A rural conversation between Barbara Kingsolver and Silas House

[theHandpuppet]

Ahhhh... Barbara Kingsolver! One of my all-time favorite authors.

The Lexington Herald Leader
A rural conversation between Barbara Kingsolver and Silas House
By Candace Chaney
Contributing Arts Writer
November 1, 2014

As a high schooler in Nicholas County, Barbara Kingsolver spent two weeks in Berea studying Appalachian art with fellow Girl Scouts.

On Thursday, Kingsolver will return to Berea for a convocation titled Writing and Roots: Barbara Kingsolver's Novel Perspective, a Public Conversation with Silas House.

A Kentucky native with deep roots in the Appalachian region, Kingsolver has published more than a dozen books that have been translated into more than two dozen languages. Kingsolver, whose novels include The Bean Trees and The Poisonwood Bible, was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2000, and Writer's Digest named her one of the most important writers of the 20th century.

Kingsolver met Silas House at a public reading of his work, and soon a friendship blossomed between the two....

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[A Little Weird]

1. I really like Barbara Kingsolver too

I started reading one of the novels of Silas House but I just couldn't get into it. I've heard such great things about him - maybe I'll give it another try sometime. I do appreciate him speaking out in opposition to mountiantop removal mining.

[proReality]

2. Kingsolver is one of my favorites too.

She can't write fast enough for me.

I haven't read any of House's work yet.

[theHandpuppet]

3. Same here.

I guess I'll have to wander on down to the library and check out one of House's books.