derailment in West Virginia-----------------------------------------------Check out our fantastic sponsors!CBD and THC gummies & more: (use code "BANJO" for 25% off) http://www.cornbreadhemp.com/Subscribe to Read Appalachia: https://tinyurl.com/ReadAppalachiaSign Up for Appalachian Bookshelf Updates here. https://tinyurl.com/AppBookShelfInterviews/Podcasts MentionedInterview with Barbara Kingsolver on the Australian podcast The Book Show: “Barbara Kingsolver finds the hillbilly in Charles Dickens” https://tinyurl.com/mtmhaudrAppodlachia's Episode about the Foster Care System: https://tinyurl.com/te899svxFoster (documentary) https://www.hbo.com/movies/fosterNot Your Average IV User (podcast) https://tinyurl.com/bd8uuecvBooks MentionedDavid Copperfield by Charles Dickens https://tinyurl.com/DaveCoppBookDemon Copperhead https://tinyurl.com/BookshopDemonThe Poisonwood Bible https://tinyurl.com/PoisonwoodBabDiscussion QuestionsWhat are your initial thoughts on the book?What are your initial thoughts on Demon as a narrator?What did we think of the times when Kingsolver “steps in”, as it were?What are your feelings on Barbara Kingsolver's discussion of the word “hillbilly” starting on page 68?What are your thoughts on the portrayal of social workers and foster care portrayed in the book?We have allread different nonfiction books about the opioid crisis in Appalachia. What do we think of the portrayal of addiction and recovery in this novel?Now that we have discussed the book, who do you think this book is for?Would you recommend this book?Support the show

Welcome to our special crossover episode for Appalachian Bookshelf, a joint project between Read Appalachia and Appodlachia.Sign Up for Appalachian Bookshelf Updates here.Things MentionedInterview with Barbara Kingsolver on the Australian podcast The Book Show: “Barbara Kingsolver finds the hillbilly in Charles Dickens”Appodlachia's Episode about the Foster Care SystemFoster (documentary)Not Your Average IV User (podcast)Books MentionedDavid Copperfield by Charles DickensDemon Copperhead by Barbara KingsolverThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverDiscussion QuestionsWhat are your initial thoughts on the book?What are your initial thoughts on Demon as a narrator?What did we think of the times when Kingsolver “steps in”, as it were?What are your feelings on Barbara Kingsolver's discussion of the word “hillbilly” starting on page 68?What are your thoughts on the portrayal of social workers and foster care portrayed in the book?We have allread different nonfiction books about the opioid crisis in Appalachia. What do we think of the portrayal of addiction and recovery in this novel?Now that we have discussed the book, who do you think this book is for?Would you recommend this book?Show Your Love for Read Appalachia! You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page. Follow Read Appalachia Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok ContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay

Whitney Kingsolver dives into the details of pollution and its effect on the Asian Pacific Region. 

We return to our discussion of the 2022's Goodreads Awards.  We start in History & Biography and make our way through Historical Fiction, Romance, Horror, Mystery & Thriller, and Fiction. Get ready to add some new titles to your to-read list. The Bookmark is your place to find your next great book. Each week, join regular readers Miranda Ericsson, Chris Blocker and Autumn Friedli along with other librarians as they discuss all the books you'll want to add to your reading list.

The New York Times declared that one of the 10 best books of 2022 is the latest from Barbara Kingsolver, titled Demon Copperhead. It's a retelling of David Copperfield, set in 1990s Appalachia, following a young boy growing up in foster care. Kingsolver joins us to discuss, kicking off our book coverage in 2023.

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."

Find your copy of "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver here: https://www.amazon.com/Demon-Copperhead-Novel-Barbara-Kingsolver/dp/0063251922/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=demon+copperhead+kingsolver%2C+barbara&qid=1668112500&sprefix=Demon+Copperhead%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-1 Learn more about Jackie and her books here: https://jackieadamssite.wordpress.com/ Until next time!

This week, we travel to Charleston, West Virginia, to learn about the importance of funeral singers to Black communities. We'll also hear about a new tool whose maker believes he can help save thousands of lives from fatal opioid overdoses. And we talk with author Barbara Kingsolver about the influence of Appalachia in her books. You'll hear these stories and more this week, Inside Appalachia. The Funeral Singer For many Black communities throughout the country, music is an essential component of end-of-life rituals. When a loved one dies, families often call upon a skilled singer to perform at a funeral as a way to offer comfort and healing.  Lyme Disease Lurks With Ticks Fall colors are really beginning to pop where I live, along the Blue Ridge Parkway. For a lot of people, this is the peak season to get outdoors. But while the end of summer comes with a drop in biting flies and mosquitos, we're not out of the woods yet. Folks venturing out into the forest are still at risk for tick bites and lyme disease. And y'all, here in central and northern Appalachia, we're in prime Lyme disease country.   West Virginia Public Broadcasting's Chris Schulz sat down with former West Virginia state health officer Dr. Ayne Amjad to discuss safety and prevention. The Great Eastern Trail In 1948, a hiker named Earl Shaffer came up with the idea of an alternative to the Appalachian Trail – the hiking only trail that passes through 14 states and spans nearly 2200 miles. Named the Great Eastern Trail, this other route stretches from the deep south to New England, just west of the Appalachian Trail, but it wasn't until 2007 that the Great Eastern Trail Association was created and parts of the trail began to open up to hikers. As Jessica Lilly reports, when hikers get to southern West Virginia, they find a trail that is incomplete.   A Box To Help Stop Overdoses Opioid addiction costs thousands of lives each year. Health officials and advocates are thinking creatively to find ways to stem the loss – but not everyone is thinking outside of the box to find solutions. Some people are thinking very much inside the box. Producer Bill Lynch has this story.   Barbara Kingsolver and Appalachia Barbara Kingsolver is one of Appalachia's most acclaimed authors. Her novel “The Poisonwood Bible” held down a spot on the New York Times bestseller list for more than a year. It's been in development at HBO since 2019.  Kingsolver's fiction takes readers all over the world, but she says her Appalachian roots inspire key parts of her stories. Liz McCormick sat down with Kingsolver to learn more.  Our theme music is by Matt Jackfert. Other music this week was provided by Jesse Milnes, The Company Stores, Tyler Childers and The Appalachian Road Show. Bill Lynch is our producer. Our executive producer is Eric Douglas. Kelley Libby is our editor. Our audio mixer is Patrick Stephens. Zander Aloi also helped produce this episode. You can find us on Instagram and Twitter @InAppalachia.

On this West Virginia Morning, we hear from award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver who is the 2022 Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence at Shepherd University. Liz McCormick talks with Kingsolver about her Appalachian roots and how they inspire key themes and ideas in her stories. The post Author Barbara Kingsolver Talks Appalachian Roots And Dustbowl Revival Has Our Song Of The Week, This West Virginia Morning appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.

On this West Virginia Morning, we hear from award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver who is the 2022 Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence at Shepherd University. Liz McCormick talks with Kingsolver about her Appalachian roots and how they inspire key themes and ideas in her stories.

In an excerpt from her 2012 novel "Flight Behavior" Barbara Kingsolver's characters explain the goal of 350 ppm and the frightening aspect of global temperature rise in a language every lay person can understand.  

In an excerpt from her 2012 novel "Flight Behavior" Barbara Kingsolver's characters explain the goal of 350 ppm and the frightening aspect of global temperature rise in a language every lay person can understand.  

Chris' curiosity has him asking questions about books – 23 questions to be specific. Discover interesting things about our hosts such as what imaginary world from a book would each most want to live in to weird reading habits and favorite flawed characters. Tune in to find out the answers to these questions and 20 more! That's 69 answers and tons of books to add to your to-be-read list.

Ever find yourself just not liking a book?  Sometimes you hate a characters, hate the plot, hate some other aspect of the book.  Sometimes it is because the book just fell flat.  It did not live up to your expectations.  Turns out that's okay. Our hosts take turns giving titles that either they hated or fell flat for them.  They admit that sometimes they would still recommend said titles to other readers.  Sometimes a book isn't meant for a specific reader or a specific person.  Sometimes you have to make the book fit.

A ''gifted magician of words'' (Time), Barbara Kingsolver is the author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Poisonwood Bible, a postcolonial epic about an evangelical American family's undoing in the Congo. She is the author of several essays and works of creative nonfiction, and her other novels include The Lacuna, Flight Behavior, and Unsheltered. She is founder of the PEN/Bellwether Prize, winner of the National Humanities Medal, and recipient of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. How to Fly, Kingsolver's second collection of poetry, reflects on both the exquisitely noted and overlooked workaday wonders of the untamed worlds inside and around us.   (recorded 10/29/2020)

Gerry Hynes pays tribute to Playwrite, Storyteller and dramatist Eugene McCabe, Michael Pope review new movie releases, Barbra Kingsolver on poetry and Jenn Gannon discusses 'Ill be Gone in the Dark.'

I read this quote the other day and it really struck a chord; “The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope.”-Barbara Kingsolver. We definitely need to explore this topic because I would wager that a lot of what we do was inspired, instilled, or insisted upon by others or what we believe society expects from us. But what do we hope for? How much time have you spent trying to figure that out? It’s easy to get on the escalator of life and just follow it to where it leads. Sometimes it's going up, sometimes it’s going down, and sometimes it's just a straight shot faster than what it would be if left to our own pace. Let’s step off and take a breather to explore the idea “all that we hope for”, shall we? So after reading Barbara’s quote, I thought, who is Barbara? I mean, I love inspirational messages and never really think about the source. Was it something that just popped into her head or is she walking the walk. I think that’s important and a barometer that I use. I don’t ever want my encouragement and the messages I put out to become a bunch of taco salad. Let me explain this reference that I use frequently for fodder, unmeaningful content. If I read or write marketing messaging and it’s full of a bunch of buzz words, keywords, and SEO strategies I call it taco salad. You know when you go to an American Mexican restaurant you can order beef, lettuce, beans, cheese, and pico in about anyway on any vehicle. That’s why I call it Taco Salad - it's just a different order to the same meaningless buzzwords.  Ok, so who is Barbara and what’s she slinging? Barbara Kingsolver was born in 1955 and grew up in rural Kentucky. She earned degrees in biology from DePauw University and the University of Arizona and has worked as a freelance writer and author since 1985. At various times in her adult life she has lived in England, France, and the Canary Islands, and has worked in Europe, Africa, Asia, Mexico, and South America. She spent two decades in Tucson, Arizona, before moving to southwestern Virginia where she currently resides. Her books have been translated into more than two dozen languages, and have been adopted into the core literature curriculum in high schools and colleges throughout the nation. She has contributed to more than fifty literary anthologies, and her reviews and articles have appeared in most major U.S. newspapers and magazines. Kingsolver was named one of the most important writers of the 20th Century. In 2000 she received the National Humanities Medal, our country’s highest honor for service through the arts. She has two daughters. Her husband teaches environmental studies. Since June 2004, Barbara and her family have lived on a farm in southern Appalachia, where they raise an extensive vegetable garden and Icelandic sheep. Barbara believes her best work is accomplished through writing and being an active citizen of her own community. She is grateful for the goodwill and support of her readers. I would say, it’s safe to assume, Barbara is living the life she had hoped for.  Even without all the accolades or illustrious career, can you say you are living the life you had hoped for? I guess the place to start is, what did you or do you hope for? If you aren’t on that path, why? How can you take back the roadmap to your destiny and start heading in the right direction? Sound like a plan?  Encouragementology is the practice of instilling hope. I discovered the power of encouragement several years ago during a workshop I led for women. That ah-ha moment changed everything for me. It helped me understand the importance of emotional giving and how that can out reach physical giving. We all need to hear that someone believes in us even before we can believe in ourselves. You aren’t born without insecurities and high self-esteem out of the crib. Those things are developed and nurtured in you as you grow. I developed Encouragementology as a practice so that other people could implement this idea and make an intentional effort to reach out, connect, understand, and encourage the people they encounter.  This is where our hope and instilling hope in other intersects. It’s a give-get world. You get by giving and by giving you get. An article on livingyourbestlife.com introduces us to the road of your best life.  On this path, it’s okay to want. It’s natural to dream and wish. We are powerful creators, and learning to harness that power is part of creating a life worth living. Many of us have visions of a better tomorrow. These visions consist of various futures, where we will exercise more, or find a career that we actually love, make more money, have more free time, and so forth . . . If you are reading this it is because you want more, and you suspect you are capable of more. You have hopes and dreams and you are just about ready to create the life you want. On a deeper level, pursuing our dreams also means finding purpose and meaning in life. And it’s not always clear what that is. If life feels like a grind, that is an indication that something is missing. The haunting feeling of wanting more is trying to tell us something important.   Part of the journey is to uncover what really interests us and makes us feel alive. Self-inquiry is one of several powerful methods for discovering what we really want in our lives. And it’s not for the faint of heart. Discovering what we want in life also means facing what we don’t want, and that process can be turbulent. But learning to live with authenticity leads to rewards that often surpass our expectations. Even simple everyday life can feel amazing when we are living with purpose. What does it mean to live my best life? It means living up to my potential. Living up to my potential means doing “the things I hope to do someday” now instead of putting them off for some magical time in the future. Life is temporary, and I don’t want to wait to feel fulfilled. Living my dream life also means that as soon as I am living up to my potential, I continue to set the bar even higher. It’s not a one-time quick fix. It is a commitment to myself and what really matters to me. Authentic living means I am always asking myself what is working and what is not, and acting accordingly. Creating the life I want requires a commitment to personal growth. I must be willing to change, to grow, and to do what it takes to live my best life. Living my best life also means living a balanced life. Balance is a key part of healthy living. By managing time and energy wisely, I nurture all aspects of myself, my body, my mind, and my spirit. So what does it take to live my best life? Strength. Being my best self often means doing things that are difficult and challenging. It is much easier to sit on a couch than to run a marathon. Breaking bad habits and creating good habits takes discipline and strength of character. We can build strength of character by challenging ourselves and doing things that other people might consider difficult. We can then use that strength to make more positive changes in our lives. Doing things that are challenging but ultimately rewarding eventually becomes a habit! After years of taking the road less traveled and pushing my boundaries, I feel stronger and more grounded than I ever have in life.  I’m not easily rattled by small everyday hassles, other people’s moods, or even my own emotions. The effect is subtle yet profound. Courage. It takes courage to create the life I desire. As I explore and honor what I ultimately want for myself, I find that means breaking some old habits and making life changes. Those changes may include walking away from friendships and other relationships that no longer support my growth and my goals. Friends and family may resist some of these changes. Often times the people that don’t support me are the same ones that make little effort in their own lives, so they would prefer that others remain stuck along with them. It takes courage and strength of character to not care what people think and to create the life I want even if others are judging my actions. I’ve done some bold things over the last few years to create a life that feels amazing. Read my story here. Self  Respect. Living my best life begins with appreciating the fact that I am alive. Realizing that life is a gift and every single day is a blessing is the foundation on which I build the life I desire. Appreciating life means respecting myself and my body. My body is my vehicle for this journey. When I give it the fuel and maintenance that it needs, it will perform at its best and take me everywhere I want to go. Making the right food and lifestyle choices and creating healthy habits is part of living my dream life. I want to have lots of energy every day to enjoy life and achieve my goals. Check out these healthy recipes and smoothie ideas. Choosing actions that nurture self-respect also builds confidence, and confidence is vital to achieving my goals. Organization. Being the best I can be also takes some organization. Setting goals and living a balanced life is much easier when I take the time to plan things out and write them down. From daily to-do lists to 5-year plans, getting organized has a magical impact on our ability to achieve our goals.   CHALLENGE: Look within to shine a light on your hopes and dreams. The more you uncover and embrace the brighter the illumination. This light will lead you to live your best life.   I Know YOU Can Do It    Resources:Barbara KingsolverDr. Neel Burton writes on this for Psychology Today.Cosmic Vine; What Do You Hope To Achieve With Your Life?Happonomy.comlivingyourbestlife.com

James L. Sutter and I delve into his extensive and diversified worldbuilding experience to bring you tips on how to put your worldbuilding into practice and actually make it happen. You can read more about James, review the show notes and watch the video follow-up by visiting the Building Dystopia website.

What happens when your world shifts, and you have to come to terms with a whole new reality? Barbara Kingsolver – the bestselling author of The Poisonwood Bible, The Lacuna, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, and more – has some idea. In October 2018, SAL’s Executive Director, Ruth Dickey, sat down with Kingsolver to discuss her latest book, Unsheltered, at Benaroya Hall. The novel toggles between a small New Jersey town in 1870 and 2016, exploring both societal and family struggles. Unsheltered is a beautiful book about politics and economics and science and dogmatism and hope. It finds the parallels between the Victorian era, when Darwin’s theory challenged the Judeo-Christian worldview, and our own time, when global warming has challenged beliefs about the future of humanity. And Unsheltered is also—because this is Barbara Kingsolver we’re talking about here—a book about love and connection, about family and meaning and grief.

Oh no! It’s another STRANDED! We’re picking our way slowly (and painfully) through the Strand 80 List of readers’ 80 favorite books! This time we’re taking a slow plane to the Congo to preach Jesus to the locals with Kingsolver’s classic book! Also: a literary game is played! 28:57 A Literary Game 40:28 Final Thoughts TopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailors

In "The Poisonwood Bible," author Barbara Kingsolver takes us to 1950s Belgian Congo via the Prices, a missionary family. While this novel is great historical fiction, it’s embellished scientifical fiction when a horde of driver ants attack an African Village. David Holway from UC San Diego gives us the rundown on local ant species while Michael Wall from the San Diego Natural History Museum highlights insect appreciation, something Kingsolver could have been better at.

Episode Seventy Four Show Notes CW = Chris WolakEF = Emily FinePurchase Book Cougars Swag on Zazzle! AND at Bookclub Bookstore & More.If you’d like to help financially support the Book Cougars, please consider becoming a Patreon member. You can DONATE HERE. If you would prefer to donate directly to us, please email bookcougars@gmail.com for instructions.Join our Goodreads Group! Please subscribe to our email newsletter here.– Upcoming Readalong –We are hosting co-reads in June 2019 with Jenny Colvin of the Reading Envy Podcast. More details are forthcoming, but the books are:Gone with the Wind – Margaret MitchellSapphira and the Slave Girl by Willa CatherThe Goodreads discussion page can be found HERE– Currently Reading –The World That We Knew: A Novel – Alice Hoffman (EF) (release dateA Vindication of the Rights of Women – Mary Wollstonecraft (CW)Click HERE for the readalong with Great Book StudyWelcome to the Writer’s Life: How to Design Your Writing Craft, Writing Business, Writing Practice, and Reading Practice - Paulette Perhach (CW)From A Whisper to A Riot: The Gay Writers Who Crafted an American Literary Tradition – Adam W. Burgess (CW)The Jewel Garden: A Story of Despair and Redemption – Monty Don (CW)– Just Read –Fascism: A Warning – Madeline Albright (CW) (audio)The Shortest Way Home – Miriam Parker (EF)Chris dnf’d Transcription – Kate Atkinson (CW)Tell Me How it Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions – Valeria Luiselli (EF)The Marriage of Phaedra – Willa Cather which is part of the Willa Cather Short Story ProjectHeavy: An American Memoir – Kiese Laymon (EF) (audio)– Biblio Adventures –Chris and Emily went to the 92nd St Y to see Barbara Kingsolver and Richard Powers discuss their books Unsheltered and The OverstoryChris watched A Discovery of Witches based on the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah HarknessEmily took a trip to Philadelphia and visited the University of Pennsylvania Bookstore and Penn BookCenter and also took a picture of the Curtis Publishing Company building. She also had dinner at Zahav and flipped through a copy of Michael Solomonov’s new cookbook, Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking. Click HERE to read the article about Solomonov in the NY Times.– Upcoming Jaunts –4/18/2019 – The Willa Cather Bookclub will discuss A Lost Lady at 2pm at Bookclub Bookstore & More.4/18/2019 – Bank Square Books and the Lagrua Center are co-hosting Mary Norris to discuss her book Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen.4/23/2019 – Patricia Marx and Roz Chast will be visiting RJ Julia Booksellers to discuss their book Why Don’t You Write My Eulogy Now So I Can Correct It?: A Mother’s Suggestions. Click HERE to read the article about them in the NY Times.4/24/2019 – Delia Owens will be visiting RJ Julia Booksellers to discuss her book Where the Crawdads Sing. Note: The event is sold out.4/24/2019 – Dr. Carla Hayden in conversation with Tracy K Smith at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.Tracy K. Smith is the poet Laureate of the United States and has a wonderful podcast, The Slowdown, where she reads a poem each day.5/30-6/1/2019 – 64th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference6/17-6/21/2019 – The 17th Annual Willa Cather Seminar– Upcoming Reads –A Lost Lady – Willa Cather (CW)Gone With the Wind – Margaret Mitchell (CW)Sapphira and the Slave Girl– Willa Cather (CW)If Beale Street Could Talk – James Baldwin (EF)Lights All Night Long – Lydia Fitzpatrick (EF)– Also Mentioned –Faithful – Alice HoffmanRiff Raff Bookstore in Providence, RILost Children Archive – Valeria LuiselliThe Poisonwood Bible – Barbara KingsolverWhite Dog CafeThe Impossible Fortress – Jason RekulakTo find the poetry videos from the Book Cougars April 2018 National Poetry Month Celebration head to our YouTube page.Check out Ryan Ludman on Instagram

How much do you care for your garden?   Does your time and attention stay pretty constant throughout the season?   If not, why not?   What would your garden look like in August if you loved it then as much as you do now?   What do you need to do to sustain a high level of care for your garden all season long? Fewer tomato or pepper plants? More raised beds? Getting regular garden time committed on the calendar? Removing high maintenance plants? Brevities #OTD Luther Burbank died today in 1926 (Books By This Author). His friend, Yogi Yogananda wroteAutobiography of a Yogi- a book many people find inspiring including Andrew Weil, George Harrison, and Steve Jobs - who read it annually.   Yogananda later dedicated the entire book to “Luther Burbank, an American Saint”, and he wrote about Luther’s death, saying: In tears I thought, “Oh, I would gladly walk all the way from here to Santa Rosa for one more glimpse of him! Locking myself away from secretaries and visitors, I spent the next twenty-four hours in seclusion." #OTD Today we celebrate the birthday of a South African who had many botanical triumphs; Botanist Elsie Elizabeth Esterhuysen.She’s been described as "the most outstanding collector ever of South African Flora", collecting 36,000 herbarium species.    A botanist at the Bolus Herbarium in Cape Town, Elsie was beyond humble. She would never be publish the results of her work under her own name. There are 56 species and two genera named after her. The saying, "if you want to be immortal collect good herbarium specimens” is certainly reflected in Elsie Esterhuysen’s botanical legacy.   After Elsie died, over 200 people gathered at her memorial gathering - which featured three tributes from her botanical family.   Botanist John Rourke recalled, "Elsie returned to Cape Town in 1938. It was here that her real career began when she joined the Bolus Herbarium (Figure 2) under another formidable woman. Dr Louisa Bolus. […] It’s an astonishing fact that for the first 18 years of her employment she received no proper salary and was paid out of petty cash at a rate not much better than a laborer.   She did not collect randomly; Elsie was above all an intelligent collector, seeking range extensions, local variants, or even new species, filling voids in the Bolus Herbarium’s records, often returning months later to collect seeds or fruits that were of diagnostic importance. […] Always self-deprecating, one of her favorite comments was ‘I’m only filling in gaps’.”   Botanist Peter Linder said,  “She was what I thought a botanist was supposed to be. She was in the mountains every weekend, and came back with big black plastic bags full of plants, that she sorted and passed to Gert Syster to press. She was the one person who could put names on plants that defeated my attempts. And she had little time for academic niceties—for her the important things were plants in the mountains, their welfare, their relationships. She was immersed in plants and mountains.”   "Elsie taught me that each species has an essence, a character—that it liked some habitats but not others and that it flowered at a particular time. She was curious about the plants, not because they informed her about some theory or other, but she was interested in the plants themselves—she cared about them.”   Botanist Ted Oliver remembered, "Her mode of transport was the bicycle (we have her latest model here today). She rode to the University of Cape Town up that dreadful steep road every day for a lifetime, come sunshine or rain, heat or cold. Now one knows why she was so fit and could outstrip any poor unsuspecting younger botanist in the mountains! Every day she would come up and park her bicycle behind the Bolus Herbarium building and then often jump through the window in the preparation section rather than walk all the way around to the front door.” A newspaper cutting found among her personal effects after her death showed a side of Elsie that none of her coworkers knew existed. It was from the local Kimberleynewspaper (undated) and reported on a Reading on life and works of Franz Schubertat a meeting of the Kimberley Philharmonic Society. The lecture was given by Miss E. Esterhuysen. It was preceded by another describing Burchell’stravels in South Africa during Schubert’s time and was followed by "a delightful short program of the composer’s music played as piano solos by Miss Esterhuysen". #OTDHappy birthday to the eminent Dutch botanist and geneticist born in Dordrecht John Paulus Lotsy (April 11, 1867), author of “Some Euphorbiaceae from Guatemala” (1895).”  He spent two years from 1893 to 1895 at Johns Hopkins University and presented his entire Herberium to the Baltimore Women’s College.  The collection was started when Lotsy was a boy and Lotsy himself gathered every specimen personally.  Before leaving for an appointment as botanist to the Dutch Botanical Gardens in Java(known as the Garden of the East), Lotsy gifted his entire herbarium - which contained about six thousand species, being especially rich in the flowering plants of Europe, in the desert Hora of Algiers, in algae, lichens, cryptogams, mosses, seeds and water plants.    Dr. Goucher, of Johns Hopkins, acknowledged, "The special value of the herbarium, is that it is collected by an eminent botanist not merely to contain as many species as possible, but to afford illustration of the principles of vegetable morphology and of adaptation of plants to peculiar conditions of environment."   John Paulus Lotsy died in Amsterdam at the age of 64. Unearthed Words Always Marry An April Girl by Ogden Nash (Books By This Author)     Praise the spells and bless the charms, I found April in my arms. April golden, April cloudy, Gracious, cruel, tender, rowdy; April soft in flowered languor, April cold with sudden anger, Ever changing, ever true -- I love April, I love you.   Today's book recommendation  In honor of the work of botanist Elsie Elizabeth Esterhuysen, today’s book recommendation is: Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver (Kingsolver has a background in biology).  Although it's a fictional book, it features naturalist Mary Treat, who corresponds with Darwin and a character who risks his job to teach evolution.   In real life, Treat actually exchanged letters with Darwin& Asa Gray.  She is referenced in Darwin's book Insectivorous Plants.  She published 5 books and over 70 articles; there are four species named after her. She studied insects, carnivorous plants, and general botany.  Treat put spiders in candy jars filled with moss and plants -  "so that my nervous lady friends may admire the plants without being shocked with the knowledge that each of these jars is the home of a spider." Treat talked to all living things; she was an amazing woman who helped establish our understanding of carnivorous plants. Today's Garden Chore Feel spiffy.  Buy a new garden tote.  I like the new one at Target from Smith and Hawken. It's the 18.7" x 14" Canvas Garden Tool Tote Green - Smith & Hawken™  Something Sweet  Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart As part of Clark Botanic Garden’s 50th Anniversary in Albertson NY, the Town is hosting a photo exhibit featuring photos by residents and visitors of the garden. There will be a reception for the opening of the exhibit on tonight at 6 p.m. There’s a link in the show notes to view the photos online: https://bit.ly/2EzgU2R.     Don’t forget to join them for “Sundays in the Garden” year-long lecture series of presentations to commemorate the big 5-0!Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

I think Barbara Kingsolver is one of the most important and socially significant authors of the last fifty years. Her latest novel Unsheltered is not a happy read, but it important and very relevant to our times. Kingsolver is a fine scientist as she shows in her essays, High Tide in Tucson as well as in her many novels. Indeed, the science asides in this latest novel are fascinating even when not essential to the plot.The novel is really two stories, one occurring at the end of the 19th century, and the other in the present. Iano and Willa have been chasing tenure and job security for almost all of their married lives, and it has so far eluded them.  Their two children, Zeke and Antigony (Tig or Tiger for short) have been forced to live the same itinerant lifestyle as their parents. Zeke, newly out of grad school with massive student debts, has just lost his young wife to cancer, and is suddenly faced not just with that loss, but also with an infant son. Willa and Iano take on the care of the infant and Zeke moves back home. Tig has not quite finished a science degree when she drops out of college and goes to Cuba with her boyfriend. But she, too, without much explanation to her parents shows up on their doorstep, ready to resume her sometimes bitter sibling rivalry with  Zeke. The house they are living in is quickly falling apart and they are told the best route is simply to tear the old structure down and build over the ruins. The other story is that of Thatcher Greenwood, his young materialistic wife Rose, Rose’s younger sister Polly and the mother of the two young women, all of whom live in the same house. They, too, are living in a house that is falling apart, and have only Thatcher’s meager income as a high school science teacher to try to shore things up. Both families are very nearly unsheltered with insufficient income to remodel or rebuild. Mary Treat is an actual historical figure—an under-recognized biologist and a correspondent of both Charles Darwin and Asa Gray. She is a neighbor of the Greenwoods, and her story is another important strand in the novel. Indeed, I would say that the relationship between Thatcher and Mary is the most intriguing in the book. The New Jersey town that all the characters live in was meant to be a modern utopia, and when established in the 19th century, it was ruled by a more or less benevolent tyrant by the name of Landis who lures people to the village with promises of free land, and then essentially indentures them as their farms and businesses fail and they must rely on Landis and the company store. The  school where  Thatcher teaches is  ruled by  Landis’ handpicked principal who is self-righteous,  anti-curiosity and anti-science; although the principal has not read Darwin and would not consider doing so, he knows that Darwin must be wrong, since his writings conflict with scripture. Although the Thatcher Greenwood story predates the famous Scopes trial by a decade or so, there is a wonderful scene in the book in which Thatcher takes on the principal and the pseudo-science he represents. Thatcher, who is genuinely a champion of reason and empirical evidence, is nevertheless socially inept and shy of confrontation. Mary Treat and his sister-in-law, Polly, take it on themselves to school Thatcher on the methods he must use in the debate. Kingsolver shows off her own understanding of the history of science as she describes this debate. Mary is certainly the character most like Kingsolver in the book.A reader friend of mine whose opinion I greatly respect, has complained to me that the characters in the novel are not filled out well and not particularly convincing. I understand his  position, but I found most of the characters both well drawn and convincing. In fact, one of the reasons I have been vigorously recommending this novel to women friends is that I find the descriptions of the conflicts between Willa and Tig so convincing. Tig accuses Willa of sacrificing her children’s welfare to the continued and unsuccessful chasing of tenure and job-security, moving them from town to town, each time uprooting them and thus interrupting their own growth and social happiness. I saw you and Dad doing that, hitching your wagon to the tenure star, and it didn’t look that great to me. You made such a big deal about security that sacrificed giving us any long-term, community.The accusations Tig throws at Willa, and her uncompromising attacks on her parenting are so like the mother-daughter relationships of two of my closest women friends. I felt the hurt and heartsoreness of Willa so totally.There are many other features of this book that I haven’t the time to mention. Tig paints for the reader a fascinating picture of Cuba and of attempts there to reuse and recycle. I also very much enjoyed Kingsolver’s obvious jibes at Trump, although she doesn’t call him out by name, referring to him only as The Blowhard or The Mouth, but there is no doubt to whom she is referring. “I suppose it is in our nature, she said finally. “When men fear the loss of what they know, they will follow any tyrant who promises to restore the old order.”While I personally see the importance of this book as primarily social commentary and championing scientific objectivity, I think it is quite worthwhile simply as an engaging story. I count it as one of the best books of 2018.

Barbara Kingsolver says her new novel, ‘Unsheltered,’ is “my love letter to millennials.” “Today’s problems can’t be fixed by yesterday’s people,” she tells Greta. “They’re going to be fixed by tomorrow’s people.”Kingsolver is the author of several award-winning books, including ‘The Poisonwood Bible’ and ‘The Bean Trees.’ ‘Unsheltered’ is set both in the run up to the 2016 presidential election and in the aftermath of the American Civil War, and she says it’s about “how people behave when it seems like all the old rules have stopped working.”Kingsolver tells us about the end of the world, why she's still optimistic, and what it's like to narrate the sex scenes when she records her own audiobooks. (“You just try to get through it all in one take”). She also answers one of Greta’s more poignant questions: “Are we just %#&!ed?”

On this week's Through the Eyes of Women , Kathleen Marshall spoke with author Barbara Kingsolver. Kingsolver says when she was little she was a storyteller, but thought growing up to be an author was like growing up to be a fairy; impossible. Her newest novel, Unsheltered , was released on October 15, 2018. It is the story of two families, one in 1875 and the other in 2016. With alternating chapters between 1875 and 2016 Unsheltered is beautifully crafted. The characters, including the real-life Darwin pen-pal and science writer, Mary Treat are rich and nuanced. To learn more about Barbara Kingsolver, go to : www.kingsolver.com

How might literature change the world? American author Barbara Kingsolver has been asking this question through her best-selling novels and essays for years. After a self-described ‘curious childhood’ split between rural Appalachia and remote global locations where her doctor father was posted, she developed an independent spirit and an unshakeable love for the natural world. This passion manifested as activism during her biology degree, but despite becoming a scientist, it was literature than ultimately won out. Although she wrote several award-winning essays and novels through the late 90s and into the 2000s, it wasn’t until her novel The Poisonwood Bible was featured on Oprah Winfrey’s book club that Barbara skyrocketed to international fame. Barbara used her royalties to establish the Bellwether literary prize for socially engaged fiction, and she remains an activist at heart, with a body of work that is a testament to a belief in the power of the written word. This episode of It's a Long Story is hosted by Edwina Throsby. - Show notes The Bellwether Literary Prize Barbara Kingsolver at Sydney Opera House The Poisonwood Bible on Oprah's Book Club Barbara Kingsolver on #metoo and feminists today

In this episode I take us back to 2012 for a re-broadcast of interviews with Michael Zimmerman and Barbara Kingsolver. In the first part of today’s show, you will hear an interview that first aired in February 2012 with Michael Zimmerman, the founder of the Clergy Letter Project and Evolution Weekend.   Over 13 thousand Christian, Jewish, and Unitarian Universalist clergy have signed a letter in support of teaching evolution in public schools.   On the Sunday closest to Darwin’s Birthday faith communities all over the United States celebrate Evolution Weekend by honoring science and religion.  Author Barbara Kingsolver lives in southwest Virginia.  She is the author of 14 books including the The  Poisonwood Bible, The Lacuna, and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle.  She visited with me at the WEHC studio at Emory and Henry College to discuss her latest novel, Flight Behavior, a novel set in Southern Appalachia.   In part it is about denial and the beliefs that get assigned to us.  

Barbara Kingsolver, the best-selling, award-winning author, was recently asked to write an op-ed piece for the Manchester Guardian on the continuing controversy over the display of the Confederate Battle Flag. It took her only a day to compose her brief essay, and only a few hours for the responses to start pouring in from around the world. Join us for a thoughtful discussion with one of the world's great writers.

This month's World Book Club comes from the Jesus Centre in London. Harriett Gilbert and readers talk to bestselling writer Barbara Kingsolver about her internationally acclaimed novel The Poisonwood Bible. Having sold four million copies around the world, Kingsolver's most ambitious novel paints an intimate portrait of a crisis-ridden family amid the larger backdrop of an African nation in chaos. In 1959 an overzealous Baptist minister Nathan Price drags his wife and four daughters deep into the heart of the Congo on a mission to save the unenlightened souls of Africa. As his plans unravel in tandem with the country's dreams of becoming an independent democracy, the five women narrate the novel, each in their own inimitable voice.

Kingsolver describes an adventure her family undertook to spend one year eating primarily what they could grow or raise themselves. As a citizen and mother more than an expert, she turned her life towards questions many of us are asking. Food, she says, is a “rare moral arena” in which the ethical choice is often the pleasurable choice.