Barbara Kingsolver: Biography
Barbara Kingsolver was born on April 8th, 1955 and is currently 69 years old. Barbara Kingsolver was born in Annapolis, Maryland, USA. Kingsolver attended DePauw University, Indiana where she received a B.A. Science and University of Arizona where she received an M.A. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Barbara Kingsolver is probably best known for her Standalone Novels. There are currently 7 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1990 with the novel Animal Dreams. The most recently released novel was Demon Copperhead which was released in 2022. There are no upcoming standalone novels by Barbara at this time.
Barbara Kingsolver has also written the Non-Fiction series which has 5 books including High Tide in Tucson: Essays from Now or Never and Holding the Line: Women in the Great Arizona Mine Strike of 1983.
Barbara Kingsolver: Awards & Accolades
Barbara Kingsolver has won multiple awards including: The Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award, in 2011 and the Library of Virginia, Lifetime Achievement Award, in 2014.
Kingsolver's books have also won multiple awards, Pigs in Heaven won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Best Fiction, in 1993. The Lacuna won the Women's Prize, For Fiction, in 2010. Demon Copperhead won the Women's Prize, For Fiction, in 2023 as well as the Pulitzer Prize - Fiction in 2023.
Barbara Kingsolver books have also been nominated for multiple awards, The Poisonwood Bible was nominated for the Women's Prize, For Fiction, in 1999. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: Our Year of Season Eating was nominated for the Audie Award, Best Narration by the Author, in 2008. Flight Behavior was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Fiction, in 2012 as well as the Women's Prize - For Fiction in 2013. Unsheltered was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Historical Fiction, in 2018. Demon Copperhead was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Fiction, in 2022.
Barbara Kingsolver: Lists & Other Mentions
- Demon Copperhead was a New York Times: 100 Notable Books in 2022 and a New York Times: Best Books in 2022.
Barbara Kingsolver: F.A.Q
When was Barbara Kingsolver Born? How old is Barbara Kingsolver?
Barbara Kingsolver was born on April 8th, 1955. Barbara Kingsolver is currently 69 years old.
Where was Barbara Kingsolver Born?
Barbara Kingsolver was born in Annapolis, Maryland, USA and is American.
What awards has Barbara Kingsolver won?
Barbara Kingsolver has won the following awards: Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award at the Dayton Literary Peace Prize (2011) and the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Library of Virginia (2014).
What book awards has Barbara Kingsolver won?
What was the first book Barbara Kingsolver wrote?
The first novel written by Barbara Kingsolver was The Bean Trees, published in 1988.
What was the most recent book Barbara Kingsolver wrote?
Her most recently released work was Coyote's Wild Home (a short story) on November 28th, 2023.
Will there be any more books by Barbara Kingsolver?
Barbara Kingsolver does not have any upcoming novels with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.
How many books has Barbara Kingsolver written?
Barbara Kingsolver has written 18 books. 2 books in the Greer Family Series, 7 Standalone Novels, 3 books in the Short Story Collections, 5 books in the Non-Fiction, 1 book in the Children's Books.
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