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1 month ago | 
thesobercurator.com | Barbara Kingsolver |Alysse Bryson
“Demon Copperhead isn’t just a novel—it’s a punch to the gut and a balm for the soul, all wrapped in Kingsolver’s stunning prose.”Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead is a modern retelling of Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield, but this isn’t just a literary exercise—it’s a gut-wrenching, deeply human story set in the rural heart of Appalachia.
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2 months ago | 
fivebooks.com | Jayne Phillips |Barbara Kingsolver |Hernan Diaz |Hernán Cortés Díaz |Joshua Cohen
If you like to read fiction set in the United States or written by American authors, the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, normally awarded annually by Columbia University in New York, is a great place to start. These are books that have literary merit but are also accessible and enjoyable to read. Some are very funny (The Netanyahus), others heartbreaking (All the Light We Cannot See). Below, a list of novels that have won the Pulitzer Prize over the past 25 years.
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2 months ago | 
breakpoint.org | Barbara Kingsolver |John Stonestreet |Maria R. Baer
Sports gambling is growing at an alarming rate with the expected carnage left in its wake. And John talks to David Bahnsen about retirement and the value of work.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
newsweek.com | Paulo D Coelho |Robert Dugoni |Barbara Kingsolver |Oisín McKenna
CLOSE X Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! Paper Trident/Getty If you're looking for a book to read yourself, or to give as a gift, Newsweek staff has you covered. We've gathered an eclectic list of classics and new favorite reads that will appeal, no matter how choosy the audience.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
shepherd.com | Percival L. Everett |Kristin Hannah |Barbara Kingsolver |Bonnie Garmus
James🥇Originality🥈WritingThe Women🥇Character(s)🥈EmotionsDemon Copperhead🥇Character(s)🥈WritingLessons in Chemistry🥇Character(s)🥈Story/PlotWant to share your 3 favorite reads of 2024?
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
telegraph.co.uk | Lucy Scholes |Barbara Kingsolver
Workers from the Phelps Dodge corporation (1946), the subjects of Holding the Line In June 1983, a young freelance journalist, fresh out of graduate school, landed an assignment covering the Phelps Dodge copper-mine strike in Arizona. Soon she was regularly driving the 350-mile round trip from Tucson to the tiny mining towns of Ajo and Clifton, where, by the end of the summer, she became known as “that gal that’s writing the book about us”. Quite how this label came about, she’s still not...
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Aug 30, 2024 | 
barnesandnoble.com | Isabelle McConville |Barbara Kingsolver |Sarah Brennan |Kate DiCamillo
With fall well on its way and the last bits of summer heading out the door, it can only mean one thing: brand-new Monthly Picks! September promises a stellar month of new releases, and these paperbacks are the best starting point. From a Pulitzer Prize winner to a bookish romantasy and more, these are our picks for September. Please enable javascript to add items to the cart. Please enable javascript to add items to the cart. Fan of Charles Dickens and David Copperfield? Pick this up.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
sarahbessey.substack.com | Emily Habeck |Barbara Kingsolver |Sarah Bessey
Hi friends,Yesterday I posted an AMA (Ask Me Anything) call here at Field Notes as well as on my Instagram Stories and my Facebook Stories seeking your questions to help build this week’s Field Notes. A lot of good questions rolled in - way more than I can answer in this newsletter, I’m afraid.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
yakimaherald.com | Barbara Kingsolver
Demon Copperhead tells the life of Damon, who among everyone else in the novel, has a nickname - Demon. He has fiery red hair and a world of trouble resting on his shoulders. He grows up in the Appalachians at first with his mother, then gets tossed into the whirlpool of foster care. I immediately got attached to Demon and wanted nothing more than to see him find some peace in life.
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Jun 9, 2024 | 
denvervisitor.com | Barbara Kingsolver |Katherine Trebeck |Jeremy Williams |Deborah Levy |Déborah Levy
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