The Latest Breaking News from Barbara Kingsolver

Everett’s novel, James, which focuses on Twain's enslaved character Jim, won the $10,000 prize

Percival Everett’s “James” has won the National Book Award for fiction

The Wildcats’ star rusher spent much of his childhood alone, fending for himself. Now he’s exploding against ranked teams, with his eyes on the NFL.

Barbara Kingsolver was named as one of the two winners of the James Tait Black Prize for her book Demon Copperhead, which reworks David Copperfield.

The US author, 68, said that books by women were still not ‘discussed or reviewed’ in the same way as their male counterparts.

Barbara Kingsolver and others are no longer oppressed – they dominate book sales

Barbara Kingsolver took home the prestigious award this week for her novel ‘Demon Copperhead’. With women accounting for nearly 80 per cent of book sales across the UK and North America, hasn’t the Women’s Prize already served its purpose? Yes, writes Claire Allfree... but there’s more to it

The first author to win the Women’s prize for fiction twice on how Charles Dickens – and rage about the opioid crisis - helped her write ‘the great Appalachian novel’

The writer took home the top prize for her Charles Dickens-inspired novel Demon Copperhead. By Prudence Wade.