In her new novel “Demon Copperhead” (Harper, 560 pp., ★★★ out of four, out Tuesday), Barbara Kingsolver transports the plot of Charles Dickens’ “David Copperfield” to late-1990s ...

What Demon Copperhead Gets Right About Appalachia Barbara Kingsolver’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel shows the reality of the opioid and foster care crises in the region without resorting to ...

Report: Central Appalachia Could Be a Safe Haven for Climate Change Migrants Researchers found that the region could see a wave of climate-related migration. Early findings point to the need for ...

Demon Copperhead speaks for a new generation of lost boys, and all those born into beautiful, cursed places they can't imagine leaving behind. Advertisement - scroll for more content Books | ...

She traveled across central Appalachia to visit rural clinics and miners’ homes and spoke with doctors, researchers and black lung patients for this story. Published June 19, 2025 Updated June ...

In her new novel “Demon Copperhead” (Harper, 560 pp., ★★★ out of four, out Tuesday), Barbara Kingsolver transports the plot of Charles Dickens’ “David Copperfield” to late-1990s ...

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.

A recent report from the social investment fund Invest Appalachia found Central Appalachia, including parts of Ohio, will likely see a population influx because of climate-related migration.

Over two months have passed since hurricane Helene tore through Central Appalachia, taking over 230 lives, displacing thousands, and causing an estimated $225 billion in damages—the worst ...

Kingsolver said that when Demon Copperhead won the Pulitzer Prize last year, Appalachia rejoiced like Appalachia does. “It was like fireworks all up and down the mountain,” Kingsolver said.

Barbara Kingsolver's "Demon Copperhead "was a co-winner of this year's Pulitzer Prize for fiction. The book takes Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield" and sets it in modern-day southern Appalachia.

Barbara Kingsolver's “Demon Copperhead,” a modern ... Kingsolver, 67, has lived for years on a farm in southern Appalachia and has long blended narrative drama and social commentary.