In Case You Missed It: Author Barbara Kingsolver joined #Oprah for a sit down conversation about "Demon Copperhead," the latest #OprahsBookClub pick 📚 It turns out that Kingsolver made her way into the writing of Demon Copperhead while seated at the desk of Charles Dickens, who wrote David Copperfield, on which her book was modeled. Watch their full conversation here 👉🏾 https://trib.al/R5fExT4 | Oprah Daily

Reading develops empathy ❤️📚 Watch Oprah's full sit-down conversation with Demon Copperhead Author Barbara Kingsolver, the latest #OprahsBookClub pick 👉🏾 https://trib.al/6cMctpN | Oprah Daily

I was deep in the mountains last week, researching settings of some last dramatic scenes in this novel I’m about to nail. I’m keenly aware of how this first draft is still flexible, molded by all manner of surprises I run across. Soon it will feel fixed and certain, the only novel it ever could have been. Like our lives, I guess. | Barbara Kingsolver

Our next Book Club selection is…“Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver. One of America’s best-known and revered authors, Barbara Kingsolver is the author of “The Poisonwood Bible,” a previous Book Club pick. Her new novel is just the kind of book you want to read right now: an epic tale set in the mountains of southern Appalachia and narrated by a truly unforgettable protagonist, Damon. A modern adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “David Copperfield,” this book is an extraordinary coming-of-age tal