BARBARA KINGSOLVER

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Washington Post book critic Ron Charles offers his picks from this month's fiction and non-fiction titles, including works by Barbara Kingsolver and Booker Prize-winner Shehan Karunatilaka, and a biography of rock 'n' roll legend Chuck Berry.

The bestselling novelist is back with her take on Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield" – a story equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, about an irrepressible boy nobody wants.

Barbara Kingsolver's "Demon Copperhead," an Oprah pick and instant bestseller, reimagines Charles Dickens's "David Copperfield."

The novel follows the story of a boy born to a single teen mother and his experiences with foster care, child labor and addiction.

NEW YORK — (AP) — Barbara Kingsolver's “Demon Copperhead,” a modern retelling of Charles Dickens' “David Copperfield,” is Oprah Winfrey's new book club choice. In a statement Tuesday, the release date for "Demon Copperhead," Winfrey called Kingsolver's 560-page novel "the kind of epic you want to read this fall." Kingsolver, 67, has lived for years on a farm in southern Appalachia, and has long blended narrative drama and social commentary. Her past novels include “The Bean Trees,” “Flight Behavior” and “The Poisonwood Bible,” a Winfrey selection in 2000. “Getting that call from Oprah is the highest literary prize on the planet, if you ask me,” Kingsolver said in a statement.

Oprah Winfrey’s newest book club choice is Barbara Kingsolver’s “Demon Copperhead,” a modern retelling of Charles Dickens’ “David Copperfield."

Anticipation has been growing all year for one of the fall’s likeliest bestsellers, Colleen Hoover’s “It Starts With Us.”.

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