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Oprah’s Book Club – Week Three

We’re now more than halfway through Barbara Kingsolver’s “Demon Copperhead,” and we’ve watched our narrator Demon go from a childhood of abuse and neglect to high school football stardom. He is worshipped by all of Lee County, Virginia — and even falls in love for the first time — and then a serious knee injury […]

The Reviews Are In!

“Demon is a voice for the ages—akin to Huck Finn or Holden Caulfield—only even more resilient. I’m crazy about this book, which parses the epidemic in a beautiful and intimate new way. I think it’s her best.”    — Beth Macy, author of Dopesick “An Appalachian David Copperfield…Demon Copperhead reimagines Dickens’s story in a modern-day rural America contending with poverty […]

Oprah’s Book Club – Week Two

Welcome to our latest discussion of “Demon Copperhead,” by author Barbara Kingsolver. By now, our main character, Demon is eleven years old and in his second foster home with the McCobbs, who make him sleep on a rotted-out back porch and ask him to “chip in” for food. He’s being ostracized at school, partially because […]

The Washington Post Reviews Demon Copperhead

“Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, this is the story of an irrepressible boy nobody wants, but readers will love….In a feat of literary alchemy, Kingsolver uses the fire of that boy’s spirit to illuminate — and singe — the darkest recesses of our country. The essential Americanness of Demon Copperhead feels particularly ironic given that Kingsolver has […]

Oprah’s Book Club – Week One

Welcome to our first week of discussion around Oprah’s latest Book Club Pick, “Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver. Born to a single teenage mother scraping by in a single-wide trailer, our narrator, nicknamed “Demon,” is wise beyond his years, with a fierce will to survive and a unique voice. (As he notes in the beginning […]

Barbara and Hugo in The New York Times

Barbara (and Hugo) were recently featured in a Culture piece by Penelope Green of The New York Times, who came to visit Barbara in her home just before the release of Demon Copperhead. After release of the article, Barbara thanked Penelope: “for seeing and hearing Appalachia and getting everything right. (Hugo was also pleased, and […]

Demon Copperhead is Now Available

The latest novel from Barbara Kingsolver is now available in bookstores nationwide! Support your local bookstore and pick up a copy of Demon Copperhead today. Copies are also available online by visiting our publisher’s website: HarperCollins.