On a Saturday evening in June, people of this rural region gathered at the historic Lee Theatre to celebrate the founding of Higher Ground Women’s Recovery Residence. Author Barbara Kingsolver opened ...

A troubled teen who seeks refuge from the demon of addiction is also a symbol for a host of social ills in post-socialist Chile and present-day America.

In research for "Demon Copperhead," she immersed herself in the stories of people who've navigated addiction and those who care and advocate for them. The novel has been an enormous success, having ...