‘The Bean Trees‘
(1988)
“Kingsolver doesn’t waste a single overtone. From the title of her novel to its ending, every little scrap of event or observation is used, reused, revivified with sympathetic vibrations.”

‘Homeland,’ reviewed by Russell Banks
(1989)
“Of the 12 stories in this first collection by the author of the widely praised novel ‘The Bean Trees,’ all are interesting and most are extraordinarily fine. Kingsolver has a Chekhovian tenderness toward her
characters.”

‘Holding the Line‘
(1990)
“There is a good story here, but it is a story that could be enriched by placing it within a broader context.”

‘Animal Dreams,’ reviewed by Jane Smiley
(1990)
“Kingsolver never really wrestles with the larger concerns that she raises. . . . That she leaves open spaces, that she doesn’t quite integrate everything into a perfect system, is probably to her credit.”

‘Pigs in Heaven‘
(1993)
“Possessed of an extravagantly gifted narrative voice, [Kingsolver] blends a fierce and abiding moral vision with benevolent, concise humor.”

‘High Tide in Tucson‘
(1995)
“Kingsolver’s essays in ‘High Tide in Tucson’ should be savored like quiet afternoons with a friend. [Kingoslver] speaks in language rich with music and replete with good sense.”

ARTICLES ABOUT AND BY BARBARA KINGSOLVER:

Everybody’s Somebody’s Baby, by Barbara Kingsolver
(February 9, 1992)
During a stay in Spain, Kingsolver discovers a surprising native custom. “People here like kids. They don’t just say so, they do.”

Where the Map Stopped, by Barbara Kingsolver
(May 17, 1992)
In this article for the Travel section, Kingsolver writes of the Canary Islands, where Columbus dallied before sailing off the edge of the known world.

At Lunch With Barbara Kingsolver
(September 1, 1993)
As Kingsolver’s career began to take off with the success of “Pigs in Heaven,” she recalled her decision to drop out of graduate school as a biology student.

Barbara Kingsolver Reviews John Updike’s ‘Brazil’
(February 6, 1994)
“‘Brazil,’ for all its political incorrectness, seems good-natured and bent on self-parody, in exactly the same way his Harry (Rabbit) Angstrom . . . winds up personifying flawed maleness.”

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Barbara Kingsolver Reads From ‘The Poisonwood Bible’ (30 minutes)

Recording courtesy of HarperCollins Publishers

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