Library Journal review of Flight Behavior
Dellarobia Turnbow is in a perpetual state of fight or flight. Married at 17 to kind, dull Cub, she finds even the satisfaction of motherhood small consolation for the stultifying existence on her in-laws’ struggling Tennessee sheep farm. When a fluke of nature upends the monotony of her life, Dellarobia morphs into the church’s poster child […]
Kingsolver among speakers at Book Expo America kick-off event
New York City, June 5, 2012—Barbara Kingsolver joined Master of Ceremonies Stephen Colbert and authors Junot Diaz and Jo Nesbo on stage at the Book Expo America “Authors Breakfast” June 5, 2012. To learn more about the event or to read interviews Kingsolver gave while at the BEA, click: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/52279-pw-talks-with-barbara-kingsolver.html http://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2012/06/bea-kicks-off-with-colbert-diaz-kingsolver-and-nesbo/ http://www.vulture.com/2012/06/stephen-colbert-and-his-many-penis-euphemisms.html
Susan Nussbaum announced winner of 2012 PEN / Bellwether Prize
New York City, June 5, 2012—PEN American Center, the largest branch of the world’s oldest literary and human rights organization, joined Barbara Kingsolver, founder of the Bellwether Prize, and Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, a division of Workman Publishing, to announce Susan Nussbaum as the winner of the 2012 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction. […]
Kingsolver reads from new work at Lexington, Ky., conference
Barbara Kingsolver was the keynote speaker for the Books-in-Progress Conference June 8 and 9, sponsored by The Carnegie Center in Lexington, Ky. She read from new work June 8 at 7 p.m., at the Lexington Convention Center’s Bluegrass Ballroom Atrium. The conference offered writing and publishing workshops, as well as one-on-one meetings between writers and […]
Kingsolver, Mattea take stage together
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.: Barbara Kingsolver joined Grammy-award winning singer Kathy Mattea for “A View from the Mountaintop,” an evening of spoken word and song at the Bijou Theatre on March 11. The two celebrated their shared Appalachian heritage and cast a spotlight on mountaintop removal mining. The controversial practice has destroyed more than 500 mountains across Appalachia […]
Kingsolver receives Dayton Literary Peace Prize Nov. 12-13, 2011
Dayton, OH – Author Barbara Kingsolver received the first-ever Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award. The award, which was formerly known as the Lifetime Achievement Award, was renamed in honor of the late Richard C. Holbrooke, the celebrated U.S. diplomat who played an instrumental role in negotiating the historic 1995 Dayton Peace Accords, which ended the […]
Emory & Henry College features Kingsolver for 2011 Literary Festival
Barbara Kingsolver was the featured author for this year’s Emory & Henry College Literary Festival Sept. 29-30. She gave a reading and public interview for the festival, while three noted scholars presented papers and reviews of her work. Linda Wagner-Martin, professor of English at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, presented a paper entitled “Keeping […]
Compassion in difficult times focus of 2011 commencement address
Barbara Kingsolver presented the 2011 Commencement Address for Emory & Henry College May 7. The college is located in Emory, Va., very near where a deadly tornado struck in Glade Spring, Va., on April 28, and near where Kingsolver lives. She said to the new graduates, who had responded to the tragedy in large numbers […]
Kingsolver receives Duke Leaf Award
Barbara Kingsolver was the recipient of the 2011 Duke LEAF Award for Lifetime Environmental Achievement in the Fine Arts, presented by the Nicholas School of the Environment on April 9.
The Lacuna published to rave reviews in France
The Lacuna has been published in France under the title “Un Autre Monde.” Beautifully translated by Martine Aubert, the novel was described in the premiere French literary review journal as “vertiginous.” Below is an extract of the review by Nils C. Ahl in Le Monde des Livres, followed by a link to the full text. Une […]